angle Even though she’s loyal to Sean, she’s not worried about the legacy of “Every Breath You Take.”Diddy” Combs forever.

In a new interview with Los Angeles Times In Combs’ issue, published on Monday (Nov. 11), the Police frontman was asked if he had feelings for his band’s iconic 1983 hit — which the disgraced Bad Boy Records founder sampled in his own song “I’ll Be Missing You” – now Combs is on trial. for numerous allegations of sexual abuse, blackmail, and more.

“No,” Sting began. “So, I don’t know what’s going on (with Diddy). But that doesn’t hurt the song in any way from my perspective. This is still my song.”

Original “Every Breath You Take” stayed at the top for eight weeks Billboard Hot 100 year of its release and remains The Police’s only No. 1 hit on the chart. Fourteen years later, Diddy released “I’ll Miss You,” featuring an interpolation of Sting’s classic as a tribute to the late Notorious B.I.G., alongside Faith Evans and 112; It remained at number 1 for 11 weeks.

Diddy was arrested on September 16 on charges of harassment, sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson and bribery. He was then immediately taken into custody and was denied bail multiple times while awaiting his trial on May 5, 2025. In his case, it came on Friday, November 8th. a judge rejected His “unprecedented” and “unfair” request to impose a gag order on the alleged victims and their lawyers for making “inflammatory extrajudicial statements intended to assassinate the character of Mr. Combs.”

“The court has an affirmative constitutional duty to ensure Combs receives a fair trial,” the judge wrote. “But this basic requirement must be balanced with the protections the First Amendment provides to those who claim to be Combs’ victims.”

Meanwhile, Sting is touring once again as part of a trio consisting of guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas; It’s a setup not unlike The Police’s three-man lineup, which includes Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland and the “We’ll Be Together” singer. is aware of the irony. “I never left the police,” he said while speaking to the police. Times. “I’m not sure what I’m doing. I just made an album like everyone else did and I enjoyed it more than being in a band.

“And here I am again,” he continued of his return to form. “My whole mood is surprise. I don’t want people to be completely unsure of what I’m going to do next. For me, this is the essence of music. And no one was expecting a threesome at this point.”