Fragile pop sensation Justin Bieber is on the verge of a complete breakdown due to the terrifying prospect that obscene information on his relationship with indicted Sean "Diddy" Combs may soon be made public, a new report claimed.
The 30-year-old “Stay” singer, according to those close to him, has "shut himself off from the world" as he struggles with his dark history, which dates back to when he was a 15-year-old trying to impress a music business magnate whose alleged degenerate methods are only now coming to light.
"No one knows what's going on with Justin," a member of his inner circle told the National Enquirer. "It's like he's fallen off the map since Diddy's arrest and all the sick details coming out. People are genuinely worried about him."
Rumor has it that the handsome boy during Diddy's now-famous "Freak Off" orgies, Justin, who recently became a father for the first time with model wife Hailey Baldwin, participated in wild parties.
"Dealing with that and being a new dad probably has him stressed as hell," the insider said.
When Justin was signed to manager Scooter Braun and Usher's record company in 2008, he was barely 13. He became the 54-year-old rapper Diddy's protégé after meeting the rap mogul through Usher, Billboard reported.
Rediscovered footage shows that the two friends had a crazy weekend together in 2009. In the video, the rapper crows frighteningly, "Where we're hanging out and what we're doing, we can't really disclose, but it's definitely a 15-year-old's dream. I have been given custody of him. I don't have legal guardianship of him, but for the next 48 hours, he's with me, and we're gonna go full crazy."
There have long been rumors that Diddy took underage Justin to clubs and loaded him with alcohol and narcotics. As a young adult, Justin struggled with drug usage and endured suffering that almost pushed him to do the unimaginable, as he has admitted, as per USA Today.
"I think there were times when I was really, really suicidal, like man is this pain ever going to go away," he once shared.
According to the source, Justin, whose fame has declined somewhat in recent years, is afraid that information about those difficult days will come to light when Diddy is charged with assault and sex trafficking in what is expected to be a dramatic criminal trial.
Recent pictures of Justin looking scrawny have sparked fresh worries about his mental health. The source said, "I can only imagine the horrors he carries around with him. And now he has to deal with all this stuff being dredged up, threatening his marriage AND career. No one would be surprised if he has a complete breakdown!"
Business Times has reached out to Justin Bieber for comments.