Usher claimed he was exposed to “pretty wild” things while living at the New York mansion of rapper Diddy (born Sean Love Combs) at the age of 14.
Following Homeland Security agents’ raids on the music mogul’s Holmby Hills and Miami mansions as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation this week, social media users unearthed a 2016 interview in which Usher spoke about his time with the superstar, 54, in the spring of 2016. 1994.
While it appears on The Howard Stern Show, the Yes! Hitmaker, 45, claimed it was LA Reid’s idea to have him live with the R&B singer in Scarsdale to “see the lifestyle.”
When asked if Diddy’s “place was filled with girls and non-stop orgy” by Stern, Usher replied, “Not really… I got a chance to see some things… I don’t know if I could surrender and could even understand what I was. watch.’
Usher claimed he was exposed to “pretty wild” things while living in rapper Diddy’s (born Sean Love Combs) mansion in New York at the age of 14 (featured in 2016 on The Howard Stern Show)
“It was pretty wild. It was crazy. Very strange things happened and I didn’t necessarily understand it,” he admitted.
When asked if he would send his kids to “Puffy Flavor Camp,” Usher emphatically replied, “Hell no!”
In 2004, Usher said Rolling stone that Diddy introduced him to “a completely different kind of sex, specifically.”
“Sex is so hot in the industry, man,” he continued. ‘There were always girls around. You opened a door and saw someone doing it, or several people in a room having an orgy. You never knew what was going to happen.”
Diddy is currently at the center of sex trafficking claims and sexual abuse lawsuits.
He was spotted at a Miami airport on Tuesday, hours after homeland security targeted his homes in Miami and Los Angeles.
Diddy was reportedly questioned by customs agents at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport – about 15 miles south of the investigation at his home – around 6pm local time.
This followed suspicions that the mogul had fled the country when his private jet LoveAir LLC Gulfstream 5 was tracked as he flew to Antigua.
Following Homeland Security agents’ raids on the music mogul’s Holmby Hills and Miami mansions this week, social media users unearthed a 2016 interview in which Usher talked about his time with the superstar, 54, in the spring of 1994; pictured in 2002
While appearing on The Howard Stern Show, the Yeah! hitmaker, 45, claimed it was LA Reid’s idea to have him let the R&B singer live in Scarsdale to ‘see the lifestyle’ (seen in 2013)
When asked if Diddy’s “place was filled with girls and non-stop orgy” by Stern, Usher replied, “Not really… I got a chance to see some things… I don’t know if I could surrender and could even understand what I was. watch’
Combs was seen by witnesses with his entourage passing through the customs office at Miami airport, but was not apprehended or taken into custody.
Although he was stopped by Homeland Security, he was not arrested and remains a free man, according to TMZ. A spokesperson for HSI Miami declined comment.
At least two of Combs’ properties in Los Angeles and Miami were searched Monday by federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations and other law enforcement as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation.
The rapper, who is facing mounting lawsuits for sexual harassment and rape, was nowhere to be found when officers searched his property Monday afternoon and removed boxes and bags of evidence.
A police line was set up around the Los Angeles home in the wealthy Holmby Hills neighborhood near Beverly Hills, where at least two men were placed in handcuffs.
Armed agents from the Department of Homeland Security entered luxury properties on both the east and west coasts of the United States, with video from helicopters circling overhead.
“It was pretty wild. It was crazy. Very strange things happened and I didn’t necessarily understand it,” he admitted; pictured in 2004
The officers, wearing vests, gathered in the backyard of the house, near the pool. Multiple law enforcement officers were seen carrying bags and boxes of evidence to a van.
A command post was set up outside the home and officers were still coming and going hours after the search began.
A spokesperson for Homeland Security Investigations told DailyMail.com in a statement: ‘Earlier today, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York conducted law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami and our local partners for law enforcement.”
“We will provide further information as it becomes available.”
DailyMail.com has contacted Diddy’s representatives for comment.
There was no immediate official confirmation on what prompted the raids.