Sean “Diddy” Combs’ A-list guests knew when to leave his wild parties before things took a turn, according to a new report published in Us Weekly.
“What happened before 2 a.m. pales in comparison to what happened at 5 a.m.,” a source tells the outlet.
“They were known to be wild. Anything went at those parties.” the insider, who attended one of Combs’ bashes, continues.
But another source who claims they “wrangled guests for Diddy’s White Parties between 2006 and 2011” said that high-profile celebrities headed to the exit before the festivities took a darker turn in the wee hours of the morning.
“Girls would start to lose their clothes,” the individual claimed to Us Weekly. “That was the signal for people to leave.”
A third individual claimed, “(Sex workers) would do whatever you want.”
In the days after Combs’ arrest for racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, photos have emerged on social media showing such notable names as Jennifer Lopez, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jay-Z, Ashton Kutcher and others attending his notorious “White Parties.”
In a resurfaced clip from a 2014 episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Khloe Kardashian spoke about going to one of Combs’ bashes where “half the people there were butt naked” and running into Justin Bieber.
During a September 2019 appearance on Hot Ones, Kutcher was asked by host Sean Evans about the events hosted by Combs. “I’ve got a lot I can’t tell,” the That ’70s Show star said. “Diddy party stories, man — that was some weird memory lane thing.”
A source told US Weekly that Denzel Washington allegedly lost his cool at one of Combs’ soirees more than 20 years ago.
“Denzel screamed, ‘You don’t respect anyone,’” the insider recalled of the blowup that occurred in 2003. “(Denzel and his wife, Pauletta) had been partying until dawn (with Diddy), and they had seen something and stormed out.”
Meanwhile, a person close to DiCaprio denied the actor attended Combs’ swanky get-togethers.
“Leonardo DiCaprio has absolutely nothing to do with any of this,” a source told the Daily Mail. “He attended a few of his parties back in the early 2000s – but literally everyone did. They were not freak offs. They were big house parties. Leo was at the start of his career at the time and has moved way past his partying. He has nothing to do with any of that world, so for anyone to assume that he will get roped into this based on a few grainy photos that are more than 20 years old is ridiculous.”
They added, “Leo is focused on his career and his relationship and is not at all thinking about Diddy’s federal case, which he has nothing to do with.”
After numerous allegations from women accusing him of sexual assault, Combs, 54, was arrested on Sept. 16 in Manhattan and charged with racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking with his alleged crimes stretching back over a decade.
According to a criminal indictment, Combs, who was denied bail and remains in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, is accused of using his “power and prestige” to induce female victims and male sex workers into drugged-up, elaborately produced sexual performances dubbed “Freak Offs” that the rapper arranged, participated in and often recorded on video. The events would sometimes last days and Combs and victims would often receive IV fluids to recover, the indictment said.
“He used the embarrassing and sensitive recordings he made of the ‘Freak Offs’ as collateral against the victims, and the indictment alleges that he maintained control over the victims in several ways, including by giving them drugs, by giving and threatening to take away financial support or housing, by promising them career opportunities, by monitoring their whereabouts and even by dictating their physical appearance,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said.
Prosecutors said that victims were left afraid for their safety and allege that Combs used firearms to threaten and intimidate participants.
During the searches, law enforcement seized narcotics, weapons, videos of the “Freak Offs” and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant, according to prosecutors.
Some of the abuse claims alleged by police mirror accusations Combs’ former girlfriend Cassie Ventura made against the three-time Grammy winner last fall.
Ventura sued Combs last November, claiming the hip-hop star raped and sex trafficked her over the course of their abusive 10-year relationship.
The lawsuit was settled a day later, but earlier this year, security video aired by CNN showed Combs attacking Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016.
Last Friday, Combs was hit with new sexual assault allegations as a woman filed a lawsuit in New York saying she was repeatedly raped and drugged at the music mogul’s homes and became pregnant after one of the encounters
A team of lawyers announced Tuesday that they would be filing 120 sexual assault lawsuits against Combs.
“The biggest secret in the entertainment industry, that really wasn’t a secret at all, has finally been revealed to the world,” said Tony Buzbee, one of the lead attorneys, at a Houston news conference. “The wall of silence has now been broken.”
If convicted, Combs, who has pleaded not guilty, could spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Buzbee said at his news conference that the alleged assaults happened in New York, California and Florida.
“The day will come when we will name names other than Sean Combs. And there’s a lot of names,” Buzbee said. “The names that we’re going to name, assuming our investigators confirm and corroborate what we’ve been told, are names that will shock you,” he added.
Of the 120 purported victims, 25 were minors at the time the alleged assaults. One individual alleged he was 9 years old when he was abused, Buzbee said. The accusations stretch all the way back to 1991 and go up to this year.
Combs, who is appealing a federal judge’s decision to keep him in jail while he awaits trial, is due back in court next week.
— With files from The Associated Press