Well, he is rich because of his dad, who is hip hop star Sean "Diddy" Combs. It also makes some people mad since people in need and can't afford the money can use that scholarship.
However, Justin responded to the folks on Twitter, saying the following:
Regardless of what you do in life every1 is gonna have their own opinion. Stay focused, keep that tunnel vision & never 4get why u started.
— Justin Dior Combs (@JDior_) May 31, 2012
Regardless what the circumstances are, I put that work in!!!! PERIOD.
— Justin Dior Combs (@JDior_) May 31, 2012
His mother Misa Hylton Brim defended Justin on Twitter:
You want to penalize my son for working hard and putting education first? Shame on you. He deserves to be rewarded..#blessed kid
— Misa Hylton (@MsMisaHylton) May 31, 2012
My son isn't taking money from a kid who NEEDS. He is on a MERIT BASED scholarship. UCLA has NEED based scholarships too. #ignorance
— Misa Hylton (@MsMisaHylton) May 31, 2012
All of my hard work keeping my son focused and grounded.. I earned it too!! It wasn't easy considering... #fallback
— Misa Hylton (@MsMisaHylton) May 31, 2012
I don't think people should complain about it. Where were they when Romeo got his scholarship to USC a few years ago? Or what about Phil Simms' sons receiving scholarships? If Combs wasn't an athlete and still had a solid GPA to have a scholarship to go there, would you still hate on him?
It doesn't matter if you're rich or not, it's always important to get a scholarship.
Josh Dhani is the founder of FootBasket. He also contributes at Hoops Authority and Eight Points Nine Seconds. You can read more about him at his website. Follow him on Twitter @joshdhani.
