Diddy joked about locking up women in old Conan O’Brien interview

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In an old interview currently making the rounds on social media, Sean “Diddy” Combs joked about “locking the doors” to prevent women leaving his “Freak Off” parties.

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In a resurfaced clip from a 2002 appearance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien back in 2002, the disgraced music mogul, who is facing charges of sex trafficking and racketeering, revealed his “ingredients” for throwing a “killer party.”

“You’re legendary for the parties that you throw. You throw a great party,” O’Brien said to Combs in the segment, which was shared to X and viewed over 16 million times. “What’s the ingredient? What do you do to make an amazing, killer party?”

“Women, beautiful women, of course,” the Bad Boy Records founder told O’Brien. “Beautiful men for the ladies, of course. There’s enough ladies to go around. You have to give the ladies what they need too. You have to take care of your women. You can’t force the situation.”

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Combs, now 54, continued, adding that his parties required a variety of “alcohols” and water.

“You need some water. I don’t know if guys have noticed this but a lot of ladies drink water at parties, so if you don’t have what they need, they’re going to leave. Gotta keep them there. Need locks on the doors,” he said.

“This is sounding kind of dangerous now,” O’Brien replied.

Combs dismissed the Conan O’Brien Must Go host’s fears saying he likes things “a little kinky.” He then rattled off some more of his party requirements.

“You need a lot of heat. Don’t have no air conditioning. Heat affects the alcohol but everybody also gets a little more comfortable and loose … builds up a nice little sweat,” he said.

The last thing his parties needed, he concluded was a good DJ and, he added ominously, “you need me, of course.”

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Other appearances Combs made on late-night also went viral after he was charged last week with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution.

During a 2018 stop on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Combs was asked whether he’d ever consider running for office.

“By the way, President Trump had his own vodka, it didn’t work out anywhere near as good as yours. Maybe you could be president. Do you ever think about anything like that?” Kimmel asked.

Combs acknowledged he “wouldn’t make a good president,” telling Kimmel: “I wouldn’t really pass any of the things that you have to pass … I don’t think I could be responsible for the whole country.”

According to a criminal indictment, Combs, who was denied bail last week and remains in custody, is accused of using his “power and prestige” to induce female victims and male sex workers into drugged-up, elaborately produced sexual performances dubbed “Freak Offs” that the rapper arranged, participated in and often recorded on video. The events would sometimes last days and Combs and victims would often receive IV fluids to recover, the indictment said.

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“He used the embarrassing and sensitive recordings he made of the ‘Freak Offs’ as collateral against the victims, and the indictment alleges that he maintained control over the victims in several ways, including by giving them drugs, by giving and threatening to take away financial support or housing, by promising them career opportunities, by monitoring their whereabouts and even by dictating their physical appearance,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said.

Prosecutors said that victims were left afraid for their safety and allege that Combs used firearms to threaten and intimidate participants. 

If convicted, Combs, who has pleaded not guilty, could spend the rest of his life behind bars.

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Some of the abuse claims alleged by police mirror accusations Combs’ former girlfriend Cassie Ventura made against the three-time Grammy winner last fall.

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Ventura sued Combs last November, claiming the hip-hop star raped and sex trafficked her over the course of their abusive 10-year relationship.

The lawsuit was settled a day later, with Ventura saying: “I have decided to resolve this matter amicably on terms that I have some level of control. I want to thank my family, fans and lawyers for their unwavering support.”

Combs denied the allegations, but issued a statement that said: “We have decided to resolve this matter amicably. I wish Cassie and her family all the best. Love.”

But earlier this year, security video aired by CNN showed Combs attacking Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016. 

The video aired in May and showed Combs, wearing only a white towel, punching and kicking the Me & U singer who was his protege and longtime girlfriend at the time. The footage also showed Combs shoving and dragging Cassie, and throwing a vase in her direction.

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According to the Associated Press, Ventura’s lawsuit alleged that Combs paid the hotel $50,000 for the security video. CNN did not say how it obtained the video but noted that it verified the location comparing it to publicly available images of the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles.

After Cassie’s lawsuit was settled, Combs was hit with several more lawsuits filed in the following months, and was subjected to a federal criminal sex-trafficking investigation that led authorities to raid his mansions in Los Angeles and Miami.

Back in May, a tearful Combs apologized for his behaviour, calling his actions “inexcusable.”

“I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I was disgusted then when I did it. I’m disgusted now,” Combs said in a video statement posted to Instagram and Facebook.

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But according to prosecutors, when authorities raided Combs’ homes in California and Florida they uncovered drugs, videos and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant. They said agents also seized guns and ammunition, including three AR-15s with missing serial numbers.

While some of Combs’ collaborators have been left reeling by the charges, his frequent critic 50 Cent mocked the entrepreneur’s arrest with a post on Instagram.

“Here I am keeping good company with @thedrewbarrymoreshow and I don’t have 1,000 bottles of lube at the house,” the In Da Club rapper joked.

— With files from the Associated Press

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