Justin Bieber is alleged to be so deeply ‘disturbed’ by the information of Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs’ arrest on sex-trafficking prices that he is minimize himself off from the world.
Combs, 54, was arrested on Monday in New York and hit with an indictment accusing him of years of coercion and abuse whereas utilizing blackmail and violence to manage his victims.
He has additionally been accused of inducing feminine victims and male intercourse employees into drugged-up, typically days-long sexual performances known as ‘Freak Offs.’
Talking completely to DailyMail.com, an insider mentioned that new dad Bieber, 30, has been fully ‘thrown’ by the harrowing allegations and is grappling to make sense of them – particularly provided that he collaborated with Combs lower than a yr in the past.
The supply mentioned of the delicate singer: ‘Bieber is so disturbed by the Diddy information and is unwilling to course of it or talk about it so he has shut off.
Justin Bieber is deeply ‘disturbed’ by the information of Sean ‘ Diddy’ Combs’ arrest for alleged sex-trafficking, insiders declare
The rapper, 54, was arrested and jailed in reference to a federal intercourse trafficking case which has despatched shockwaves by the music business
‘So many individuals who helped to make him who he’s had been very near Diddy and it has fully thrown him.
‘Justin hasn’t been responding on this because the house raids. He isn’t going to.’
The insider added that Bieber additionally deeply regrets having collaborated with the disgraced mogul final yr, and would by no means have finished so had he recognized the allegations which have since come to mild.
They continued: ‘He had a protracted break from Diddy when he believes most of this befell and he had distanced himself from him.
‘He was featured on Diddy’s most up-to-date album, and had he recognized any of this, there isn’t a means he would have finished it.’
Bieber, who was only a baby when he cast a friendship with Combs, featured on Combs’ observe Second, which appeared on his 2023 album The Love Album: Off the Grid.
Following the album’s launch in October, Bieber mirrored on his first encounter with Combs.
‘I bear in mind going to my brother Diddy’s workplace to pitch him a music I wrote for him after I was like 14,’ he wrote on Instagram.
Bieber, 30, was only a baby when he cast a friendship with Combs (Pictured in 2010)
An insider advised DailyMail.com that Bieber is ‘so disturbed’ by the information that he has ‘shut himself off’
The music mogul pleaded not responsible on Tuesday to racketeering conspiracy and intercourse trafficking
‘Sadly the music was trash haha and it will be a tough no from him.’
He continued: ‘Quick ahead to a couple years in the past Puff requested if I’d freestyle one thing for his upcoming love album. Wild full circle second, love you @diddy.’
In March, outdated clips of Bieber and Combs resurfaced shortly after Homeland Safety raided the music mogul’s properties in Miami and Los Angeles.
One video noticed Combs standing subsequent to the young pop sensation, aged 15, whereas telling the digicam: ‘He is having 48 hours with Diddy, the place we hanging out and what we’re doing we won’t actually disclose.
‘But it surely’s undoubtedly a 15-year-old’s dream.’
Creepy footage of Combs and Bieber appeared on-line after the rapper’s properties had been raided as a part of the continued intercourse trafficking investigation earlier this yr
The hip hop star added: ‘I’ve been given custody of him. He is signed to Usher and I had authorized guardianship of Usher when he did his first album.
‘I haven’t got authorized guardianship of him [Bieber] however for the subsequent forty-eight hours he is with me and we’re gonna go full loopy.’
Bieber, sporting a black baseball cap and purple shirt smiles and appears up at Combs all through the video, making small feedback reminiscent of ‘yeah’ and ‘full loopy.’
The video was posted to social media and triggered an outpouring of criticism and concern.
One other resurfaced clip noticed the rapper grilling a 16-year-old Bieber on why he hadn’t been talking to him as a lot.
‘What’s up man, you good? Promoting out arenas and all the things?’ Combs requested the teenager.
‘Beginning to act completely different, huh? You have not been calling me and hanging out the best way we used to hang around.’
One clip confirmed a 16-year-old Bieber showing anxious as he responded to Combs’ questions
Within the video, Combs grilled Bieber about why he hadn’t spoken to him since his profession took off
Bieber appeared anxious as he responded to his musical colleague.
‘I imply you tried to get involved with me all through all my… and what not… however you by no means received my quantity,’ he mentioned. ‘I will let you know my quantity.’
Combs pleaded not responsible on Tuesday and was denied bail, regardless of his authorized workforce’s request for him to be launched for $50 million and saved electronically monitored.
The artist is accused of utilizing ‘energy and status’ to lure and intimidate girls below ‘pretense of a romantic relationship’.
In line with the indictment, he would then allegedly use pressure, threats and coercion to get the ladies to interact with male intercourse employees within the ‘Freak Offs,’ described as ‘elaborate and produced intercourse performances’ organized and directed by Combs whereas he masturbated and infrequently recorded them.
The indictment additional acknowledged that some ‘Freak Offs’ would final for days, requiring Combs and victims to obtain IV fluids to get better from the exertion and drug use.
Combs’ lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, mentioned the ‘Freak Offs’ stemmed from the star’s former on-again-off-again relationship with R&B singer Cassie, and weren’t coercive.
Prosecutors mentioned they’d interviewed greater than 50 victims and witnesses, and predict the quantity to develop.