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A resurfaced clip has captured the moment Justin Bieber was warned by Sean 'Diddy' Combs during an interview about what 'strange friends' get up to together.
Diddy was once a mainstay of the music industry but saw his reputation shattered when he was arrested last year, before a huge trial in New York laid bare several troubling allegations regarding the performer.
Two of the 56-year-old's former partners, including Cassie Ventura, came forward to share their testimonies about their time together, which included drug-fuelled sex parties known as 'freak offs', where they would often be asked to sleep with male escorts while Diddy watched.
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The rapper was eventually sentenced to just four years in prison after he was found guilty on two of five charges. They were two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, although that was later extended due to multiple rule breaks during his time behind bars.
As part of the investigation, several big names did speak out against Diddy, both at the trial in the case of Kid Cudi, and in a newly-released Netflix documentary - as was the case with 50 Cent.
But one man who wasn't really involved in the case was Justin Bieber, with his spokesperson only issuing a short statement which confirmed that the Canadian singer wasn't one of his victims.
However, a resurfaced clip of the two together on The Jimmy Kimmel Show seems to suggest that something was amiss.
During a 2011 episode, the presenter begins by asking the pair how they managed to become friends with each other.
"We've become friends in a strange way, you know," Combs replied, before going on to add that Bieber was like 'a little brother' to many people in the industry.
"He's not afraid to call and ask for advice. The record industry is a strong family, and he's someone who we definitely want to have our arms around and protect.
"He is one of the greatest kids you could ever know," he added.
Bieber then shakes Diddy's hand and suggests that the rapper had even bought him a Lamborghini, as he had done with his actual son, although it hadn't arrived yet.
When they were pressed further by the host, Diddy replied: "He had the Lamborghini for a day or two, and he had access to the house," Combs replied. "And he knows better than to be talking about the things that he does with Big Brother Puff on national television.
"Everything ain't for everybody."
Even though that might have seemed strange at the time, it surely wouldn't have been glossed over if we knew what we do now about the disgraced music mogul.
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Topics: Diddy, Justin Bieber, Celebrity News
James Moorhouse