CONTENT WARNING: This article discusses alleged sexual assault and sex trafficking.
As the fallout from Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ arrest continues, a renewed spotlight has been pointed on the disgraced rapper’s former mentee, Justin Bieber.
Combs was arrested in New York last week on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering, with authorities alleging the musician orchestrated a vast criminal enterprise in which he assaulted and trafficked women.
He is also accused of hosting what authorities have called “freak-offs”, which have been described as days-long and drug-fuelled sex sessions in which Combs would sedate and record his victims.
The scandal has now brought to light various questionable instances from Combs’ past, including his celebrity-filled white parties, his relationship with fellow musicians like Usher, and his own resurfaced comments predicting his arrest and joking about locking women in his house.
One person from Combs’ past who is now under a microscope is Bieber, a longtime friend and collaborator who has known the rapper since he was a teenager.
How do Justin Bieber and P Diddy / Sean Combs know each other?
Bieber first met Combs when he was 15 years old, when the young singer signed on to Usher’s record label and became a part of the so-called Caught Up crew alongside Combs.
The rapper quickly took on a mentor role with Bieber that lasted for years, and a YouTube video of the pair in the early days of their friendship has now resurfaced online.
The video — titled JUSTIN BIEBER’s 48 HRS with DIDDY!! and uploaded in 2010 — is still visible on Bieber’s official YouTube channel. The footage shows the then-40-year-old rapper saying he had “been given custody” of Bieber, and discussing what their plans were for the weekend.
“We [are] hanging out and what we’re doing we can’t really disclose,” Combs says in the video. “But it’s definitely a 15-year-old’s dream.”
Why are photos and videos of Justin Bieber and Sean Combs / P Diddy circulating online?
The aforementioned video is one of multiple clips and images of Bieber and Combs that have been brought to light following the arrest.
In another interaction between the pair that has since gone viral, Combs is heard asking Bieber about why they haven’t been “hanging out the way we used to hang out”.
Elsewhere, videos of the pair attending parties together have also been circulating online, as well as one clip showing Combs greeting and embracing the pop star later in his career.
Did Justin Bieber attend any of Diddy’s parties?
Bieber is one of multiple celebrities who reportedly attended Combs’ parties throughout the years.
Earlier this week, an old clip from Keeping Up With The Kardashians began doing the rounds online, in which Khloe Kardashian claims that she and Bieber went to a party hosted by Combs where “half the people there were butt naked”, the reality star said.
As for Combs’ infamous ‘White Parties’, the high-profile guest lists have reportedly included the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Sarah Jessica Parker and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Daily Mail reports that Tommy Lee, Pamela Anderson, Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, Howard Stern, Aretha Franklin, Howard Stern, Martha Stewart, Beyoncé and Jay-Z were also spotted attending these parties.
PEDESTRIAN.TV is not implying any of these celebrities engaged in or had any knowledge of any alleged criminal activity.
What has Justin Bieber said about Diddy’s arrest?
Amid scrutiny in the wake of the Combs scandal, sources have claimed that Bieber is “aware of Diddy’s arrest and all the allegations”.
“It’s not anything that he wants to focus on, though,” the source told PEOPLE last week. Bieber is said to instead be focussing on his newborn, and has “been in a happy bubble since baby Jack was born.”
“He just wants to focus on being a great dad and husband,” the source added.
Combs, 54, was arrested at a New York City hotel last week, where he was charged with racketeering conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution.
He has been denied bail for a second time after a judge refused a $50 million bail package and remains in custody in Brooklyn.
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