for years, Sean “Diddy” Combs Known to deliver some of the most extraordinary blows. 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 news of his romance with Jennifer Lopez reportedly broke in 1999, he spoke openly about what he witnessed firsthand, including a warning to children present and a “nervous ” Including moments he never saw coming.
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Fonseca said of those parties, “I mean, all of his parties were incredible: the best food, the best music, drinks, entertainers, full of people on fire,” which often included guests like Ashton Kutcher, Lopez, Paris Hilton, Mariah Celebrities used to attend. 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 lots of champagne around and everything else you could want.”
Fonseka first met Diddy in 1998 at his birthday celebration. A year later, Diddy invited Fonseca to his white party at his home in the Hamptons.
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“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.”
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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 recalled, “He would walk around, say hi to everybody, you know what I mean? He was always out and about, doing something, talking on the mic and in the DJ booth. Were.”
“There was no VIP area that was closed,” he said. “It seemed like everyone in East Hampton was a VIP. She asked some people to go inside the living room, and she also had her bedroom on the balcony upstairs. So, people would go in, but everyone had to go inside. Wasn’t allowed.”
Fonseca, who said she “never went inside” because she “was never invited”, said she was not entirely sure what happened inside at that time.
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He said, “I never saw anything extraordinary, only that the actors were very sensual and very sexy all the time.” “There were geishas walking around. There were women in very short dresses walking around, dancing on top of stages. But this is something he just wanted to entertain people. I saw naked people at his parties. Have seen.”
“I don’t know what strange events were happening,” he said. Fonseka alleged, “But wherever there are rich and famous people, there are sex workers all around… There are sex workers everywhere. They are very discreet.”
In an indictment filed in court last month, authorities alleged that Combs and several unnamed associates were involved Combs Enterprise “Intimidation tactics were used to lure female victims into Combs’ orbit, often under the pretense of a romantic relationship.”
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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.”
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The “Freak Offs” were “elaborately produced sex 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 would take off their clothes and go into the swimming pool. It was a normal thing.”
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 was offering shots to everybody,” 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, “[t]hey were going to go crazy,” Fonseca said.
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.
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“We fed you, gave you some drinks. Now it’s time to enjoy life,” Diddy said. “It’s a celebration of life. It’s the famous white party. And all the kids, kids, have one hour left. Make kids extra comfortable, because after that, you have to go. It’s over for you.” ll ‘Cause this thing becomes something that when you grow up, you’ll want to get into. Let’s get into the groove and we’ll have the kids out in an hour.”
While Fonseca said she never felt “unsafe”, she did experience a “nervous” moment at one of Diddy’s parties in 2006.
He said, “Didi was in a VIP area and I noticed that there was a girl next to her whom I had never seen before.” “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,'” Fonseka alleged.
“Didi looked at the pictures, and I’m waiting, and he’s taking pictures, having fun. Eventually he gave me my camera back.” Fonseca said that Diddy did not delete any photos.
“I took pictures of him with the girl and he said to his bodyguard, ‘Go get her camera.'”
“They never asked me for my camera,” he said. “I had been photographing that guy 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 like that,” she said. “I’ve been around this guy backstage at awards ceremonies a lot of times, I mean all the time. I used to see him maybe once a month or more.”
Diddy was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit fraud; forced sex traffickingFraud 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.
“He’s in good spirits. He’s confident,” Combs’ attorney Mark Agnifilo said outside court on September 17. Guilty. He is innocent of these charges. He will apparently plead not guilty. He is going to fight this with all his energy, all his strength and the full confidence of his lawyers and I expect 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 he’ll tell every part of the story, including what you see in the video. So, I’m hopeful that it will be shared by both of us.” Will be explained.”
Fox News Digital’s Lauryn Overholtz and Tracy Wright contributed to this post.