Justin Bieber breaks silence on Diddy rumours
Representatives for Justin Bieber have addressed online speculation that the pop superstar may have been caught up in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ “freak offs”. Warning: Graphic.
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Justin Bieber said he was never a victim of accused sex abuser Sean “Diddy” Combs, who helped the young singer break into the music industry when he was just 15 years old — ending his silence on the rumour amid the disgraced mogul’s bombshell sex-trafficking trial.
“Although Justin is not among Sean Combs’ victims, there are individuals who were genuinely harmed by him. Shifting focus away from this reality detracts from the justice these victims rightfully deserve,” Bieber’s representatives told TMZ in a statement.
Multiple sources close to the superstar told the outlet that Combs never sexually or otherwise abused Bieber in any capacity — tamping down online speculation in light of Combs’ sex-trafficking trial.
As Combs’ trial in a New York court continues, celebrity watchers online turned back to several videos of the disgraced rapper and the then-teenage Bieber.
In one of the videos, Combs makes a series of questionable phrased comments as the baby-faced Bieber stands awkwardly and increasingly flushed while looking at the camera.
“Right now [Bieber’s] having 48 hours with his boy,” Combs said in a direct address to the camera.
“Where we’re hanging out and what we’re doing cannot really be disclosed,” he said, adding, “For the next 48 hours, he’s with me and we’re gonna go buck full crazy.”
In recent months, concern from fans has grown over Bieber’s increasingly ramshackle appearance, flagrant drug use, weight loss, and close to incoherent social media posts.
A video from last year showed a pre-arrest Combs briefly meeting with Bieber and exhibiting some odd body language that some online speculators believed was actually a pat-down for hidden wires.
A resurfaced joint interview on US talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! has also raised eyebrows.
“He knows better than to be talking about the things that he does with big brother Puff on national television,” Combs said. “Everything ain’t for everybody.”
The former producer is on trial in Manhattan federal court, where prosecutors with the Southern District of New York allege he engaged in sex trafficking as part of his voracious need for “freak-offs.”
In court, lawyers for Combs claimed that the allegedly highly orchestrated “freak-offs” — sometimes days long — featuring Combs’ then-girlfriend, pop star Cassie Ventura, were merely part of the couple’s “swingers lifestyle.”
Ventura has claimed she was drugged, physically abused, raped, and forced to participate in the wild, baby oil-fuelled sex romps at the command of Combs.
It comes as a bombshell claim Combs simulated a sex act on a member of the Kardashian family during a past Met Gala in New York has resurfaced.
US TV host Megyn Kelly has claimed she witnessed the 55-year-old getting intimate with a member of the famous family in a bathroom at the exclusive yearly event.
Speaking on The Nerve with Maureen Callahan podcast, Kelly recounted the alleged incident, saying: “I went to the Met Gala. The thing I remember is P. Diddy, in the restroom, cozying up – the women’s restroom – that’s why I was there, dry humping a Kardashian.
“There were multiple Kardashians in there and some other lame supermodel, not the supermodels we grew up with, those lame influencer types.
“They were all in there. No-one was using the bathroom, they were smoking and dry humping … and that was P. Diddy.”
Kelly attended the Met Gala in both 2016 and 2017 and the Kardashian-Jenners are regular guests at fashion’s biggest night.
At the 2017 event Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner famously posed for a bathroom selfie with Diddy and stars including supermodel and influencer, Emily Ratajkowski.
Meanwhile, Combs has been accused in a new lawsuit of raping a woman with his “Tootsie Roll”-sized penis during a violent tirade inside his Manhattan apartment more than two decades ago, according to a report.
The woman, identified as Jane Doe, claimed the Bad Boy Records founder took her to his bedroom, where he locked the door, pinned her down on the bed by her neck and told her, “I’m going to suck the life out of you,” after a night of partying in July 2001, according to court documents obtained by TMZ.
Combs, who is on trial in Manhattan federal court for sex trafficking and racketeering, continued to hold the woman down by her arm as he dropped trow and pulled out his “itty-bitty Diddy,” the filing detailed.
The accuser alleged she was overpowered during the ordeal and repeatedly screamed for Combs, now 55, to stop — but he instead kept thrusting and eventually ejaculated on her body, she claimed in the documents.
The disgraced mogul then lay naked on the bed as the woman frantically cleaned herself and rushed to unlock the door, where a bodyguard, standing outside, pointed her toward the exit, according to the suit.
The woman — who said she met the star in May 2001 and hung out with him multiple times at Combs’ New York City recording studio, nightclubs, and a restaurant — said his staff drove her and a friend home after the alleged assault.
She said the “I’ll Be Missing You” rapper called her several times after the shocking ordeal and invited her to his infamous white party, but she never returned his calls.
While the traumatic incident left the woman feeling vulnerable and withdrawn, she recalled feeling “relieved” that she wouldn’t feel any pain during the chilling encounter when she saw the length and girth of Combs’ diminutive phallus — comparing it to a “large Tootsie Roll,” court documents showed.
She also claimed that she underwent psychotherapy as a result of the alleged sexual assault.
Combs’ legal team did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
The latest lawsuit comes as Combs’ explosive federal sex-trafficking trial kicked off Tuesday, with the embattled record producer’s ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura recounting in painstaking detail alleged rape, coerced sex, beatings and other horrors she endured at the hands of the fallen music mogul.
Ventura, who is eight months pregnant, alleged the rapper forced her to participate in “freak-offs” during their on-again, off-again relationship between 2007 and 2018.
The married, 38-year-old mother is expected to be cross-examined by Combs’ defence team on Thursday.
Combs, who is accused of trafficking women for sex during the “freak-offs” and other crimes, could end up behind bars for the rest of his life if convicted.
He has pleaded not guilty to the disturbing allegations.
If you have been sexually assaulted and live in New York, you can call 1-800-942-6906 for free and confidential crisis counselling. If you live outside the state, you can dial the 24/7 National Sexual Assault hotline at 1-800-656-4673.
This story was originally published in The New York Post.
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