An urban explorer recently stumbled upon an abandoned mansion that was once owned by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs – and it’s a pretty spooky place to be
An urban explorer has stumbled upon an eerie abandoned mansion once owned by music mogul Sean Diddy Combs with strange discoveries inside. The 54-year-old was arrested last month in New York on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, transportation, and engaging in prostitution.
He is alleged to have hosted debauched “freak-off” parties at his residences in Beverly Hills, California, and Miami, where it is alleged drugged victims were sexually abused in public. He has vehemently denied all allegations and entered a plea of not guilty.
However, another property previously owned by the star remains mysteriously vacant, and the urban explorer who found it was shocked by what he discovered inside. Jeremy Abbott, who operates the popular JeremyXplores YouTube channel, shared that there are a couple of competing theories about why the music mogul left the luxury property.
He said: “Some speculate it was due to financial constraints, but there’s also a bizarre rumour that Diddy abandoned the Mansion after seeing the ghost of his friend Biggie Smalls who was murdered in 1997.”
It certainly seems strange that the multimillionaire would just abandon the grand property to decay. “The 20,000ft home features eight bedrooms and 16 bathrooms,” Jeremy added.
“It was also designed to feature a library, wine cellar, home theatre, five fireplaces a personal gym and several saunas. And outside there’s a five car garage and a saltwater swimming pool.”
Some areas of the mansion seem to be half-finished. “Wandering further into the vast darkness of the basement, the layout starts coming into focus,” Jeremy added.
“The space feels eerie, yet brimming with untapped potential.”
It looks as if there might have been plans to convert the basement into an underground recording studio. Many of the rooms appear to have been abandoned mid-way through major renovations.
Drone footage of the abandoned mansion ( Image: JeremyXplores/YouTube)
There were surprising discoveries inside ( Image: JeremyXplores/YouTube)
But there was one discovery that left him astonished. Jeremy said: “At the top I find a massive room, the skeletal remains of what was once a grand living area …to my surprise many of the high-end appliances are still here and astonishingly they still have power.”
It’s evident that someone is still paying the bills.
He continued: “This place is quite the mystery. Diddy purchase the mansion for $2.6 million but after four years of extensive renovations he suddenly sold the mansion for $1.3million – half of what he paid for it.”
Power still seemed to be working ( Image: JeremyXplores/YouTube)
( Image: JeremyXplores/YouTube)
Even amid all of his legal woes, Sean Combs – variously known as Diddy, Puff Daddy and P. Diddy – is worth an estimated $600million, thanks in part to his discovery and development of artist such as the Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, and Usher.
Diddy also enjoyed hits as an artist in his own right, including the multi-platinum selling I’ll Be Missing You. Since Diddy moved out, the mansion has stood empty.
“Even though the mansion has been stripped of much of its former glory, the essence of its greatness and meticulous craftsmanship still lingers,” Jeremy noted. The true reason behind the multimillionaire’s abandonment of the half-renovated property is still unknown.
Tragically, the deserted mansion has become a canvas for local vandals, with its once immaculate surfaces increasingly marred by graffiti.