Hollywood celebrities and powerful elites are “praying” that rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs “keep his mouth shut,” according to a new report.
Diddy has become a pariah in Hollywood as he faces prison for alleged sexual abuse.
A source told In Touch Weekly that the hip-hop mogul’s powerful friends are keeping their distance from the rapper.
The insider revealed that Diddy’s VIP accomplices are hoping he “keeps his mouth shut.”
The embattled producer “kept meticulous records” of his exclusive A-list parties.
At those parties, celebrities allegedly witnessed and participated in sexual abuse of adults and children.
“The word is he’s got enough dirt to hang half of Hollywood,” the source added.
“All the rumors that he’s kept meticulous records, and even video recordings, of all the crazy* stuff that went on at his big parties over the years is only adding to everyone’s panic,” the insider said.
Diddy is currently in jail in Brooklyn as he awaits trial in May.
He is facing trail on criminal charges including sex trafficking.
The producer separately faces dozens of civil cases from alleged victims, including minor boys* and girls.
No other defendants have yet been named.
However, others in his Hollywood circle apparently fear exposure through their association with him.
“It’s not like they’ve been going around trashing him, but everyone’s been giving him a seriously wide berth,” the source says.
“He’s radioactive at this point, even if he hasn’t been found guilty, his name is mud, and it would social suicide to have anything to do with him.”
As he awaits trial, Combs has reportedly been surprised to find that his friends, and former girlfriends Jennifer Lopez and Cameron Diaz, have not reached out to him.
The source said that those famous names feel their “hands are tied.”
The outlet’s source reportedly added:
“There’s a legitimate fear among a huge swath of people in Hollywood — J. Lo and Cameron included — that he could seriously embarrass them if he decides to talk about what they shared with him back in the day, which was pretty intimate.
“But their hands are tied, it’s not like they can reach out to him, and showing any kind of support for him is out of the question,” the insider continues.
“So, all they can do is hope and pray he keeps his mouth shut.”
Tony Buzbee, who is representing many of the civil plaintiffs, said additional defendants will be named soon.
“The names that we’re going to name, assuming our investigators confirm and corroborate what we’ve been told, are names that will shock you.”