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All eyes are on hip-hop mogul Sean “P. Diddy” Combs after the Department of Homeland Security raids on two of his properties in 2024. Combs’ suspicious interactions with celebrities over the years have now come to light. Fans remember a video of a young Justin Bieber hanging out with Combs for 48 hours. Here’s what happened in the video and whether Bieber has commented on it since the raid.
Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs says he can’t discuss what he and 15-year-old Justin Bieber are doing
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs was involved with Justin Bieber when Bieber was a promising young artist at the age of 15. A clip posted to Reddit shows footage of Bieber and Combs spending 48 hours together at Combs’ home in Florida. LA and Combs said he couldn’t reveal everything he and Bieber were up to.
The clip begins with Combs talking to Bieber about driving. “As soon as you turn 16, you know what I’m saying, I’m going to let you play this game every time you come to LA,” Combs told Bieber while showing the boy one of his luxury cars. Combs removed the cover from the car and Bieber appeared excited.
“I mean, I was 15 years old; You can sit in the passenger seat. I got my license,” Bieber told Combs.
“You’re not ready yet,” Combs told Bieber. “Slow down. Slow down, Justin.”
Combs will then handle the camera. “Have you ever seen the movie 48 hours? Right now, he’s having 48 hours with Diddy, he and his son, they’re having the time of their lives. Where we hang out and what we do; We can’t really reveal it. But it was definitely a 15-year-old’s dream. I have been given custody of him.”
Combs added that Bieber was signed to Usher’s label at the time. “I had legal custody of Usher when he made his first album; I did Usher’s first album,” Combs told Bieber. “I do not have legal custody of [Justin]But for the next 48 hours, he will be with me.”
Combs said he and Bieber would “go crazy” during their time together.
As for what Bieber wants to do during that time, he said, “Let’s go get some girls.”
“The man after my heart,” Combs said. “That’s what I’m talking about.”
Usher mentions seeing ‘very strange things’ while living with Sean ‘P. Diddy Comb
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs spoke to Usher while spending time with 15-year-old Justin Bieber. More recently, Usher discussed what he remembers about being a 13-year-old boy with Combs. Usher spoke with Howard Stern about attending “Puffy’s Flavor Camp” in New York City for a year.
“In the 90s, did you understand what that was like?” Usher said. “What a curiosity. I got a chance to see some things. I went there to see the lifestyle. And I saw it.”
Usher added that many stars have visited Combs’ hotel, including Biggie Smalls, Lil’ Kim, Craig Mack, Mary J. Blige and Faith Evans.
“It was pretty wild,” he continued. “It’s crazy. … There are very strange things going on and I don’t necessarily understand it.”
Justin Bieber has not mentioned the Homeland Security raids
Several celebrities have commented on the Homeland Security raid on Sean “P. Two assets of Diddy” Combs. According to ABC 7 Chicago, the searches were conducted “as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation” by HSI LA, HSI Miami and local law enforcement. Justin Bieber has not commented on the raids or the previous video of Combs that has resurfaced.
Combs’ representatives released a statement after the raids, calling the situation a “flagrant abuse of force.”
“Yesterday, there was an excessive use of military-grade force when a search warrant was executed at Mr. Combs’ residence,” the statement read. “There is no excuse for the government’s show of force and excessive hostility or its treatment of his children and employees. Mr. Combs was never detained but spoke and cooperated with authorities. Despite media speculation, neither Mr. Combs nor any members of his family have been arrested, nor have their movements been restricted in any way….”
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