Sean “Diddy” Combs was hosting Hollywood’s biggest stars at his Hamptons mansion decades before the federal government began investigating his “Freak Off” parties.
Following the disgraced rapper’s arrest, photos from the star-studded White Party have resurfaced online, showing everyone from teen idols to fashion moguls attending Diddy’s bash out east.
A July 2000 photo shows Diddy and then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez lying in a giant white bed covered in pillows. The two were together from 1999 to 2001.
During Sean Diddy Combs’ arrest, photos of his wild parties resurfaced. Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan The rapper, pictured here with Jennifer Lopez in 2000, began hosting parties in the late ’90s. Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan He frequently hosted celebrities at his Hamptons home. Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan
At the party, the couple were photographed alongside Kimora Lee Simmons and her then-husband Russell Simmons, Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker, Aaliyah, and Leonardo DiCaprio.
The “Titanic” star, who was 25 at the time, was photographed sitting alongside Diddy and a few friends, smoking cigarettes and sipping champagne.
Over the years, Diddy’s guest list has included Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Howard Stern, Kelly Osbourne, Aretha Franklin, Martha Stewart, Tommy Lee, Pamela Anderson, Regis Philbin, Vera Wange, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon.
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick attended Diddy’s Fourth of July party in 2000. Patrick McMullan Jay-Z also attended the 2000 party. Patrick McMullan People outside the music industry also attended the get-together, including Vera Wang and Regis Philbin, pictured here in 1999. ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA
Even after moving to the West Coast, Diddy continued the tradition at his Beverly Hills home, with stars like Ashton Kutcher and Russell Brand showing up in all white outfits.
Combs and Kutcher co-hosted a party to raise awareness for “End Malaria” in 2009.
However, there is no evidence to suggest that any of the celebrities who attended the party were allegedly involved in any illegal activity.
A young Leonardo DiCaprio attended the rapper’s party in the Hamptons in 1998. ZUMAPRESS.com Diddy’s guest list included people from all walks of Hollywood. Dimitrio Kambouris He eventually moved the party from the East Coast to the West Coast. Getty Images
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Along with the top-notch attendees, the resurfaced photos offer a little insight into what went on after hours.
One photo, taken in 2008, shows two topless women straddling a stranger in a swimming pool while the rest of the partygoers go about their business.
Another photo from 1998 shows the “I’ll Be Missing You” rapper pouring champagne onto two nearly naked women wearing only skimpy white thongs.
It’s unclear if any celebrities knew about Diddy’s alleged misconduct. ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA Mariah Carey attended a party with Diddy in 2007. Getty Images Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian also attended some of the rapper’s parties. WireImage for MAC Cosmetics Diddy eventually moved his white parties from the East Coast to the West Coast. Jason Merritt
Other models walked around the party wearing only tiny pasties around their chests.
Diddy’s former drug dealer spoke about his experience at the rapper’s Hamptons parties in a recent interview with The Washington Post.
“Strange things were starting to happen,” said a dealer who was allegedly there to sell cocaine.
“There were these celebrity guys having sex. There was a back bedroom, it was like a sanctuary,” he continued. “There were two people who you wouldn’t expect to see as rappers having sex with each other. That was shocking.”
Diddy co-hosted the White Party with Ashton Kutcher in 2009. Getty Images/Getty Images, Bl The 2009 event raised awareness for the anti-malaria movement. Getty Images Diddy’s partying began more than 20 years before he was arrested for fraud and sex trafficking. Jason Merritt
The dealer claimed that when he arrived, many partygoers, including “prostitutes”, were already high on ketamine and GHB.
“That’s when I got the hell out of there,” he added, saying he never saw Diddy engage in any sexual acts at the event.
Diddy was arrested last week on racketeering and sex trafficking charges after authorities alleged he hosted massive sex parties he called “Freak Offs” and “planned and directed the parties, and masturbated during them, often electronically recording them.”
Diddy allegedly held “freak offs” and “arranged, directed and performed masturbating while often electronically recorded.” ZUMAPRESS.com If convicted, the rapper faces a minimum of 15 years in prison. FilmMagic Diddy was photographed pouring champagne on two women in 1998, but has maintained his innocence. ZUMAPRESS.com
In their indictment, prosecutors alleged that over the course of decades, the rapper “created a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice by abusing, intimidating and coercing women and others to satisfy his own sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his conduct.”
The disgraced music mogul, who has pleaded not guilty, faces a minimum of 15 years in prison if convicted on all charges.
If you or someone you know has been affected by any of the issues highlighted in this story, please call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.
