Amid all of Casandra Ventura’s troubling testimony this week about life with Sean “Diddy” Combs and his “freak-off” fetish, don’t fret fascinated by what may need occurred between Combs and Justin Bieber, who was launched into the mogul’s circle when he was a teen.
Regardless of persistent hypothesis as footage of the 2 collectively has surfaced, Group Bieber mentioned Thursday that nothing occurred. Transfer alongside, nothing to see right here.
The hypothesis comes at a time when Bieber has been worrying followers with images displaying him smoking — a shot posted Thursday had the self-declared former substance abuser sitting with a bong fairly clearly in his lap — and “It’s a cult” rumors in regards to the church he has been attending, Churchome in Beverly Hills. (Churchome pastor Judah Smith denies these rumors, by the best way.) Bieber’s resolution lately to promote his catalog for $200 million is alleged to have been motivated by the pop star allegedly discovering himself fully broke regardless of producing many tens of millions for himself and others whereas touring.
The brand new dad’s marriage is rumored to be in hassle as properly, although on Friday the Biebs tagged spouse Hailey in an Instagram story displaying a male lion lovingly caressing a feminine lion with its nostril and enamel.
Combs, after all, is on trial on expenses of intercourse trafficking, racketeering and extra. This week in courtroom has seen dramatic testimony from Combs’ former girlfriend Cassie.
However again to Bieber, who was found by Scooter Braun in 2008 and rapidly signed to a label run by Braun and Usher. Usher was a Combs protégé who was despatched by file govt and producer L.A. Reid to stay with the mogul within the ’90s and perhaps study a number of issues. The “Yeah” singer was 15 when he moved to New York. Combs grew to become Usher’s authorized guardian.
Reid wrote in his 2016 tell-all memoir “Sing to Me,” through Rolling Stone, “‘Will you take this kid and teach him your swagger?’ I said. ‘Can you just give him some of your flavor?’ And so I sent Usher to New York for what I called the ‘Puffy Flavor Camp.’”
He added, “I was turning him over to the wildest party guy in the country at an age when I still needed to get his mother’s permission, but he went to New York for almost a year. I didn’t know whether I was being irresponsible or having an epiphany.”
Usher would inform Howard Stern in 2016 that he “got a chance to see some things” whereas dwelling with Combs.
“I went there to see the lifestyle, and I saw it. I don’t know if I could indulge and understand what I was even looking at,” he mentioned on Stern’s present. “I had curiosity of my own. I just didn’t understand it. It was pretty wild. It was crazy.”
Usher mentioned he was principally centered on making music on the time, it doesn’t matter what “curious” issues may need gone on round him.
So when Bieber and Usher linked, may a Combs meet be far behind?
Sean “Diddy” Combs, from left, Justin Bieber and Rick Ross at a Ciroc vodka celebration in Atlanta in early 2014, when Bieber was 19.
(Prince Williams / FilmMagic through Getty Pictures)
Within the video, Combs confirmed Bieber a silver Lamborghini and advised him, “The keys is yours, you know, when you hit 16.” That was after Bieber pitched driving it instantly with Combs within the passenger seat, as a result of he had his allow. After staring on the child for a second, Combs merely mentioned, “No.” Then he promised him the mansion when he turned 18. Combs didn’t have authorized guardianship of Bieber like he did with Usher, he mentioned, however they might be collectively for the following 48 hours.
“He knows better than to talk about the things that he’s done with big brother Puff on national television,” Combs mentioned later within the Kimmel interview, including, “Everything ain’t for everybody.” That was after he described Bieber as “a little brother” and “one of the greatest kids you could ever know” who may at all times name up and ask him for trade recommendation.
The 2 would proceed to cross paths, together with at events for Combs’ vodka Ciroc, a model the embattled mogul minimize ties with in January 2024.
Bieber’s camp launched a press release Thursday asserting that nothing untoward ever occurred between the 2.
“Although Justin is not among Sean Combs’ victims, there are individuals who were genuinely harmed by him,” a spokesperson for Bieber advised TMZ. “Shifting focus away from this reality detracts from the justice these victims rightfully deserve.”
The Occasions was unable to achieve a Bieber consultant Friday.
