Justin Bieber’s song Lonely has seen a significant increase in sales following the arrest of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for sex trafficking.
Amid reports that the pop star, 30, is deeply “disturbed” by the heartbreaking allegations against her former mentor, 54, her 2021 song Lonely, which details the dark side of child stardom, has experienced a “1,400% increase in pure purchases.” in the span of a few days,” according to Forbes.
Per Luminate, the second single from Bieber’s sixth studio album Justice, “sold nearly 1,500 copies last week.”
This is a big jump from the previous week, when the single sold fewer than 100 copies.
The spike in purchases comes after fans began claiming that Lonely’s lyrics may have hinted at what allegedly happened between him and Diddy when he was underage.
Justin Bieber’s song Lonely has seen a significant increase in sales following Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking arrest; seen in 2021
In the song Lonely, Justin sings “And everyone saw me sick/And I felt like no one cared/They criticized the things I did when I was an idiot kid.”
Adding: What if you had it all/And you felt like there was no one to call? Maybe then you’d know me/Cause I’ve had it all/But no one listens to me/And that’s just loneliness. I’m so alone. Lonely.’
Days after Diddy, 54, was arrested in New York amid a sex trafficking investigation, fans began questioning the troubled rapper’s underage relationship with Justin, calling out resurfaced images of them together. as “creepy.”
‘No one protected him. Not even his family. “I absolutely adore this song,” one fan wrote, “but the lyrics have always caught my attention. I hope it can heal with time.”
Diddy is 24 years older than Justin and videos of Justin, then 15, of Diddy documenting his ’48 hours’ stay with the singer have resurfaced online.
In the resurfaced clip, Diddy stands next to teenager Justin and tells the camera: “He’s having 48 hours with Diddy, where we hang out and what we’re doing, we can’t really reveal.”
Diddy continued: ‘But it’s definitely every 15-year-old’s dream. They have given me custody of him. He’s signed with Usher and I had legal guardianship of him (Bieber), but for the next 48 hours he’s going to be with me and we’re going completely crazy.
In the clip, Justin can be seen smiling and looking at Diddy as he talks, adding comments like “yeah” and “completely crazy.”
Amid reports that the pop star, 30, is deeply “disturbed” by the heartbreaking allegations against her former mentor, 54, her 2021 song Lonely, which details the dark side of child stardom, has experienced a “1,400% increase in pure purchases.” in the span of a few days,” according to Forbes (pictured in 2010)
Fans called the clip “disturbing” and “creepy,” adding that “these videos need to resurface to expose P Diddy’s disturbing behavior with 15-year-old Justin Bieber.”
Khloe Kardashian recalled running into Justin Bieber at one of Diddy’s star-studded parties, where she revealed that “half the guests were naked.”
The reality star, 40, made the comments on a 2014 episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, which resurfaced following the arrest of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs on sex trafficking charges.
The song Lonely was released in 2020, co-written by Justin, Blanco Blanco and Finneas.
Justin was discovered at the age of 13, which catapulted him to world fame.
In 2019, Justin reflected on the darker parts of his life due to growing up in the spotlight.
He was arrested in January 2014 on suspicion of DUI and arrested again in September 2014, charged with assault and dangerous driving.
Per Luminate, the second single from Bieber’s sixth studio album, Justice, “sold nearly 1,500 copies last week of tracking.”
Justin said that at age 19 he was “doing heavy drugs” and “abused all of my relationships,” which he shared on his Instagram in 2019.
‘I became resentful, disrespectful towards women and angry. “I became distant from everyone who loved me and hid behind the shell of the person I had become,” he wrote.
Justin turned his life around, marrying Hailey Bieber in 2018 and welcoming their first child together in August 2024: a son named Jack Blues Bieber.
In March, another resurfaced clip of teenagers Justin and Diddy surfaced, shortly after Homeland Security raided Diddy’s properties in Los Angeles and Miami.
Justin was 16 at the time and Diddy asked him why he didn’t talk to him as much.
‘What’s up man, are you okay? Sell stadiums and all that? Diddy asked the teen.
‘Starting to act different, huh? You haven’t been calling me or hanging out like we used to hang out.
Justin seemed anxious in the clip, telling her: ‘I mean, you tried to contact me my whole… and what not… but you never got my number. I’m going to tell you my number.
A source recently told DailyMail.com that Justin had been “taken aback” by the allegations against Diddy and is “unwilling to process or discuss them, so he has pulled the plug.”
The increase in purchases comes after fans began claiming that Lonely’s lyrics could have hinted at what allegedly happened between him and Diddy when he was underage.
In September, Diddy was arrested and soon denied bail by a judge after he used his and his mother’s $50 million home in Miami as collateral.
The rapper lost an appeal to overturn the decision and will remain in custody while awaiting trial.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is currently being held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center after being charged with sex trafficking, extortion, and transportation into prostitution.
In the indictment against Diddy made public this week, it was alleged that federal raids on his Miami and Los Angeles mansions led to the discovery of more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant.
The rapper allegedly coerced and manipulated victims into engaging in days-long sexual performances, which he called “freak offs.”
Diddy’s associates allegedly abused victims with drugs to keep them compliant and threatened anyone who refused to participate, in claims similar to those raised in a civil lawsuit filed by Diddy’s ex-girlfriend, Cassie, last year.
These allegations were instrumental in prosecutors bringing sex trafficking charges against the producer, and observers noted that authorities are increasingly expanding the law to fit their cases against powerful defendants.
In 2000, Congress passed increased federal charges for sex trafficking as an intentional step to crack down on prostitution rings and pimps, but the changing nature of the charge has led to it more recently being used to ensnare individuals like Keith Raniere .
In the song Lonely, Justin sings ‘And everyone saw me sick/And I felt like no one cared/They criticized the things I did when I was an idiot kid.’
Notably, Diddy hired the same attorney, Marc Agnifilo, who previously challenged the government’s increased use of federal sex trafficking charges in Raniere’s 2019 trial that led to a 120-year sentence.
Raniere was the leader of the NXIVM cult, a self-help pyramid scheme that acted as a front for his various crimes, including sexual assault, sex trafficking, child pornography and forced labor.