YouTuber Armon Wiggins apologizes after viral baby oil stunt at Diddy trial

YouTuber Armon Wiggins says viral baby oil stunt outside Diddy trial was a joke, not support for the rapper.
Pop Culture & Art | July 07, 2025

Photo: Instagram @thearmonwigginsshow

 YouTuber Armon Wiggins has issued an apology after footage of him being covered in baby oil outside Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial went viral and sparked backlash.

The moment, captured outside a Manhattan federal courthouse on July 2, showed Wiggins laughing as baby oil was applied to his back while he shouted "more!" in front of cameras.

The video quickly spread online following the verdict, where Diddy was found guilty on two federal charges related to prostitution and acquitted on three others, including sex trafficking and racketeering. Some supporters of the artist were also seen applying baby oil in reference to Diddy's infamous "freak-off" parties, adding to the controversy.

Wiggins, who has nearly 300,000 YouTube subscribers and had been covering the trial for two months, initially dismissed the criticism. "Clickbait titles," he wrote in a caption alongside a video of himself squirting baby oil on his chest. "I been oiling up and doing funny reenactments for 2 months straight."

However, following increased scrutiny, Wiggins posted a formal statement on Instagram clarifying his intent. “Yesterday, a clip of me outside the courthouse went viral and was taken out of context,” he wrote. “It was a lighthearted moment from a long-running inside joke with my viewers and was never meant as support for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.”

Wiggins added that his goal throughout the trial was to provide honest and objective coverage, and the baby oil moment was simply a way to share levity with his audience.

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