
For months, speculation has swirled around Justin Bieber's past relationship with Sean "Diddy" Combs, particularly as the embattled music mogul faces serious sex trafficking and racketeering charges.
Bieber first met Diddy around 2008, when he was a teenager breaking into the music industry. At 14, the 'Baby' singer had recently signed with Usher and Scooter Braun's label, RBMG Records, and when the allegations against Diddy first broke, many fans began to speculate that Bieber could have been one of the rapper's alleged victims.
Now, Bieber's team has released a statement addressing the public speculation, and denied that the singer was one of Combs' alleged victims.
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"Although Justin is not among Sean Combs' victims, there are individuals who were genuinely harmed by him," the statement read. "Shifting focus away from this reality detracts from the justice these victims rightfully deserve."
In 2009, a video titled "JUSTIN BIEBER's 48 HRS with DIDDY!!" appeared on the singer's YouTube channel, in which Combs says to the camera: "Where we hanging out and what we're doing, we can't really disclose. But it's definitely a 15-year-old's dream."
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