Justin Bieber rose to fame at 14 and signed to Usher’s record label in 2008.
A 2011 video of Justin Bieber and Sean “Diddy” Combs on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” has resurfaced in the wake of the rapper’s arrest for alleged sex trafficking and racketeering.
The clip begins with host Jimmy Kimmel asking the pair what their friendship is like and if they are working on music together.
“I think that we have become friends in a strange way,” Combs, 54, replied, to which Bieber, then 16, quipped, “It’s like Rob & Big,” in reference to skateboarder Rob Dyrdek and his bodyguard, the late Christopher “Big Black” Boykin.
“I’m Big and you’re Rob,” the Grammy winner continued.
“He’s, to a lot of us, he’s like a little brother. He’s not afraid to call and ask for advice. He’s somebody that industry wise, the record industry is a strong family,” Combs reflected. “He’s somebody that we definitely have our arms around and we wanna protect him because he’s genuinely such a nice person besides his talents.”
“He’s one of the greatest kids you could ever know,” he added.
Bieber then reached out to shake hands with Combs as the two laughed and pointed to one another.
“You know, Diddy bought his son a Bentley, maybe he could buy you one also while you’re at it,” Kimmel, 56, chimed in.
“He got me a Lamborghini,” Bieber, now 30, responded. “I haven’t gotten it yet, though.”
“When is that coming? That Lamborghini,” the talk show host interjected. “We talked about this last time.”
“The Lamborghini for a day or two and he had access to the house,” Combs said. “And he knows better than to be talking about the things that he does with big brother Puff on national television.
