"Justin Bieber was, in my view, a child victim": Candace Owens explains why she believes popstar was exploited by Diddy 

Candace Owens took to her self-titled podcast on September 21 to opine on Diddy allegedly exploiting pop star Justin Bieber.

This comes after Sean “Diddy” Combs was jailed without bail in New York City over charges of racketeering, transportation to engage in prostitution, and sex trafficking. Justin Bieber has not addressed claims of him being a victim. However, sources close to the singer have allegedly commented on the matter.

Trigger Warning: The following article discusses sexual assault. Reader’s discretion is advised.

The 69th episode of Candace Owens’ show was titled WHAT Did Diddy Do To Justin Bieber? Owens claimed that the Bad Boy mogul had mistreated the Baby crooner, who was reportedly just 16 years old when he met Combs. Owens also addressed a video that allegedly included Justin Bieber and athlete Odell Bekham Jr. in a compromising position:

“Justin Bieber was, in my view, a child victim. I want to make sure people remember that and give him the grace of someone who has somehow survived this.”

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Candace Owens referred to the resurfaced Justin Bieber-Diddy video on her show

Candace Owens recounted a resurfaced video of the two singers speaking to each other in which Combs was heard asking Justin Bieber why he was not free to hang out with him. The then-16-year-old Bieber responded to him by saying:

“I mean, you tried to get in contact with me throughout all my [projects] and whatnot, but you never got my number. I’m going to tell you my number.”

Combs proceeded to discuss how he mentored Bieber and Usher in the video. Combs said:

“I don’t have legal guardianship of him [Justin Bieber], but for the next forty-eight hours he’s with me, and we’re gonna go full crazy.”

Owens then spoke about the concerning Justin Bieber and Odell Bekham Jr. video. Speaking about the Sorry singer, whom she called a “victim” repeatedly in the episode, Owens said:

“Justin Bieber is not sober. He is clearly very under the influence at this party... Diddy may have done some inappropriate things with him [Bieber].”

Owens also detailed Bieber’s drug addiction and how he was trying to find himself “back to God” following his interactions with Combs.

This is not the first time Owens has spoken about Combs on her show. Following his September 16th arrest in a New York City hotel, Owens claimed that the 54-year-old being cuffed was simply "one big fed show." She also opined:

"Diddy is a protected asset- like Jeffrey Epstein was before him. He's an agent working for a criminal government enterprise. Jeffrey Epstein always had this smirk on his face. Diddy has the same air of pretension about him. Just 30 minutes before he got arrested, Diddy was laughing on the side of the road."

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Sources close to Justin Bieber speak about the singer's opinions on Sean Combs

People magazine revealed on September 23 that sources close to Bieber claimed that he did not want anything to do with Combs. The source reportedly told the magazine:

“He’s [Justin Bieber] aware of Diddy’s arrest and all the allegations... It’s not anything that he wants to focus on, though. He just wants to focus on being a great dad and husband.”

Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey welcomed their first son, Jack Blues, on August 23.

Meanwhile, Combs, also known as Puff Daddy, remains in jail as a federal indictment called him the architect of a “criminal enterprise” who engaged in kidnapping, arson, forced labor, bribery, obstruction of justice, and sex trafficking. The singer is also facing multiple civil lawsuits from alleged victims who accused him of sexual trafficking and drugging them, among other accusations.

While the rapper maintains his innocence, he remains behind bars. A trial date had not been set at the time of writing this article.