Ever since Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested on September 16 on charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, and transportation for purposes of prostitution, there’s been growing curiosity about his connections to other celebrities. (The rapper has denied all allegations and pleaded not guilty to the three felony counts.) People online are attempting to do their own detective work and identify who might be the rapper’s famous victims or accomplices, and one name that’s been coming up a lot is Justin Bieber. Fans are concerned that the singer may have been one of Diddy’s victims, but Justin’s never made accusations against Diddy; this is all just social media rumors at the moment. That being said, Justin and Diddy became friendly when Justin first started out in the industry and they remained close for many years. Just a year ago, they worked together on music. So, how exactly are Justin Bieber and Diddy connected? Where are these rumors coming from? Here’s everything we know about their relationship.

The Justin Bieber And Diddy Rumors: Relationship Timeline & Allegations Explained

How Are Justin Bieber And Diddy Connected?

Justin and Diddy go back about 15 years. When the “Baby” singer was a young teenager in 2008, he signed with Usher, who’s famously one of Diddy’s protégés. It wasn’t long before Justin and Diddy met and started hanging out, despite their 24-year age difference. In November 2009, 15-year-old Justin posted a video titled “JUSTIN BIEBER’s 48 HRS with DIDDY!!” on his YouTube channel. “You ever seen the movie 48 Hrs? Right now [Justin is] having 48 hours with Diddy, him and his boy,” Diddy says in the video, emphasizing, “what we’re doing we can’t really disclose.” The rapper called whatever he was doing with Justin “definitely a 15-year-old’s dream.”

Diddy continued, “I have been given custody of him. You know, he’s signed to Usher, and I had legal guardianship of Usher when he did his first album… We’re gonna go full. Buck full crazy.” When he asked Justin what he wanted to do, the singer said, “Let’s just go get some girls,” and Diddy approved.

In 2011, Justin and Diddy appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! together, and Diddy said that they had “become friends in a strange way.” The rapper claimed, “We wanna protect [Justin] because he’s genuinely such a nice person besides his talents.” When Justin brought up Diddy getting him a Lamborghini on the show, Diddy clarified: “The Lamborghini for a day or two and he had access to the house. And he knows better than to be talking about the things that he does with big brother Puff on national television. Everything ain’t for everybody.” The secretive tone is pretty reminiscent of Justin’s 2009 YouTube video.

Diddy attended Justin’s 2015 and 2016 birthday parties, and in September 2023, they released their first collaboration. Diddy featured Justin in his album, The Love Album: Off The Grid. At the time, Justin posted an Instagram Story praising his longtime friend. “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. He explained that Diddy asked him to freestyle something for the album and called it a “full circle moment.”

Although there’s a rumor that Justin attended one of Diddy’s “Freak Off“ parties where alleged sexual abuse occurred, Justin has not commented on that, and there’s no concrete evidence to suggest it’s true.

Is Justin Bieber’s “Diddy Party” Song Real?

In April, a “Justin Bieber” song called “Diddy Party” went viral on TikTok and Twitter. Social media users noticed that the lyrics seem to allude to the allegations against the music mogul: “Lost myself at a Diddy party, didn’t know that’s how it go / I was in it for a new Ferrari, but it cost me way more than my soul.”

However, experts say the song appears to have been created with AI. When CBS News used multiple AI audio detection tools, the results indicated that the song was likely AI-generated. Plus, there’s no record of Justin ever sharing or releasing it.