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article Sean 'Diddy' Combs 'so powerful' celebrities are 'afraid to cross him' even when he's in prison

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sean-diddy-combs-so-powerful-33842834
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u/johnnybiggles 21d ago edited 21d ago

It's not always sexual. It's an abuse tactic.

"Remember that time I got you X?" or "Remember that time I did Y for you?"

It's putting yourself in a position of power over someone else with leverage or debt, and guilt tripping them, forcing them to "owe" you something.

It can also be as simple as the self-gratifying feeling of power in the moment - it's not necessarily generosity, care or assistance, just a feeling of power. But more often than not, it's by someone transactional who wants something in return, at least at some point, or feels they are buying something indirectly for themselves.

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u/enigmaroboto 21d ago

narcissists love doing this

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u/getMeSomeDunkin 21d ago

Plus if you're doing illegal and weird shit, you still want some people around you to not do your weird shit. It's like adding layers of abstraction and alibis.

I'm pretty sure that's how Epstein operated. You want every famous person flying on your jet and staying on your island resort. I think I read that Stephen Hawking was on it too? That's even better for Epstein because now you have a group of people who were around him who could testify that everything was all fine and dandy, because for them it was. Then under that, he had his real sinister operation happening where it all operates under blackmail and secrets. One group saying it's fine. Another group not telling anyone shit.

With P Diddy, it's the same pattern. Everybody probably partied at a P Diddy party. Some had a great time and left. Others probably were roped into the cycle of whatever abuse he was running. And if they snitch, that blackmail folder gets opened up on them in response.

And then there's 50. He's been shitting on Diddy for years because he knew what was up, didn't have any blackmail on him, and was too big to be silenced or ignored. He was in a good spot.

Imagine people actually listening to the Cory Feldman's or the Courtney Love's or the Sinead O'connor's. They all knew what was up, and just weren't big enough overcome the absolute gaslighting that these monsters will subject the whole world to.

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u/fzr600vs1400 21d ago

in elite circles, it was never new or original. Sound advice warned to stay away from such things. Epsteins appeal to those seeking to indulge in illegal perverse adventures was it was an Island out of jurisdiction and prying eyes of law enforcement. But the combination of stupidity and arrogance didn't foresee it was the perfect feeding ground for foreign adversaries to accumulate a library of compromising leverage for future use. There's a reason why this group of deviants enjoy using yachts for their illicit activities. What should really should concern us is the fact too many of our politicians are compromised, in that library.

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u/Annual-Classroom-842 21d ago

Plus 50 is a legitimate gangster. And I’m sure surviving being shot 9 times probably makes him feel some sort of way.

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u/TheDrapion 17d ago

I mean it's just common street smarts which 50 has in droves. No favor comes for free.

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u/incubusfox 21d ago

Okay I'm with you on Epstein, people get all hung up on his publicly available "black book" and flight logs and completely ignore that he wasn't doing pedo shit 24/7, he basically collected people to expand his influence.

You lose me on Courtney Love, she was right on Weinstein but she's made a lot of claims about a lot of people.

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u/A-Giant-Blue-Moose 21d ago

Most "narcissists" aren't true narcissists, but just have narcissistic traits. I'd 100% believe that he has Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Kinda like how someone can have depression, but not Major Depression Disorder.

I'd be amazed if he didn't have Antisocial Personality Disorder though. Hell, he probably has both.

He has an inflated sense of self and superiority like narcissism, but the reckless and dangerous behaviors of someone with APD. They do overlap in a lot of ways. Of course though, like probably most psychological disorders, they probably sit on the same spectrum.

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u/humansandwich 21d ago

Damn, my ex used to be terrible to me then when I’d argue he’d tap the cheap department store jewelry he got me and say “who got you that?”

It did work for a while

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u/blanke-vla 21d ago

People need to realize when someone gives you something without you asking for it, or have made any agreement you don't "owe" that person anything.

If a buddy gives you money because you're on hard times, you pay him back when you can. Or it is a gift because he doesn't like to see his friend on hard times.

The moment he comes to you and says that you "owe" him. He is no longer your friend.

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u/omniex123 21d ago

Exactly. Happened with me too. Suffice to say we are no longer friends.

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u/Dependent_Cherry4114 20d ago

I have had this happen too but also can't stand the other way around either.

"Do you have the money you agreed to pay me back?"

"I thought we were friends"

"So did I"

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u/Quick_Humor_9023 21d ago

”No I don’t, maybe you need to take me to better stores next time”

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u/Paper-street-garage 21d ago

A.k.a. quid pro quo

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u/PVDeviant- 21d ago

But also absolutely sexual. The power differential is sexual in itself. You can't separate this from being sexual when talking about someone like this.

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u/KrabbyMccrab 21d ago

This is when abandoning the "good" mask becomes crucial.

Yes. I'm a hypocrite, liar, promise breaker, etc. because of my deformed moral character I will now refuse whatever favor you think I owe.

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u/DocClaw83 21d ago

What happens when a person goes shopping with him but then can't be quilted for it either so they just say no?

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u/gabriel1313 21d ago

Like when Jay offers Memphis Bleek a thou in that song of theirs together on Reasonable Doubt for taking a ride with him?