Some followers of Justin Bieber are claiming the singer launched a observe referring to events alleged to have been organized by Sean “Diddy” Combs after what seems to be a faux music resurfaced on-line final weekend.
Combs, 54, was charged final week with intercourse trafficking, racketeering and transportation to interact in prostitution. He has denied the fees. In the times after he was despatched to jail, many on-line circulated a months-old music that mentions “a Diddy occasion” sung by a voice that feels like Bieber’s.
“Lost myself at a Diddy occasion / Didn’t know that’s the way it goes / I used to be in it for a brand new Ferrari / But it price me far more than my soul,” the lyrics learn. “Was it value all of the fortune and fame / All the ladies by no means strolling the identical / Signed the papers so he by no means has to ever make an apology / Lost myself at a Diddy occasion.”
But there’s no proof the music is actual. It’s not launched on any streaming companies, nor has it been acknowledged on any of Bieber’s official channels. It’s additionally not listed in Bieber’s official catalog. Some listeners speculated that the muffled vocals and lack of emotion counsel it might have been made with synthetic intelligence.
NBC News hasn’t independently verified whether or not the audio was AI-generated.
Representatives for Bieber didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
The music, which has been used because the background sound in 1000’s of TikTok movies, first circulated in April amid a slew of sexual assault accusations that had begun amassing towards Combs. Videos that includes the music have since gotten tens of hundreds of thousands of views.
Bieber, 30, first met Combs as a youngster and developed a detailed friendship with him early in his profession. The two collaborated on the 2023 music “Moments.”
Their relationship is now being scrutinized by followers of Bieber on-line, who’ve used the music to precise issues over their dynamic. Old clips of Combs spending time with a teenage Bieber have additionally resurfaced. Bieber hasn’t publicly commented on the accusations towards Combs, nor has he made any of his personal allegations.
In November, Combs’ former girlfriend Cassie was the primary to file a civil lawsuit accusing him of sexually and bodily assaulting her throughout their relationship. Combs’ lawyer initially denied the accusations, and the lawsuit was settled out of court docket. However, he issued a public apology this 12 months after safety video displaying him beating Cassie in 2016 was launched.
Since then, a number of lawsuits have accused him of sexual harassment, sexual assault and intercourse trafficking. The newest was filed Tuesday by a girl who says he and his bodyguard “viciously” raped her in a New York City recording studio greater than 20 years in the past after Combs had drugged her.