Former record executive and convicted felon Marion “Suge” Knight recently claimed that Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly made Justin Bieber go on romantic vacations with other “grown, successful” men. The claims were made during a prison call interview with Michael Franzese uploaded on YouTube on November 12.
“The question of the drugs and the stuff that he [Diddy] allowed these grown men to do to this little boy [Justin] is unhealthy and is f*cked up,” Suge Knight claimed.
He further continued:
“I mean he had grown men who would take Justin Bieber. A grown man take Justin Bieber when he was young, to a vacation, a romantic vacation. Showing pictures on the Instagram with no women, nobody else, but a grown, successful man and this little kid.”
Suge Knight further shared that going on the “vacations” was no problem, but the alleged illicit activities that these so-called men did to Bieber sitting on “romantic islands” in the absence of their wives and even mistresses, were reportedly not okay.
Further exploring Suge Knight’s latest remarks on Diddy and Justin Bieber
During Tuesday’s episode of Michael Franzese’s podcast, Suge Knight appeared via a prison call and called out industry insiders like Snoop Dogg and Usher for neither addressing the ongoing Diddy scandal nor showing support to the Bad Boy Records founder during his legal troubles.
Subsequently, the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records shared how it was the “saddest thing in the world” what Combs and his associates “did to Justin Bieber.” He added that there was “not one person that didn’t know” about it, yet they chose to stay silent.
When asked what exactly Diddy and his accomplices did to the Canadian pop star, Knight claimed,
“They had s*x with him.”
“I really hate to say that, ‘cause I really like Justin Bieber. And this wouldn’t have happened if Justin Bieber came from a wealthy family. Justin Bieber pretty much came from a poor family. But the young man was so talented that he could have been bigger than Michael Jackson,” Suge added.
Knight claimed Diddy “allowed” grown men to reportedly exploit the Believe singer, by “getting high, doing drugs, and drinking” around him, which seemingly left an “impression” on him. He further alleged Combs made the pop star go on “vacations” on “romantic islands” with such men.
“Justin Bieber and just him is not only a bad look, but it’s also sad. Worst part about it is, everybody said what was done to Usher and they have done it to Justin Bieber. And the deal with Usher, Usher spent the night him and Puffy being in the same bed,” Marion Knight shared.
The gangster rap pioneer mentioned the time when he reached out to “young, Black man” Usher because he was doing “good music.” However, he was reportedly warned by Diddy's associates not to get “too close” to the R&B crooner, as he and Combs reportedly “had a thing,” almost as if they were “boyfriends.”
All you need to know about Sean Combs and Justin Bieber's connection
Rumors surrounding Justin Bieber and Diddy have been circulating since piling lawsuits against the latter as well as his arrest and grand jury indictment in September. For instance, many former associates of the Love Album maker have claimed that the Under the Mistletoe singer might be the young, male A-lister on the alleged s*x tape of Diddy.
Meanwhile, videos featuring Combs and Bieber have also resurfaced. For instance, a clip dating back to November 2009, which was originally uploaded by Justin on his YouTube channel showed Diddy boasting about spending two days with the then-aspiring pop star.
“He’s having 48 hours with Diddy, where we hanging out and what we’re doing we can’t really disclose. But it’s definitely a 15-year-old’s dream. I have been given custody of him,” Combs told the camera.
He further went on to add:
“He’s signed to Usher when he did his first album. I don’t really have legal guardianship of him, but for the next 48 hours, he’s with me. And we’re gonna go buck fool crazy.”
Another video of the rapper handing a liquor bottle to underaged Justin Bieber has also gone viral alongside the clip where Combs met the Baby singer at an event and asked him why he was acting “different” around him. Diddy was heard saying,
“You ain’t been calling me and hanging out the way we used to hang out.”
Notably, Justin Bieber was discovered by Scooter Braun in 2008 when he was 14. Later, he was taken under the mentorship of Usher and signed a deal with RBMG Records. It was through the latter that he met other high-profile music industry people, including Sean Combs.
So far, the former teen idol has not broken his silence on the Combs scandal. However, a source close to him told US Weekly how he was in a “hard place mentally” considering his “history with Diddy” and “the allegations against him have been hard to process.” They also added how Justin was focused on being a father to his newborn son Jack whom he welcomed with wife Hailey in August 2024.
Sean Combs is currently facing charges of racketeering conspiracy, s*x trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution.