Who is in P Diddy’s inner circle? The 90s, 00s and now
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First accused of sexual harassment by his former personal chef Cindy Ruela in 2017 (the lawsuit was settled outside of court two years later), the allegations against the disgraced mogul didn’t gained steam until late 2023. In March, his mansions across the US were raided by Homeland Security. Involving sex workers, hidden cameras and illegal drugs, the so-called “freak off” parties hosted in them were a breeding ground for his own “emotional, physical and verbal abuse” of victims, according to indictments.
Much like how his moniker has changed over the years — whether known as Puff Daddy in the 90s, P.Diddy in the 00s or simply Diddy in recent years — the 54-year-old’s inner circle has shifted over the last three decades, with his high profile soirees pulling in a hoard of A-List names across music, film and allegedly, even royalty. Here, we look at some of the names from Combs’ inner circle, past and present.
Combs attempted a similar “custodial” tactic with Justin Bieber during Bieber’s rise to fame in 2009, when Combs was 40 years old and Bieber was 15. According to an old video from Justin Bieber’s official channel, Usher, Bieber’s mentor and label executive, signed over “custody” of Bieber to Diddy for 48 hours. “Where we’re hanging out and what we’re doing, we can’t really disclose, but it’s definitely a 15-year-old’s dream. I have been given custody of him,” Diddy claims in the video.
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“He’s signed to Usher — I had legal guardianship of Usher when he did his first album. I don’t really have legal guardianship of him, but for the next 48 hours he’s with me. And we’re gonna go buck fool crazy,” he adds. Diddy asks Bieber what he wants to do over the next 48 hours, to which the young singer says: “Let’s just get some girls, let’s go hang out with some girls.”.
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