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As Sean “Diddy” Combs’ downfall continues to gain more and more momentum — particularly in the wake of 120 additional accusers coming forward, including minors — the more old video footage resurfaces, clips that are now being seen in a new light.
One such video is one uploaded by Justin Bieber on his official YouTube channel back in November 2009.
“I told you guys I produced a song for DIDDY and I wanted to show it to him and you got his attention. Best fans in the world,” the “Baby” hitmaker, who was 15 at the time, captioned the video. “Well this past weekend I spent 48 HRS with DIDDY and had some fun. Here is some of the action. THanks for the car PUFF…haha .”
Entitled “JUSTIN BIEBER’s 48 HRS with DIDDY!!,” Diddy showed the pop superstar the luxury vehicle he’d be allowed to drive once he got his license at 16. “And then, when you get 18, you get the house, you get the mansion,” the Bad Boy mogul advised.
Speaking directly to the camera, Diddy explained that he and the singer were spending 48 hours together, during which he had “custody” of Bieber.
“You ever seen the movie 48 Hrs? Right now [Justin is] having 48 hours with Diddy, him and his boy,” the Bad Boy mogul said. “They’re having the times of their lives, like where we hanging out and what we’re doing we can’t really disclose. But it’s definitely a 15-year-old’s dream.”
Diddy added: “I have been given custody of him. You know, he’s signed to Usher … and I had legal guardianship of Usher when he did his first album. I did Usher’s first album.”
Pointing out that he doesn’t have “legal guardianship” of Bieber, “for the next 48 hours, [Justin’s] with me,” Diddy clarified. “And we’re gonna go full. Buck full crazy.”
The “All About the Benjamins” artist then asked Bieber what he wanted to do. “Let’s go get some girls,” the teen grinned at his mentor.
“Man after my heart,” Diddy replied. “That’s what I’m talking about.”
This is far from the only past interaction between a young Bieber and the “I’ll Be Missing You” that has resurfaced in the wake of the disgraced rapper’s multiple sex crimes charges. (Last month, Diddy, now 54, was arrested and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. Denied bail twice, the disgraced rapper is currently sitting in jail awaiting federal trial.)
On Friday, October 4, Diddy’s 2011 joint Jimmy Kimmel appearance with a then-17-year-old Bieber resurfaced online, during which the hip-hop mogul recalled a time when “[Justin] had [my] Lambo for a day or two and he had access to [my] house,” noting to Kimmel that Bieber “knows better than to be talking about the things that he does with Big Brother Puff on national television.”
Justin, who recently welcomed his first child with wife Hailey Bieber, has yet to speak out against the allegations against Diddy.
Diddy, for his part, has denied all of the charges against him and plans to testify in court.
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