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(NewsNation) — As the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs continued Friday, representatives of singer Justin Bieber said he is not among those alleging abuse by the disgraced hip-hop mogul, according to multiple reports.
TMZ was the first to report that Bieber, who was 15 years old when he met Combs, was not among Combs’ accusers and that nothing untoward happened between the two.
Bieber’s representatives told Page 6 on Thursday that removing Bieber from the list of those who were speculated to have been abused by Combs allows the focus to remain on the true victims.
“Although Justin is not among Sean Combs’ victims, there are individuals who were genuinely harmed by him,” Bieber’s representatives told Page 6. “Shifting focus away from this reality detracts from the justice these victims rightfully deserve.”
Bieber burst onto the scene when he was 15 with the hit song “Baby.” He had been guided by megahit master Scooter Braun, who discovered him on YouTube.
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Bieber spent time with Combs as a teen, and NewsNation previously reported he spent time at Combs’ “Flavor Camp” at the behest of record executives. Bieber has not spoken about that time and has remained mum throughout Combs’ incarceration.
However, Page 6 and other media outlets have reported that videos surfaced of the two musicians together, including one video reportedly showing the pair talking about a 48-hour period they spent together.
“Where we hanging out and what we doing, we can’t really disclose, but it’s definitely a 15-year-old’s dream,” Combs, 55, said in the clip.
“I don’t have legal guardianship of him [Bieber], but for the next 48 hours, he’s with me,” Combs said. “We gonna go full buck, full crazy.”
When asked what he wanted to do, Bieber said, “Let’s just go get some girls.”
Bieber and Combs also appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in 2011.
“He knows better than to be talking about things that he does with Big Brother Puff on national television,” Combs said at the time.