It was an opportunity to mingle with some of the biggest stars, with guest lists featuring Jennifer Lopez, Paris Hilton, Mariah Carey, and Justin Bieber. At his gigs, Jay-Z and Beyonce even dropped new songs.
“You knew you were going to have a really good night when Diddy winked at you and said come into the VIP section,” Rob Shuter, who was the rapper’s publicist during the height of his success, told News in an exclusive interview.
Now, a short drive away, Mr. Shuter’s former star client is languishing in a Brooklyn jail cell.
With a lengthy federal criminal case accusing him of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, Mr. Combs’s decline from favor has been fast. The music entrepreneur has also been accused of sexual extortion, rape, and assault in over a dozen civil actions. According to one lawyer, he represents over 100 people who allege they were sexually abused.
The rapper, who was born in Harlem, has consistently denied any misconduct, whether it is in connection with the criminal or civil accusations. For this report, the rapper’s representatives chose not to comment. However, Erica Wolff, Mr. Combs’s attorney, recently informed the media that the rapper “emphatically and categorically” denies the accusations. “False and defamatory” is how she described them.
