Sean “Diddy” Combs had a prophetic moment two decades ago when he predicted he'd one day be arrested because of his wild parties.
The “Act Bad” rapper, 54, Against whom a case was registered on 16 September on federal charges Including sex trafficking and racketeeringdiscussed in a resurfaced article 1999 “Entertainment Tonight” interview How his drinking habits — which are the centerpiece of the federal case against him — will “probably” land him behind bars.
“They won't even give me a permit to have parties. And they don't want me to have parties anymore,” Combs said during a conversation, adding that his parties, as the interviewer noted, “are the most popular.”
“But we're not going to stop. We're going to keep having fun. Bringing people together from all walks of life.”
“You'd hear about my parties,” he said. “They'd shut them down. They'd probably arrest me – doing all kinds of crazy things, just because we wanted to have a good time.”
in an unreleased federal indictment Against Combs, prosecutors alleged that the music giant held “freak” parties where he would lure female victims into engaging in sex acts with male sex workers, give the women illegal drugs and record videos of the performances that could later be used for blackmail.
“You know, anytime you bring a different element into people's environment, things that are brought in and people are around, people get frightened,” Combs told “ET.”
“So a lot of people feel intimidated by it, and it's nothing less than breaking racial barriers; breaking generational barriers. People from all walks of life. Ron Perlman talking to Jay-Z; Jay-Z talking to — you know what I'm saying?”
He added, “It just keeps going. You know, it's like, people from all walks of life are connecting, coming together.”
When asked how he felt when he found out that invitations to his parties were highly sought after, Diddy responded, “I mean, it's cool, you know, it doesn't make me feel any special. It doesn't make me feel like a big person.”
He added, “It makes you feel like I know how to party.”
In addition to the so-called “weird” parties, Diddy hosted other more publicized lavish gatherings, such as his famous Hamptons White Party.
Over the past few years, that incident and other incidents The hottest celebs attendedIncluding Leonardo DiCaprio, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Jennifer Lopez, Drake, Justin Bieber, Russell Simmons, Aaliyah, Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, Howard Stern, Kelly Osbourne, Aretha Franklin, Martha Stewart, Tommy Lee, Pamela Anderson, Vera Wang and others.
However, there is no evidence to prove that any of the celebrities who attended Diddy's parties were aware of or participated in the alleged drug use, groupies, or “weird” performances.
Diddy's resurfaced interview is one of several the rapper has given over the years that are now coming under renewed scrutiny.
In 2002, the “Bad Boy for Life” star pranked Conan O'Brien About keeping women off limits at your parties, Telling a late-night host“A lot of women at parties drink water, so if you don't have the water they need, they'll leave. They need to be kept there, doors need to be locked.”
He said he would turn off the air conditioning to keep the women “comfortable and relaxed.”
combs is currently in custody But A federal detention center in Brooklyn while he awaits trial. He has pleaded not guilty For all charges.
