The Kardashians were close to the music mogul but now seek to distance themselves to protect their reputation.
Kardashian’s 2014 comments sparked questions of whether the famous family is involved in the Sean Diddy Combs scandal, but how accurate is that and why are they in panic mode after the 54-year-old was charged with trafficking and racketeering?
The world was rocked when it was alleged by numerous people that Combs had organized gatherings where he is said to have forced people to have sex whilst high on drugs, with further claims suggesting he even recorded them to use to control prominent mem.
Yet whilst he pleads not guilty, any association with the disgraced music mogul is a bad look and it’s causing the Kardashians, who have enjoyed a close connection to Diddy, to enter panic mode as they bid to protect their reputation.
“They are in panic mode right now,” an insider told In Touch. “All these years that they bragged about partying with Diddy have, of course, got everyone assuming that they were somehow involved in these depraved Freak Offs.”
The situation has not been made any easier thanks to the comments of Khloe, although she couldn’t have known what it would lead to back in 2014. Then filming for the Keeping Up with the Kardashians show, the now-40-year-old said to her sister, “I think half the people there were butt naked. You would have loved it!”
As far as critics go, that’s an all too damning admission to make but the family continues to protest this according to the insider.
“[They] are all insisting that they weren’t [involved in freak offs],” the source adds. “And had no idea the sorts of twisted things he was up to after hours.
“Diddy had plenty of glamorous parties over the years that weren’t Freak Offs, at least not until the early morning hours when the majority of people had left.”
What is a freak off?
Combs was arrested by the United States Department of Homeland Security on September 16 on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering by the use of force and coercion, with allegations claiming he abused women to “fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his conduct.”
A freak off is said to involve sex workers, drugs, and prolonged sexual activities arranged by Combs lasting multiple days with participants drugged up on ketamine and ecstasy to be controlled.
There are a reported 120 victims in the legal situation, one thought to be as young as nine years old, although it’s unclear if the youngster was ever involved with the freak offs, as Diddy continues to deny any guilt.
“As Mr. Combs’ legal team has emphasized, he cannot address every meritless allegation in what has become a reckless media circus,” Combs’ attorney told TMZ. “That said, Mr. Combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors.
“He looks forward to proving his innocence and vindicating himself in court if and when claims are filed and served, where the truth will be established based on evidence, not speculation.”
