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Rapper P. Diddy at the heart of a case combining sex trafficking and extortion. Real name Sean Combs, the American artist is accused of having organized private parties during which he drugged and intoxicated his victims in order to satisfy his sexual desires. The rapper, targeted by around ten complaints, was placed in pre-trial detention on Tuesday September 17 while awaiting his trial. He previously pleaded “not guilty” to charges of rape and sexual assault.
Accounts deleted on social networks?
This affair also fuels countless rumors across the Atlantic. Among the most widespread, that according to which many personalities, supposedly linked to this story, have closed or restricted access to their accounts on social networks. The singer Pink is one of these celebrities, but the removal of her X account (formerly Twitter) predates this affair. “I don’t know why I made headlines this week, but I deleted my Twitter account on February 6! There is no truth to the rumors being spread this week, and although I met people in passing, I am not associated with any of the people mentioned,” explains the artist in an Instagram post.
The Obama couple is also regularly cited. According to the followers of these crazy theories, the fact that le compte X “The office of Michelle and Barack Obama” either in private, has only two subscriptions and is only followed by two people seems suspicious. In reality, the former American president and his wife each have their own account, perfectly accessible to everyone, on the platform. The account in question has always been private since its creation in March 2023 and is only intended to preserve certification on the network after its purchase by billionaire Elon Musk.
Justin Bieber at the heart of the rumors
Rapper Usher and actress Megan Fox are also wrongly accused of having deleted posts on the networks, because they have something to reproach themselves for. The two stars actually sorted out their Instagram publications, but this well before the arrest of Sean Combs. Usher even claimed to have been a victim of hacking on the platform after his account became inaccessible for several days.
Concerning the possible participants in these private parties, rumors are rife. And the name of Justin Bieber regularly comes up in the writings of conspiracy theorists who rely in particular on the documentary entitled Justin Bieber’s 48 Hours with Diddyreleased in 2009. We discover the Canadian singer, aged 15 at the time, taken under his wing by P. Diddy who then promises him to realize “the dream of his 15 years” and to “achieve crazy things , impossible to reveal”.
A title, in which the artist refers to the rapper’s evenings, also provokes a lot of reaction. We hear Justin Bieber singing “I got lost at Diddy’s party”, except that the song in question would have been created by artificial intelligence, according to many experts, interviewed CBS News. To date, few tangible elements support a possible presence of the Canadian at these parties, with the exception of Khloé Kardashian’s comments in an episode of the reality TV show. Keeping Up With the Kardashians. In this sequence dating from 2014, Kim Kardashian’s sister claims that Justin Bieber was on the list of participants, when he was 20 years old.
50Cent prepares a documentary series
Some Internet users also link this sex scandal to Prince Harry. The Duke of Sussex is one of the personalities questioned because of a photo in which he is seen alongside Kanye West and P. Diddy with his brother, Prince William. The sons of King Charles III were simply participating in a memorial party organized in 2007 at Wembley Stadium, London, in honor of their mother, Princess Diana, killed ten years earlier in a car accident.
Due to a photo showing him alongside the rapper, a glass of champagne in hand, Leonardo DiCaprio is also one of the supposed participants in these evenings. If the Hollywood star did indeed participate in parties organized with great fanfare by P. Diddy, there is nothing to confirm his presence in palaces, serving the sexual desires of the music producer. Not concerned by this torrent of rumors, rapper 50Cent, P. Diddy’s rival for many years, announced that he was preparing a documentary series on the accusations against Sean Combs. “While the allegations are upsetting, we urge everyone to remember that Sean Combs’ story is not reflective of hip-hop culture. We want to ensure that individual actions do not overshadow all contributions of this culture”, writes the artist.
