Diddy’s past interactions with Justin Bieber have been raising red flags for years. Now that he’s being investigated due to disturbing criminal allegations, many believe he caused Justin’s world to completely fall apart.
The reasons why people are convinced that Diddy is responsible for Justin’s struggles throughout the years are absolutely shocking. Let’s break them down.
Since news broke that Diddy’s homes were raided as part of the federal investigation, his celebrity connections have been scrutinized. But because of the allegations he’s facing, his weird history with Justin now seems especially troubling. Several lawsuits have been filed against Diddy lately, accusing him of behaving very inappropriately with people who were underage.
Old videos recently resurfaced online that showed Diddy hanging out with then-teenage Justin. Unsurprisingly, their interactions raised more suspicions than ever.
According to Page Six, Justin was only 15 years old in one of the resurfaced videos. It had originally been posted on his YouTube channel in November 2009, which means Diddy had just turned 40.
It’s bad enough that he was hanging out with a child. But what they were planning on doing was seriously creepy.
The video had been filmed right outside Diddy’s mansion. He and Justin were shown walking next to each other as they got closer to the camera. It turns out that Justin would be staying there with Diddy for the next 48 hours.
Diddy Wouldn’t Say Where He Was Taking Justin
At the time, Justin was relatively new to the music industry, and he wasn’t making a ton of money yet. When Diddy promised to give him a luxury car when he turned 16, it was a huge deal. But it was extremely concerning as well.
Aside from the car, Diddy also claimed he was going to give Justin a mansion for his 18th birthday. He was already making plans to give a literal teenager these super expensive presents in the future. It was incredibly strange.
Now that allegations have been made about Diddy supposedly grooming people who were under 18, his promise to give Justin extravagant gifts seems even more shady. Gift-giving is a manipulation tactic that’s used to gain trust and build connections with younger people.
According to the Daily Mail, Diddy ended up keeping his word. In July 2010, he gave Justin a brand new Lamborghini three months after his 16th birthday.
Was Diddy trying to win Justin over so that he could control and manipulate him more easily? It definitely seems possible that he had ulterior motives, especially considering everything that’s been coming out in the news lately.
But the next thing that happened in the video was very unsettling. At one point, Justin asked Diddy where they were going to go, but he didn’t get an actual response. Instead, Diddy turned to the camera and said that he couldn’t disclose where they would be going, or what they would be doing, over the next two days.
It’s alarming that Diddy refused to talk about their plans on camera, but what he hinted at was just as unnerving. He mentioned that they were going to go “full crazy” and have the time of their lives. What he had planned would be a teenager’s dream.
Justin Started Avoiding Diddy
At the end of the video, Justin told Diddy, “Let’s go get some girls,” which seems even more troubling now. But then, Diddy replied, “A man after my heart, that’s what I’m talking about.” It’s insanely creepy that a 40-year-old man was excited to spend two full days with a kid whose parents wouldn’t be there.
Neither of them publicly revealed what actually happened during those 48 hours. But over the course of the next year, something must have happened that made Justin feel so uncomfortable that he decided to try to distance himself from Diddy.
According to The Mirror, Justin was 16 in the second video that resurfaced online recently. It was first uploaded to Diddy’s YouTube channel in December 2010. But not even five seconds into the video, Diddy confronted Justin about something extremely weird.
Diddy called Justin out for allegedly “acting different.” He claimed that he hadn’t been calling him to hang out like they used to.
Right away, Justin began stuttering and nervously shifting his feet. His eyes darted all around the room, and he was trying not to look at Diddy.
Justin eventually told Diddy that he had most likely been trying to contact him through one of his business partners. It was incredibly telling that Diddy didn’t have Justin’s phone number and hadn’t heard from him in a while. But so was the fact that he was clearly upset about not being able to contact or hang out with a 16-year-old.
Based on Justin’s awkward body language, it seemed pretty obvious that he had been intentionally avoiding Diddy and hadn’t planned on returning any of his calls. Considering how uneasy he was immediately after Diddy questioned him, he didn’t want to hang out with him anymore for a reason.
Justin Began Drinking Underage
Not long after that video was filmed, Justin started spiraling out of control. According to TMZ, he was pulled over in October 2011 after suddenly swerving in front of a police car on the highway. That turned out to be the first of many reckless driving incidents.
But before long, he became wrapped up in a seriously dangerous habit. In June 2012, then-18-year-old Justin admitted during an interview with GQ that even though he was underage, he occasionally drank adult beverages.
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But he also made a bizarre comment that later raised major concerns. Justin claimed that he had to keep his guard up because he couldn’t trust anybody in the industry. He added that he had “learned the hard way” that there was nobody he could trust anymore.
Justin didn’t explain why he had lost faith in everyone around him. But over the next couple of years, his run-ins with the law and substance use seemed to completely take over his life.
According to TV Guide’s timeline of Justin’s troubled behavior, by 2013, it was no secret that he was regularly using illegal substances. He started acting out more, getting into physical fights with paparazzi, and showing up hours late to his own concerts.
Justin No Longer Trusted People
In January 2014, TMZ reported that Justin had been arrested in Miami for driving under the influence. The lab report showed that he had been drinking adult beverages before getting behind the wheel, and he also had illegal substances in his system.
But what he said about his crazy lifestyle the following year was unbelievably eye-opening. During a November 2015 interview with Billboard, Justin revealed that it might have looked like he was living the dream when he was partying all the time, but that wasn’t the case.
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In reality, he was purposely sabotaging himself because he was absolutely miserable. Justin explained that “certain things” had shattered his ability to trust people. He added that he had been in situations that corrupted his mind.
But when he was asked, he refused to disclose what exactly he had experienced that caused him to hit rock bottom. Justin said that when he was at that low point, he felt empty and lost like he didn’t know who he was anymore.
He confessed that that period in his life almost destroyed him. But even though he barely made it through and was still struggling, he “came out alive.”
Unfortunately, Justin’s mental health challenges continued to take a serious toll on him. Over the next couple of years, he ended up canceling a lot of his tour dates and meet-and-greets.
Justin Took a Break From Music
When he was interviewed by Vogue in February 2019, he made some very cryptic comments. Justin explained that he had been battling his depression while on tour, but he had to cancel several concerts to take some time to himself.
Eventually, he knew that had to take a break from music altogether. He admitted that everything about it had started to stress him out, but he also needed to work on healing.
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Justin shared that he was still trying to process a lot of trauma that he had never publicly spoken about. He added that he still hadn’t been able to trust anyone fully, even Hailey, and the reason why was honestly heartbreaking.
Justin confessed that because people had used him and lied about being there for him in the past, he had a hard time believing anybody. But he also mentioned that there had been people who had slowly taken more and more control over him. Obviously, we don’t know if Justin was referring to Diddy or not, although it does seem like a possibility.
Justin Still Hasn’t Publicly Shared All of His Trauma
But that wasn’t the only time he indirectly called out someone who used to be close to him in the music business. In a 2021 interview with GQ, Justin made a bold revelation. He claimed that there are people in the industry who take advantage of other people’s insecurities and exploit them.
He also talked about one of the lowest points he had with his mental health, and it sounded truly devastating. Justin explained that the weight of his emotional pain ultimately became too much for him to handle.
He used substances to numb the pain, just so that he could make it through another day. No matter what kind of substances Justin used or how much success he had, he still had so much unresolved sadness.
He revealed that at the height of his substance use issues, his life was in serious danger. Justin claimed that his bodyguards used to come into his room each night to check his pulse, just to be certain he was alive. He clearly struggled with a lot of mental turmoil for a long time, and it sounds like he still hasn’t publicly talked about all of his trauma.
Justin has never outright accused Diddy of anything or blamed him for his challenges with mental health and substance use. From the cryptic comments he’s made to their alarming interactions in the past, there have just been so many red flags throughout the years.
