P Djsonly appeared on one episode of The Apprentice – and in a resurfaced clip from the reality TV show, he can be seen giving a chilling warning to Justin Bieber.

In a shocking moment unearthed from the past, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is caught on tape jokingly urging Justin Bieber to remain tight-lipped about “the things he does with Puff”.

The fallen music mogul was featured with a young 16-year-old Justin on a 2011 segment of Jimmy Kimmel Live. Now 54, Diddy finds himself behind bars awaiting his day in court, facing indictments for sex trafficking, persuading for prostitution, and racketeering.

He’s also up against accusations of sexual abuse and violent behavior, although he staunchly refutes all these claims. The throwback clip shows a 41-year-old Diddy being quizzed by Kimmel, “What’s going on with you guys? Are you working together? ” to which Diddy answers, “Nah. I think that we have become friends in a strange way.”

Justin light-heartedly compared their friendship to “Rob and Big”, a nod to US skate legend Rob Dyrdek and his one-time protector Christopher ‘Big Black’ Boykin, known from their MTV reality show in the 2000s, reports the Mirror.

Furthering on their friendship, Diddy said, “I mean, to a lot of us, he’s like a little brother. You know what I’m saying? He’s not afraid to call and ask for advice. He’s somebody that industry-wise, the record industry is a strong family. He’s somebody that we definitely have our arms around and we want to protect him, because he’s such genuinely a nice person besides his talents. He’s one of the greatest kids you could ever know.”

Kimmel ribbed Justin during the show, remarking: “You know, Diddy bought his son a Bentley, maybe he can buy you one also while he’s at it.” Justin garnered laughs when he retorted: “He got me a Lamborghini. I haven’t gotten it yet though.”

Continuing the banter, Jimmy asked, “When is it coming that Lamborghini? We talked about this last time,” leading Diddy to playfully warn with a chuckle: “He had the Lamborghini for a day or two and he had access to the house. And he knows better than to be talking about the things he does with big brother Puff on national television. Everything ain’t for everybody.”

The Mirror has requested statements from representatives of Justin and Diddy for additional insights into the story.

First crossing paths at the 2009 VMAs, Justin, who is now 30, struck up a friendship with Diddy soon after. At that juncture, Justin had newly inked a deal with Usher, a singer who had himself benefited from Diddy’s guidance in his youth.

Usher later expressed his views on Diddy’s influence, alleging that the rapper exposed him prematurely to sex, drugs, and alcohol. Reflecting on his experiences, Usher conveyed to MTV in 2010 that he would neglect to pass along any counsel he had received from Diddy.