EXCLUSIVE What I saw when I walked into the VIP-only inner sanctum of one of P Diddy's sordid, drug-fuelled parties in the Hollywood Hills, as told by one insider to ALISON BOSHOFF By Alison Boshoff for the Daily Mail Published: 01:38, 28 September 2024 | Updated: 01:54, 28 September 2024 e-mail View comments Say what you like about P Diddy 's parties, but they were certainly memorable – for those 'privileged' enough to make it onto the strict invitation list at least. If not just for the debauchery, which was on a scale to shame Caligula, attendees also couldn't fail to be dazzled by the sheer number of A-listers who would throng the billionaire music mogul's mansion. There appears to have been no limit to the wealth of stellar contacts P Diddy – real name Sean Combs – could attract to his gatherings.
Take one particular bash in the spring of 2008 at Combs's house in the Hollywood Hills. The attendees included musicians Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Mel B and Lionel Richie ; actors Ben Stiller , Ashton Kutcher and Denzel Washington ; socialites Nicole Richie , Paris and Nicky Hilton ; and tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams . 'And they were just the ones I recognised,' says my contact, a Hollywood insider, who prefers to remain anonymous, and attended this extraordinary party as the plus one of a friend of the host himself.
Fascinatingly, my contact paints a rather ominous picture of Combs – whose fortune is founded on everything from record sales to perfu.