{"id":7445,"date":"2025-05-16T03:06:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T03:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=7445"},"modified":"2025-05-16T03:06:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T03:06:28","slug":"justin-bieber-breaks-silence-on-his-link-to-diddy-as-trial-unfolds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=7445","title":{"rendered":"Justin Bieber breaks silence on his link to Diddy as trial unfolds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Justin Bieber has addressed online speculation linking him to Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs\u2019 ongoing federal sex trafficking trial, stating clearly that he was not a victim of the rap mogul.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released Thursday night to TMZ, a representative for the 31-year-old singer said, \u201cAlthough Justin is not among Sean Combs\u2019 victims, there are individuals who were genuinely harmed by him. Shifting focus away from this reality detracts from the justice these victims rightfully deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Multiple sources close to the \u201cPeaches\u201d singer confirmed that Bieber was never sexually or otherwise abused by Combs, 61, despite their past professional relationship. Diddy was among the music executives who supported Bieber early in his career when he was just 15 years old.<\/p>\n<p>The statement comes amid renewed attention on historic videos showing Diddy and a teenage Bieber together. In one such clip, Diddy says, \u201cHe\u2019s with me for 48 hours, and what we\u2019re doing cannot really be disclosed,\u201d raising questions in light of the current trial.<\/p>\n<p>Cassie Ventura, Diddy\u2019s former partner, has already taken the stand and delivered emotional testimony alleging years of abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, fans have expressed concern over Bieber\u2019s recent appearance and erratic social media activity. However, Thursday\u2019s statement aims to quell speculation and keep the spotlight on those directly impacted by the allegations against Combs.<\/p>\n<p>Diddy\u2019s trial continues in Manhattan federal court, where prosecutors are presenting evidence and witness testimony related to charges of sex trafficking and abuse spanning several years.<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story. Updates will follow as more information becomes available.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Bieber has addressed online speculation linking him to Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs\u2019 ongoing federal sex trafficking trial, stating clearly that he was not a victim of the rap mogul. In a statement released Thursday night to TMZ, a representative for the 31-year-old singer said, \u201cAlthough Justin is not among Sean Combs\u2019 victims, there are individuals [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7445\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}