Inside P Diddy and Justin Bieber’s relationship as ‘creepy’ clip resurfaces amid raid

P Diddy has been in the news this week as his homes in Miami and Los Angeles were raided, prompting an old video of Diddy and Justin Bieber to go viral for Diddy’s comments in itThe two have known each other since Justin entered the music industry (Image: FilmMagic)

Justin Bieber and P Diddy’s relationship started when Justin’s career took off as a teenager – and has become talked about on the internet ever since Diddy’s homes were raided this week in connection to sex trafficking.

The two have been connected since early on in Justin’s career. Justin was 15 when he was signed to Usher’s record label and taken under the wing of the Caught Up hitmaker.

Around this time, a video deemed “creepy” online was made of Diddy and Justin where the music producer claimed he was “given custody” of Justin via Usher. “He’s signed to Usher and I had legal guardianship of Usher when he did his first album,” Diddy continued as he stood next to the teenage Justin in the video. “I don’t have legal guardianship of him [Bieber] but for the next forty-eight hours he’s with me and we’re gonna go full crazy,” Diddy continued in the now-viral video.

P Diddy and Justin Bieber lose touch

A video of a 15-year-old Justin and Diddy, 40, is going viral ( 
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The two had seemingly started to hang out regularly after that clip. However, things seemed to shift as Justin’s career continued to take off. Two years later, another video came out of Diddy and Justin, where Diddy asked Justin why he didn’t hang out with him anymore. Diddy tells the 17-year-old: “You’re starting to act different huh? You ain’t been calling me and hanging out the way we used to hang out.”

“Well, I mean, you try to get in contact with me you know through all my, you know, partners, and whatnot, but you never really got my number, so want my number?” Justin responded.

It seems that the two were able to exchange numbers and remain in touch over the years.

Justin Bieber featured on P Diddy’s album after initial rejection

The two released a song together last September ( 
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The now 30-year-old singer was featured on Diddy’s latest album, The Love Album: Off The Grid, on a song called Moments.

When the album was released last September, Justin penned a heartfelt message to the producer. “I remember going to my brother Diddy’s office to pitch him a song I wrote for him when I was like 14, sadly the song was trash haha,” he wrote on his Instagram Story.

“And it would be a hard no from him, fast forward to a few years ago Puff asked if I would freestyle something for his upcoming love album. Wild full circle moment, love you @diddy,” the post continued.

Justin Bieber has not commented on P Diddy raid

Justin and P Diddy have a long history ( 
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P Diddy’s home was raided by federal officials Monday ( 
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Justin has yet to comment on the raids that occurred at Diddy’s houses this week. The music producer’s houses in Miami and Los Angeles were raided on Monday by Homeland Security.

A statement from law enforcement to The Mirror about the raid on Monday read: “Earlier today, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners. We will provide further information as it becomes available.”

Aaron Dyer, Diddy’s lawyer, told The Mirror in a statement on Tuesday: “Yesterday, there was a gross overuse of military-level force as search warrants were executed at Mr Combs’ residences. There is no excuse for the excessive show of force and hostility exhibited by authorities or the way his children and employees were treated.”

He added: “This unprecedented ambush — paired with an advanced, coordinated media presence — leads to a premature rush to judgment of Mr. Combs and is nothing more than a witch hunt based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits. There has been no finding of criminal or civil liability with any of these allegations. Mr. Combs is innocent and will continue to fight every single day to clear his name.”