American R&B singer, songwriter and dancer Usher. Photo: X
According to international media, when rapper Diddy (or Puff Daddy, real name Sean Combs) was embroiled in allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault and prostitution, comments from those involved with him began to gain attention again.
During a conversation on Usher’s Howard Stern Show in 2016, the singer talked about the 1-year period he lived with Diddy, when he was 13 years old.
Diddy and Usher met after the R&B singer signed a recording contract with LA Reid – who is said to have sent him to live with Diddy in New York for 1 year.
Usher called the place where he lived with Diddy “Puffy Flavor Camp” and described this period as “pretty wild”.
“I went there to see the lifestyle and I saw it. I don’t know if I could understand what I was seeing. “It was pretty wild and crazy,” Usher recalled.
Usher worked with Diddy early in his career. Photo: Fox News
When reviewing this video, many people believe that Usher may have also been a victim of Diddy’s child abuse, because Usher was only 13 years old at the time.
Notably, during the conversation, when asked: “You’re a father now. Would you ever send your child to Puffy Camp?”, Usher frankly replied: “Absolutely not”.
Over the past several months, at least 4 people have filed lawsuits against rapper Diddy for sexual assault.
In November 2023, Diddy was sued by his ex-girlfriend, singer Cassie, for sexual abuse during their relationship from 2005 to 2018.
In December of the same year, a woman filed a lawsuit against Diddy: “20 years ago, when I was 17, I was sexually assaulted by Puff Daddy” and “Puff Daddy participated in the gang rape of a teenager 20 years ago”.
Puff Daddy’s former producer Lil Rod also filed a lawsuit against the rapper for sexual assault.
On March 25, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Department of Homeland Security (HSI) raided and sealed off two buildings owned by rapper Diddy in Los Angeles and Miami, to conduct searches and investigations.
A US official confirmed to Fox News that the raids on Diddy’s home were related to “a federal sex trafficking investigation.”
Diddy has denied all allegations.