Damon Dash breaks silence on attendance at Diddy's 2000 bash

by · Mail Online

Damon Dash says he 'didn't go to those parties' in which Sean 'Diddy' Combs allegedly organized sexual exhibitions authorities said were known as 'Freak Offs.'

The 53-year-old music executive in an Instagram Stories clip Sunday spoke about Diddy's 'shocking' situation, as the Grammy-winner, 54, remains incarcerated amid his arrest a week ago on sex trafficking allegations.

The New York City native was seen in a series of resurfaced photos taken in July of 2000 in East Hampton, New York, pictured with celebs including Diddy, Jennifer Lopez, Jay-Z and the late Aaliyah, who he was romantically involved with.

The Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder said on the social media platform, according to TooFab, 'I went to one in the Hamptons about 20 years ago with Aaliyah and that's about it - but a lot of people were at those, you know what I mean?'

Dash said his romance with the Are You That Somebody songstress, which lasted until her August 2001 death at the age of 22, began in the tony area of New York state.

Damon Dash, 53, says he 'didn't go to those parties' in which Sean 'Diddy' Combs allegedly organized sexual exhibitions authorities said were known as 'Freak Offs'
(L-R) Natane Adcock, Damon Dash, the late  Aaliyah, Jay Z, Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs and Jennifer Lopez at Puff Daddy's Fourth of July Party on July 2, 2000 in East Hampton, New York 

'Ain't s*** happen in the Hamptons ... that's the day I met' Aaliyah, Dash said of pics that have been circulating in the wake of Combs' arrest.

'We hung out there and then we left and that's what happened,' Dash said. 'That was 20 years ago, that was not in L.A. or Miami.'

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He added: 'I know they're gonna play games with those pictures. It's all good, I don't really care.'

Dash said that he's not surprised by the collective silence from the entertainment industry in pertinence to the case involving Diddy.

'People will sit there and watch people do things that could be immoral, but until they get caught, no one says anything,' Dash said.

He added, 'Whether it's illegal or immoral for me I just break out, I don't wait for people to get busted. 

'I don't wait for someone else to say that they're doing something wrong - if something is against my moral fabric, then I'm moving on.'

Dash and ex-wife, fashion designer Rachel Roy, 50, were wed from 2005-2009, are parents to two daughters: model Ava Dash, 24, and Tallulah Dash, 16. He is also father to son Dame 'Boogie' Dash, 32, with ex Linda Williams; son Lucky, 20, with ex Cindy Morales; and three-year-old son Dusko with fiancée Raquel Horn.

Dash was among the notable names pictured at Diddy's 2000 bash, joining the late Aaliyah and Diddy's ex Jennifer Lopez 
Dash said that he's not surprised by the collective silence from the entertainment industry in pertinence to the case involving Diddy 
'People will sit there and watch people do things that could be immoral, but until they get caught, no one says anything,' Dash said

Combs last week pleaded not guilty to allegations of federal sex trafficking and racketeering.

In an indictment, authorities said that the rap mogul had abused, threatened and coerced women 'to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct,' with allegations going as far back as 2008.

Combs twice attempted to get bail following his arrest, but was ordered to remain in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

Combs, if convicted, faces at least 15 years in custody and maximum life sentence.