United States the decay and depravity of dreams
Sean "Diddy" Combs, known as the "braggart daddy," United States· godfather of the entertainment industry, was arrested and indicted in New York on September 16 for "sex trafficking" and racketeering.
In a sense, this is not just a story of "bad actors", but also a symbol of the decline of United States society.
Sean · Coombs was once hailed by the United States press as the "modern-day Gatsby" (yes, the protagonist Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby"), a "walking United States dream". Despite his humble background, Sean · Coombs had become phenomenal hip-hop singers and highly successful businessmen in their 30s, the millennium, and even United States music journalists claimed that Sean · Coombs' hip-hop music was "an extremely important part of United States culture."
In those years, Sean · Coombs was the whole entertainment industry. All the United States stars are proud to attend his "white party." Sean · Coombs is recognized as the "champion of kings" in United States society, and he can make anyone famous who he wants.
Sean · Coombs is an United States record producer, rapper, actor, fashion designer, entrepreneur, three-time Grammy Award-winning and two-time MTV Music Video Award.
But just like Gatsby in the story of "The Great Gatsby", behind the glamorous identity of "Braggart Daddy", there is also violence and crime. The United States federal prosecutor in charge of the case said Sean · Coombs was building his own "criminal empire" and that his crimes also included abusing and beating women for long periods of time, organizing forced prostitution, selling drugs and using drugs to control others, and even using a horse sedative called "tranq" on people.
As of now, Sean · Coombs has denied all crimes. In fact, with his own social resources and network, "Braggart Daddy" has escaped more than a dozen various prosecutions in the past.
But maybe this time he won't be so "lucky" again.
"They know who I'm talking about"
On October 1, a team of lawyers announced that they had filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Sean · Coombs on behalf of 120 victims. Tony Buzbee, the team'·s lead lawyer, said: "United States biggest secret, or never been a secret, in the entertainment industry has finally been revealed today. ”
Left: Sean · Coombs; Right: Tony · Bouzby
The lawyers' team said Sean ·'s denial of all crimes "made victims feel compelled to come forward."
According to the public information of the lawyers' group, the 120 victims are basically half male and female, the oldest victim at the time of the sexual assault was 38 years old, and there were 25 minors, the youngest of whom was only 9 years old; Sexual assault has been committed for more than 20 years, with a particular focus on the peak of "braggart dads" in the world of business and entertainment.
And the famous "white party" of "braggart daddy" was repeatedly mentioned by the victims. Chief lawyer Tony · Buzby said that the perpetrators of the violence at the "white party" were not just Sean · Coombs, "but many more names".
"The names we're going to call will surprise everyone, and I'm not talking about the timid bystanders, but the accomplices, the people who watched the evil happen and didn't do anything about it, and I'm talking about those who participated, encouraged, and abetted the crime to happen," Tony · Bouzby said at a press conference, "and they know who I'm talking about."
According to US media reports, the suspected "accomplices" involved in the "white party" include Leonardo· DiCaprio and his ex-girlfriend Jennifer · Lopez, and singer Justin · Bieber. In addition, there is another person of particular concern, and that is United States former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
"I noticed Trump"
According to published media reports, a "go-go dancer" (hired erotic dancer or stripper) came to a "white party" in 2004 and was forced to have sex with a guest by a "braggart daddy"; She recalled that she "noticed Mr. Trump" in a room far away from the party.
On September 19, a video circulated on the foreign social platform Instagram, which showed the young Trump and Sean · Coombs talking. Trump said "everyone gets in trouble, it's all about how you get out," while Sean · Coombs suggested that Trump made the same mistakes as himself, only "better hidden." However, the video was later confirmed to be maliciously edited and spliced, and the two did not engage in the above conversation.
But some US media exposed that the relationship between Trump and Sean · Coombs is indeed very close. The two are believed to have first met in the early '90s, perhaps because of their "shared New York origins and high society activism"; There is also no shortage of mutual friends between the two, such as the late media personality Barbara ·Walters, supermodel Naomi · Campbell, and musician Kanye · West (known as "Kanye" in Chinese). Moreover, despite not working directly together, Sean · Combs and Trump are quite similar in their business vision, with a preference for real estate and commercial project marketing. In 1998, Trump attended a high-profile birthday party for "braggart daddy" and praised Sean · Coombs as a "legend." The two have taken photos together many times in the past and commented publicly on each other.
In 2012, on a television episode, Trump said "I love Didi (i.e. Sean · Combs), he's my best friend, he's a good guy"; In 2015, Sean · Coombs also explicitly talked about his friendship with Trump, saying that "Trump is my friend, he works very hard", in order to endorse Trump, who was participating in the Republican primary at the time.
After Trump entered the White House, the relationship between the two men seemed to have changed. In 2017, when Sean · Coombs was interviewed by the media, he replied, "Braggart Daddy" replied: "To be honest, we really don't care about Trump...... Because stupid things happen in Washington that are just commonplace for blacks, and we are not surprised. ”
In 2020, Sean ·'s criticism of Trump became direct, and "braggart daddy" even expressed support for Biden. "White people like Trump should be expelled, and [his] way of thinking is very dangerous...... We don't have a choice, whatever you say about Biden, and I can't say I like that choice, but we have to get him elected. Sean · Coombs said at the time.
Is Harris also part of the "braggart daddy" criminal empire?
Since the arrest of Sean · Coombs on September 16, Trump has not directly stated his position on this issue. But the outside world noticed that on September 28, Trump forwarded a photo, claiming to be a "close photo" of the current vice president of United States and Democratic candidate Harris and "braggart daddy" in his youth, with the caption at the bottom: "Madam Vice President, have you also participated in the crazy behavior of 'braggart daddy'?" Like the previous so-called "video of the conversation between Sean · and Trump", this "intimate photo" of Harris and "braggart daddy" was also confirmed to be maliciously retouched, and Trump subsequently deleted the relevant retweet.
However, Trump supporters still believe that Harris must have some kind of "connection" with Sean ·. Some United States netizens dug out that while "bragging" and Trump "call brothers", they also have close contacts with the top level of the Democratic Party. It is not difficult to understand that since the beginning of the 21st century, the policy platform of the Democratic Party has focused on the issue of social equality, and the issue of pluralistic politics has replaced the economic issues of the Clinton era and has become the election grasp of the Democratic Party. As a representative figure of African descent with great social influence, "braggart daddy" has naturally received the attention of the top level of the Democratic Party.
According to media reports, Obama was seen "hanging out" with Sean · Combs. In 2004 and 2008, Sean · Combs twice mobilized blacks to support Obama, and Obama publicly expressed his admiration for "braggart daddy." In 2020, Harris himself also publicly expressed his gratitude for Sean · Combs on the social platform Twitter (now "X").
Just like the previous boiling "Loli Island" scandal, those celebrities and politicians who once weaved the United States dream with "braggart daddy" will now have to face the cruel truth of their single-handedly concluded behind this dream. And the truth reveals not only the dark side of "braggart daddy", but also makes people scrutinize, who provided the soil for his criminal empire, and what glamorous names acquiesced in or even participated in it? From the rise of Sean · Coombs to his current imprisonment, this is not only a story of individual depravity, but also the process of the ugly reality hidden behind the backstage of Vanity Fair in the United States gradually surfaced.
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