Diddy says in a 2009 video that he has custody of 15-year-old Justin Bieber

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As the fall of Sean “Diddy” Combs gains momentum – especially after 120 more accusers, including minors, come forward – more and more old video footage is resurfacing, clips that are now being seen in a new light.

One such video was uploaded by Justin Bieber on his official YouTube channel in November 2009.

“I told you that I produced a song for DIDDY and wanted to show it to him and you caught his attention. Best fans in the world,” the then 15-year-old “Baby” hitmaker captioned the video. “Well, last weekend I spent 48 HOURS with DIDDY and had a lot of fun. Here’s some of the action. THANKS for the car PUFF…haha.”

Under the title “JUSTIN BIEBER’s 48 HRS with DIDDY!!,” Diddy showed the pop superstar the luxury vehicle he was allowed to drive as soon as he got his driver’s license at 16. “And then when you’re 18, you get the house, you get the mansion,” the bad boy mogul advised.

Diddy spoke directly to the camera and explained that he and the singer spent 48 hours together during which he had “custody” of Bieber.

“You ever saw the movie 48 hours? At the moment [Justin is] “You have 48 hours with Diddy, him and his boy,” the bad boy mogul said. “They’re having the time of their lives, like where we hang out and what we do, we can’t really say.” But it’s definitely a 15-year-old’s dream.

Diddy added: “I was given custody of him. You know, he signed with Usher… and I had legal guardianship of Usher when he made his first album. I did Usher’s first album.”

Noting that he does not have “legal guardianship” over Bieber for the next 48 hours, [Justin’s] “With me,” Diddy clarified. “And we’re going to go full throttle.” Buck is completely crazy.

The “All About the Benjamins” artist then asked Bieber what he wanted to do. “Let’s get some girls,” the teenager grinned at his mentor.

“A man after my own heart,” Diddy replied. “That’s what I’m talking about.”

This is far from the only previous interaction between a young Bieber and the “I’ll Be Missing You” that has resurfaced in the wake of the disgraced rapper’s multiple sex crime charges. (Last month, Diddy, now 54, was arrested and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and solicitation for prostitution. He has been denied bail twice, and the disgraced rapper is currently in prison awaiting federal trial.)

On Friday, October 4th, Diddy’s Joint 2011 Jimmy Kimmel A performance featuring the then 17-year-old Bieber resurfaced online, with the hip-hop mogul recalling a time when “[Justin] had [my] Lambo for a day or two and he had access to it [my] House,” noting to Kimmel that Bieber “knows better than to talk about the things he does with Big Brother Puff on national television.”

Justin, who recently welcomed his first child with wife Hailey Bieber, has not yet spoken out against the allegations against Diddy.

For his part, Diddy has denied all allegations made against him and plans to testify in court.

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