Leonardo DiCaprio has distanced himself from Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs after a photo emerged of him at one of the music mogul’s infamous ‘white parties’.
A source close to the 49-year-old Hollywood actor said he had had nothing to do with Diddy “for years.”
Combs, 54, was arrested last week and charged in the Southern District of New York with racketeering, sex trafficking and trafficking for prostitution.
Combs is accused of forcing women to perform “elaborate and produced sexual performances” that were described as “weird.”
Dailymail.com published resurfaced images showing DiCaprio laughing and smoking at one of Combs’ infamous “White Parties” in 1998 at his East Hampton home.
Leonardo DiCaprio (center back) and Diddy (center front) partying with friends
Combs once declared the Titanic star the “number one person” on his White Party guest list.
Other stars who have been featured by Diddy include Kim Kardashian., Paris Hiltonand Mariah Carey.
However, a source close to the star says Leo has “not been in touch” with Combs for years, saying he never attended freak offs and has nothing to do with the case.
The couple was photographed together in public at the Democratic National Convention on July 29, 2004.
The Great Gatsby actor was also spotted dancing alongside Combs at his 50th birthday party in 2019.
“Leonardo DiCaprio has absolutely nothing to do with any of this,” the source said.
‘I attended a few of his parties in the early 2000s, but literally everyone else did.
‘They weren’t weirdos.
‘They were big parties in private houses. Leo was just starting his career at the time and had already left parties behind.’
‘He has nothing to do with that world, so it’s ridiculous for anyone to assume he’ll be involved in this based on a few grainy photos that are over 20 years old.
Leo was spotted dancing at the music mogul’s 50th birthday celebrations in 2019.
Combs and Leo pictured at the Democratic National Convention on July 29, 2004
‘Leo is focused on his career and his relationship and not thinking at all about Diddy’s federal case, which he has nothing to do with.’
DailyMail.com has contacted DiCaprio for official comment.
Combs White’s parties were held at his East Hampton home, where some of America’s biggest celebrities would flock to the oceanfront home in the summer for the annual bash.
A photo from the 2000 White Party shows a young Leo dressed in a white T-shirt and shorts standing next to Combs, who is holding a bottle of champagne.
Combs revealed in a 2018 interview with Vogue that Titanic actor Leo was his favorite party guest (pictured at a white Fourth of July party in 1998).
She once declared the Titanic star the “number one person” on her guest list for her famous parties.
In resurfaced footage from Combs’ appearance on 73 Questions with Vogue in 2018, the rapper was asked who the number one person on his White Party guest list was.
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 inside the luxurious home, including well-known celebrities having sex with each other.
The anonymous source said Combs opened the door dressed only in a white robe before leading him into a back bedroom to make a cocaine deal.
“You see two people you never thought would be together, rappers, that’s what surprised me,” the dealer told the outlet.
‘I won’t name names, but there were rappers that I immediately lost respect for and could never take seriously again.’
The dealer added that many of the high-status attendees, which also included a mix of female stars, were under the influence of ketamine and GHB.
A source close to Leo told DailyMail.com that the actor “has not been in contact” with Combs for years and has nothing to do with the case.
“That’s when I got out of there,” he said.
Combs now faces federal sex crimes charges and is being held in jail after a judge denied his request for $50 million bail.
The disgraced musician was sensationally arrested at the Park Hyatt Hotel in New York City and has since been charged with sex trafficking and transportation for prostitution, crimes to which he pleaded not guilty in a Manhattan court on September 17.
The charges relate to “freak offs,” forced sexual acts that Combs allegedly arranged and recorded, according to a federal indictment.
While there is nothing in the indictment that points to parties in the Hamptons, it wasn’t long before rumors began to circulate that his alleged “weird” parties had been held in the Hamptons decades ago.
There is no suggestion that Leo or any other celebrities at Combs’ parties knew about the alleged drug use or orgies.