Over the years, Sean “Diddy” Combs has been known for delivering the most extraordinary strikes. From the infamous white parties held at his homes in the Hamptons, Los Angeles and Miami to small gatherings on a yacht in St. Tropez, the music mogul gained a reputation for his lavish, celebrity-packed parties in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Gained global recognition from. The get-togethers often involved excess alcohol, drugs and nudity.
since his arrest Multiple sex trafficking allegations Over the past month, more and more details have been emerging about what really happened during those parties.
In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, celebrity photographer Selma Fonseca, who participated in “20 to 30” sister parties Throughout his career and after reportedly breaking the news of his romance with Jennifer Lopez in 1999, he spoke openly about what he saw firsthand, including warnings for children in attendance and a “nervous ” Including moments he never saw coming.
Fonseca said of those parties, “I mean, all of his parties were incredible: the best food, the best music, drinks, entertainers, warm people,” which often included celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher, Lopez, Paris Hilton, Mariah Used to participate. Carey, Usher, Jay-Z and more; None of them have been implicated in Diddy’s criminal case.
“It was like a mini-circus,” he said. “LeBron James said, ‘There’s no party like a Diddy party.’ There was a lot of champagne going around and everything, you could get whatever you wanted.”
Fonseka first met Diddy in 1998 at his birthday celebration. A year later, Diddy invited Fonseca to a white party at his home in the Hamptons.
“She had recently bought that house in the Hamptons, and she had a white party where I was able to photograph her and J-Lo on the balcony, kissing each other,” she recalled. “And I broke the news that they were dating because there were rumors that they were dating, but no one had proof.”
As a photographer, Fonseca, who has published Two books It highlights his career as a celebrity photojournalist, featuring a first-hand account of how a typical Diddy party went from start to finish.
“He would walk around, say hello to everybody, you know what I mean? He was always out and about, talking on the mic and in the DJ booth,” she recalled.
“There was no VIP area that was closed,” he said. “It seemed like everyone in East Hampton was a VIP. He asked some people to go inside the living room and his bedroom was also on the balcony above. So, people would go in, but not everyone was allowed in.
Fonseca, who said she “never went inside” because she “was never invited”, said she was not entirely sure what happened inside at that time.
He said, “I never noticed anything unusual, only that the performers were very sensual and very sexy all the time.” “There were geishas roaming around. There were women in very short dresses dancing around on the top of the pedestal. But this is something he just wanted to entertain people. I have seen naked people at their parties.”
He added, “I don’t know what strange events were happening.” “But wherever there are rich and famous people, there are sex workers all around… there are sex workers everywhere. They are very discreet,” Fonseka alleged.
In the indictment filed in court last month, authorities alleged that Combs and several unnamed associates at the Combs enterprise used intimidation tactics to “lure female victims into Combs’ orbit, often under the pretense of a romantic relationship.”
According to the indictment, he would use “force, threats of force, and pressure to compel victims to have prolonged sexual relationships with male commercial sex workers, whom COMBS referred to, among other things, as ‘freak offs.’ Refers.”
The “Freak Offs” were “elaborately produced sexual performances that Combs arranged, directed, masturbated, and often electronically recorded.”
While Fonseca said he did not see the alleged “freak-criminals”, he said it was not unusual for women to walk around naked.
“As people kept drinking, it got a little crazy,” she added. “Sometimes people take off their clothes and go into the swimming pool. It was kind of normal.”
Fonseca recalled that Diddy was a very tactful host, who ensured that drinks were provided to his guests at any time.
“He always had this tray, and he would offer shots to everyone,” she said.
“Ecstasy was really in fashion at the time,” he said. “So, it’s like if you drink alcohol or take a pill, how will anyone know?”
Most of the time, Diddy’s parties would often start innocently enough with the children of various celebrities in attendance. But when parents were told to put their kids down, ”
In a video obtained by Fox News Digital, Diddy can be heard advising parents to “put the kids away” so everyone else can do their jobs.
“We fed you, gave you some drinks. Now it’s time to enjoy life,” Diddy said. “It is a celebration of life. This is the famous white party. And for all the children, the children have one hour left. Make the kids more comfortable, because after that, you have to go. This is a cover for you. Because this thing becomes something that when you grow up you will want to get into it. Let’s start our work and in an hour we will put the children away.
While Fonseca said she never felt “unsafe”, she did experience a “nervous” moment at one of Diddy’s parties in 2006.
“Didi was in a VIP area, and I noticed that there was a girl next to her whom I had never seen before,” she said. “I took pictures of him with the girl, and he said to his bodyguard, ‘Go get her camera.’ The bodyguard came and said, ‘Let me see the pictures,'” Fonseca alleged.
“Didi saw the pictures, and I am waiting, and he is hitting the shots, enjoying. They eventually gave me my camera back.” Fonseca said Diddy did not delete any of the photos.
He added, “They never asked me for my camera.” “I had been photographing that man for 20 years. It was scary, but he knew better.
When Diddy’s L.A. and Miami homes were first raided this year in connection with a federal human trafficking investigation, Fonseca said she wasn’t sure what to think.
“I wasn’t really surprised, but I was surprised at the same time because I had never seen anything,” she said. “I’ve been around this guy many times backstage at awards ceremonies, I mean all the time. I probably met him once a month or more.”
Diddy was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit fraud; Sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution. If found guilty, he faces a minimum of 15 years behind bars and a maximum of life in prison.
Combs appeared in Manhattan federal court where he pleaded innocent. Combs was not only denied the proposed $50 million bail, but he was jailed immediately after the hearing.
Before the US Attorney’s press conference in September, Combs’ attorney said he planned to fight for the rapper’s release.
“His spirits are good. He’s confident,” Combs’ attorney, Mark Agnifilo, said outside court on Sept. 17. “He’s dealing with this boldly, the way he’s dealt with every challenge in his life. And he is not guilty. He is innocent of these charges. Apparently he will plead not guilty. He is going to fight this with all his energy, all his strength and with the full confidence of his lawyers. And I look forward to a long fight with a good outcome for Mr. Combs.
“I’m going to fight tooth and nail to get him released and he should be released,” Agnifilo said, adding that despite everything he’s done and coming here willingly, he should be released.
In TMZ’s documentary, “Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment”, Agnifilo said that Diddy is “very eager” to tell the truth.
“I don’t know if I could keep him off the stands,” Agnifilo said in the documentary. “I think he’s very eager to tell his story. And I think that will tell every part of the story, including what you see in the video. So, I hope it will be explained by both of us.
Fox News Digital’s Lauryn Overholtz and Tracy Wright contributed to this post.
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