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As probably the most recognizable names in hip-hop, Sean “Diddy” Combs—higher often called P. Diddy—established a star-studded community throughout the music, movie, trend, and enterprise worlds. His affect was unmatched within the late ’90s and 2000s, when he started internet hosting his famously extravagant White Events—unique, star-studded occasions outlined by a strict all-white gown code and no scarcity of luxurious.

In a 2006 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Diddy defined that the aim was to “strip away everybody’s picture and put us all in the identical coloration, on the identical stage.” Martha Stewart, who attended the inaugural occasion, referred to as it a “beautiful sight.”

Initially held within the Hamptons, the White Get together grew to become probably the most coveted invitations in leisure till it paused in 2009. However now, in 2025, Diddy is in federal custody in New York as his extremely publicized trial on expenses of intercourse intercourse trafficking and racketeering will get underway. With further civil lawsuits accusing him of abuse and misconduct, the legacy of these iconic events—and the movie star circles that surrounded them—is being reexamined underneath a a lot darker lens.

Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, and Diddy

Paris Hilton as soon as mirrored on the events, saying, “I bear in mind the primary occasion he threw within the Hamptons. It was iconic, and everybody was there.”

Jay-Z, Kelly Osbourne, and Diddy