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Federal agents arrested hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs in September 2024 for racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. While Combs pleads not guilty to the charges, he won’t head to trial until May 2025. In the meantime, several insiders and plaintiffs have stepped forward to talk about what they know of Combs’ wild parties and nefarious activities. And Combs’ neighbors allegedly called the police on him 14 times over seven years.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ neighbors called the police on his parties and complained of half-naked women

Sean “Diddy” Combs was known for throwing his infamous White Parties annually. A-listers, politicians, music moguls, and sports stars received an invite to the prestigious event. The White Parties came with a specific request — all attendees had to abide by the all-white dress code. Photos from the annual gatherings showed famous folks drinking and laughing while surrounded by white decor and other celebrities wearing white.

Combs’ parties were known to go late into the evening. And the parties that started at night were not the same as the parties that lasted until 7 a.m. the following morning. Combs allegedly held “freak-offs” — sex parties with drugs that lasted days. Participants in the freak-offs were allegedly drugged, coerced, and filmed.

The hip-hop mogul often held his parties at his Beverly Hills estate. And his neighbors didn’t like what they heard and saw. “For six or seven years it was just parties, parties, parties,” one neighbor told the BBC. She added that she witnessed “lost” women “coming out and sitting down on the street; they didn’t know where they were.” To make matters worse, “their underwear was showing.”

The BBC also found that police went to Combs’ mansion over 14 times in seven years to deal with the party complaints.

Combs also held his parties in the Hamptons. Johnny Nunez, a celebrity photographer who attended high-end urban parties since the ’90s, told The Hollywood Reporter that Combs’ parties in the Hamptons were able to break down social, racial, and economic barriers.

“When Puffy started throwing his parties, the Hamptons were still white and wealthy,” Nunez explained. “Though his neighbors tried to prevent Diddy’s parties from happening, he was still able to bring all races and creeds together.”

High-profile celebrities would leave Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ parties around 2 or 3 a.m.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs in white surrounded by partygoers at a White Party
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs at a White Party | Jon Furniss/WireImage for MAC International
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Sean “Diddy” Combs’ parties would go on all night long. However, high-profile celebrities allegedly knew when to leave the events before the “freak-offs” began. A source who helped bring guests to Combs’ White Parties between 2006 and 2011 told Us Weekly that celebrities knew to leave before 2 or 3 a.m.

“Girls would start to lose their clothes — that was the signal for people to leave,” the source alleged, adding that Combs would bring out drugs after this time.

Another source told the publication that sex workers would enter the party early in the morning. And they “would do whatever you want.”

Prince William and Prince Harry allegedly never went to the parties despite their many invitations

Will any British royal family members get dragged into Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial? According to Rob Shuter, Combs’ publicist at the height of his fame, Combs was fascinated by the brothers. Shuter said Combs asked him to contact Prince William and Prince Harry over 10 times to invite them. Combs offered to cover the brothers’ travel, lodgings, and security fees.

“Diddy was obsessed with Prince Harry and Prince William,” Shuter told BBC News, according to Us Weekly. “He thinks of himself as a king, so it makes perfect sense that he would like to have two princes in his entourage.”

Shuter verified that Prince William and Prince Harry “never accepted” Combs’ offers and never attended a party. “They were never part of his world,” the rep verified.

How to get help: In the U.S., call the RAINN National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 to connect with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. 

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