Usher‘s interview about dwelling with Sean “Diddy” Combs for a 12 months when he was simply 14 years previous has resurfaced within the wake of the embattled music mogul being investigated by Dwelling Safety Investigations reportedly for intercourse trafficking allegations.
The “Yeah!” singer, now age 45, talked in regards to the “curious” expertise in an August 2016 interview on The Howard Stern Present, wherein he shared what it was like shifting from his native Atlanta, Georgia, to New York Metropolis to reside with Diddy for a 12 months to participate within the music mogul’s so-called “Puffy Taste Camp.”
“Within the ’90s. Do you perceive what that is like?” Usher mentioned, to which Stern replied with, “Puffy’s place was simply stuffed with chicks and orgying like continuous, proper?”
“Nah, not likely,” Usher responded. “It was curious. I obtained an opportunity to see some issues. I went there to see the approach to life. And I noticed it. However I do not know if I may indulge and perceive what I used to be even . It was fairly wild. It was loopy.”
It is value remembering that Usher was solely a teen on the time, which may clarify why he says he wasn’t certain if he may indulge and perceive what was happening at Diddy’s residence within the Large Apple. When Stern’s sidekick, Robin Quivers, requested if a lady ever got here alongside and tried one thing with him, Usher shortly interjected.
“I did not say that. I did not say that. What I did say is that there have been very curious issues going down and I did not essentially perceive it,” he mentioned.
Usher mentioned a slew of hip-hop legends roamed Diddy’s residence when he lived there, and that had Quivers questioning if Usher’s mother and father had been OK with the association.
“They did not know something about this s**t,” Usher mentioned. “I used to be having a very good time, what I imply?”
However the true kicker got here when Stern requested if Usher, a younger father on the time of the interview, would ever ship certainly one of his children to “Puffy Camp.”
“Hell no,” the singer responded.
Usher’s interview is resurfacing simply days after federal brokers raided Diddy’s properties in Los Angeles and Miami in what Homeland Safety Investigations mentioned was a part of an ongoing investigation. It has been reported that the probe, being helmed by the Southern District of New York, is tied to intercourse trafficking allegations.
The raids got here 4 months after R&B singer Cassie Ventura sued Diddy and accused him of rape, amongst different allegations of wrongdoing. Although the rap mogul settled the lawsuit inside 24 hours, it set off a litany of sexual misconduct allegations.
It stays unclear if the slew of lawsuits that Diddy’s going through is tied to the federal investigation.
In a press release to ET, Diddy’s legal professional, Aaron Dyer, blasted the feds for its “gross overuse of military-level drive” amid the execution of search warrants.
“There isn’t any excuse for the extreme present of drive and hostility exhibited by authorities or the way in which his youngsters and workers had been handled,” Dyer continued. “Mr. Combs was by no means detained however spoke to and cooperated with authorities. Regardless of media hypothesis, neither Mr. Combs nor any of his relations have been arrested nor has their capacity to journey been restricted in any method. This unprecedented ambush — paired with a sophisticated, coordinated media presence — results in a untimely rush to judgment of Mr. Combs and is nothing greater than a witch hunt based mostly on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits. There was no discovering of prison or civil legal responsibility with any of those allegations. Mr. Combs is harmless and can proceed to struggle each single day to clear his identify.”
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