HHT – On September 16, the media exploded with the news that rapper, producer and record executive Sean “Diddy” Combs had been arrested by New York police. Diddy’s crimes are said to have taken place over a long period of time, at least since 2009.
Rapper Diddy faces a 14-page indictment, including coercion, abuse, extortion and violence to control the victim. The famous music producer is also accused of luring many male and female victims to participate in multi-day orgies while in a drug-induced state. Diddy pleaded not guilty at the hearing on September 17, and the court later denied the rapper bail.
The incident shocked the public because Diddy is a person of great influence in the entertainment industry, having worked with many top stars such as Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Jennifer Lopez, Usher, The Weeknd, Janelle Monáe, Snoop Dogg…
The famous rapper was arrested on sexual abuse charges.
Many artists expressed their opinions after the news of Diddy’s arrest. Singer Kesha posted a video criticizing the infamous producer, in which she changed the lyrics of her hit Tik Tok song that mentioned him.
Rapper 50 Cents also took a direct swipe at Diddy when mentioning the 1,000 bottles of baby oil that the Department of Homeland Security confiscated from Diddy’s home during a raid in March.
Many people have spoken out about the incident.
Usher – who was supported by Diddy when he first started his career, has deleted all tweets on his X (Twitter) account. The reason behind this move by the male artist is currently unknown. However, many people believe that Usher is trying to delete all images and posts related to his former mentor.
In an interview on The Howard Stern Show in 2016, Usher revealed that he had the opportunity to see some things beyond the imagination of a teenager when he lived with Diddy in Scarsdale (New York) in 1994 (when he was 16 years old). The U Got It Bad singer also flatly refused to let his children experience the same thing.
Usher deleted all posts on social network X.
In addition to the above names, Justin Bieber was also mentioned by many netizens because he knew Diddy since he was only 14 years old. Last year, the male singer also appeared on the album Album Love: Off the Grid of the infamous rapper.
After the incident broke out, social networks spread a video of the two when Justin was 15 years old. In the video, the male rapper announced that the two would spend 48 hours together but did not reveal specifically what the two would do. Justin was said to look uncomfortable standing next to Diddy. Many people expressed concern and wondered if Diddy was the cause behind Justin Bieber’s rebellious and depressed period many years ago.
A source told the Daily Mail that Justin was almost numb to the accusations of his senior: “Justin is very confused and does not want to analyze or discuss this. He chooses to be silent. Many of the people who helped him become the person he is today are very close to Diddy and that has completely devastated him.”
Meanwhile, People newspaper said that Justin Bieber is aware that he is in the center of attention but seems to ignore all the gossip to focus on his music career as well as taking care of his first child with his wife Hailey.
Justin Bieber’s childhood video is gaining renewed attention after recent incidents.