Leonardo DiCaprio has distanced himself from Sean “Diddy” Combs after a photo of him at one of the music mogul’s infamous “white parties” surfaced.
A source close to the 49-year-old Hollywood actor said he hasn’t had anything to do with Diddy “in years.”
Combs, 54, was arrested last week and charged in the Southern District of New York with organized crime, sex trafficking and human trafficking for the purpose of prostitution.
The rapper is accused of forcing women to perform “elaborate and staged sex performances,” so-called “freak-offs.”
Searches of his property are said to have uncovered a thousand bottles of baby oil. And prosecutors claim that the women who took part in the freak-offs were so exhausted from the marathon sex sessions that they needed IVs afterwards.
Dailymail.com published resurfaced photos showing DiCaprio laughing and smoking at one of Combs’ infamous “White Parties” at his East Hampton home in 1998.
Leonardo DiCaprio (back center) and Diddy (front center) celebrate with friends
Combs once declared the Titanic star “person number one” on his White Party invitation list.
Other stars Diddy hosted include Kim Kardashian, Paris HiltonAnd MariahCarey.
However, a source close to the A-list celebrity says Leo has had “no contact” with Combs for years, has never participated in “freak-offs” and has nothing to do with the case.
The couple were photographed together in public at the Democratic National Convention on July 29, 2004.
The Great Gatsby actor was also seen dancing at Combs’ 50th birthday in 2019.
“Leonardo DiCaprio has absolutely nothing to do with any of this,” the source said.
“He went to a few of his parties in the early 2000s – but literally everyone did.
“They weren’t outbursts.”
“Those were big house parties. Leo was just starting out in his career and had long since left his love of partying behind.
“He has nothing to do with that world, so it’s ridiculous for someone to assume that he’s going to get sucked into it based on some grainy photos that are more than 20 years old.
Leo was seen dancing at the music mogul’s 50th birthday celebrations in 2019
Combs and Leo at the Democratic Party Convention on July 29, 2004
“Leo is focused on his career and his relationship and is not thinking at all about Diddy’s federal case, which he has nothing to do with.”
DailyMail.com has asked DiCaprio for an official statement.
The Combs White Parties were held at his home in East Hampton, where hordes of A-list celebrities flocked to the waterfront house for the annual bash during the summer.
A photo from the 2000 White Party shows a young Leo in a white T-shirt and shorts next to Combs, holding a bottle of champagne.
Combs revealed in a 2018 interview with Vogue that Titanic actor Leo was his favorite party guest (pictured: a white party on July 4, 1998).
He once declared the Titanic star “person number one” on his invitation list for his infamous parties
In resurfaced footage from Combs’ 73 Questions appearance with Vogue in 2018, the rapper was asked about the number one person on his White Party invite list.
Without hesitation, Combs turned to the reporter and said, “Leonardo DiCaprio,” before handing the interviewer a drink.
Speaking to the New York Post, a drug dealer revealed the shocking incidents he witnessed at the luxury property – including sex between well-known celebrities.
The anonymous source said Combs, wearing only a white bathrobe, opened the door and then led him into a back room to complete a cocaine deal.
“You saw two people you wouldn’t have thought would do anything together, rappers, that shocked me,” the dealer told the news agency.
“I won’t name any names, but there were rappers I immediately lost respect for and could never take seriously again.”
The dealer added that many of the high-profile participants, including a mix of female stars, were under the influence of ketamine and GHB.
A source close to Leo told DailyMail.com that the actor had had “no contact” with Combs for years and had nothing to do with the case.
“That was the moment I got the hell out of there,” he said.
Combs is now facing sex crimes charges in federal court and is in prison after a judge denied his request for $50 million bail.
The disgraced musician was high-profilely arrested at the Park Hyatt hotel in New York City and has since been charged with sex trafficking and transportation for the purpose of prostitution. He pleaded not guilty to all of those charges in a Manhattan court on September 17.
The charges are related to so-called “freak-offs,” forced sexual acts that Combs allegedly staged and recorded, according to an indictment.
Although there is no mention of the Hamptons parties in the indictment, it didn’t take long for rumors to circulate that his alleged “freak-off” parties had taken place in the Hamptons decades ago.
There is no indication that Leo or other celebrities at Combs’ parties knew about the alleged drug use or orgies.
