New York Post

Ripa rerun walks the plank

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SOMEBODY’S getting thrown overboard for this one.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are on vacation this week, so reruns of “Live With Kelly and Mark” have been airing instead of fresh episodes.

But it seems someone wasn’t paying attention when they picked out which rerun to air yesterday — because they chose an episode from June in which Ripa fawningly begs for an invitation to Diddy’s yacht.

Two of the rap mogul’s homes were raided last week as part of what appears to be a sex traffickin­g investigat­ion.

Diddy was not arrested, and his lawyer called the search a “witch hunt.” (See story at bottom right.)

Making matters worse, the daytime show then tried to cover its tracks by pulling the clip off YouTube after Page Six reached out about the gaffe.

On the rerun, the TV couple compliment guest Mary J. Blige on a photo of her looking fabulous in a bathing suit on a yacht.

“I was in Capri, and I was actually visiting my big brother Puff’s boat,” Blige said of Diddy, who produced her first two albums.

An eager Ripa replied, “Next time you go on Puff ’s boat, we’d like to!”

The tides have clearly gone against Diddy since that interview first aired. In fact, he was still perceived as a respectabl­e hip-hop mogul back then, and MTV even honored him with the Global Icon Award three months later.

In November, his ex-girlfriend Cassie filed a bombshell lawsuit with shocking claims of rape, physical abuse and sex traffickin­g. Diddy adamantly denied any wrongdoing, but settled the suit within 24 hours.

Then feds raided his homes last week.

A rep for “Live!” didn’t get back to us, but the online version of the video showing Ripa and Consuelos asking for a spot on Diddy’s luxurious yacht sank without a trace after we got in touch.

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