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We are following breaking
news right now related

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to music mogul Sean Diddy Combs.

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Major new allegations today of sexual
assault and exploitation by Combs.

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For the first time we are hearing about

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victims who say they were minors when they

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were allegedly assaulted by the music star.

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The youngest allegedly just nine years old.

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The complaint alleges in
part that defendant Combs

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and another defendant
committed a quote violation of

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New York City victims of
gender motivated violence

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protection act by viciously
and violently forcing sexual

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contact, oral sex and sexual
intercourse on the plaintiff.

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Wherever he is, his resolve is the same.

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He believes is innocent.

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I believe he's innocent and we're going to

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fight this case with all of our might

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until we don't have to fight any longer.

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Some of the hardest parts of this
pain are the shame and the guilt I have

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experienced that plays
a negative part in my

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day-to-day ability to function properly.

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And they usually do not
indict someone, especially

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someone of this kind of
public magnitude without

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having all their ducks already lined up.

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So I imagine it is
a very serious hit.

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It's so difficult to reflect on
the darkest times in your life.

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Sometimes you got to do that.

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I was f***ed up.

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I mean, I hit rock bottom.

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In November, 2023, the
singer Cassie, real name

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Cassandra Ventura, filed an
explosive federal lawsuit against

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her former partner, Sean
Diddy Combs, claiming he

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had been physically and sexually
abusive throughout their relationship.

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The complaint alleged that
Combs' abuse ranged from

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beating Ventura and forcing her to have sex

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with other men to raping
her at her home in 2018.

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The rapper settled
the lawsuit within a day.

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But it didn't end there.

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This was a situation that the rapper
couldn't simply buy his way out of.

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Since then, over two dozen men and women

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have sued Combs, accusing him of a wide

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range of abusive behavior
including sexual harassment, rape,

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non-consensual pornography
and sex trafficking.

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The situation escalated in
March when federal agents

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raided Combs' properties
in Miami and Los Angeles.

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And then on September
16th, federal agents arrested

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Combs at a Manhattan hotel
following a grand jury indictment.

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The music mogul was
charged with racketeering and

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sex trafficking, to which
he pleaded not guilty.

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A judge ruled that he be
held without bail until trial.

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You sure you want to do that?

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You sure you want to do that?

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Following the raids, Combs'
lawyer Aaron Dyer maintained

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that his client is
innocent and will continue

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to fight every single
day to clear his name.

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The music mogul even took matters into his

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own hands, turning to Instagram to
deny all of his accusers' allegations.

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I have sat silently and watched people try

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to assassinate my character,
destroy my reputation and

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my legacy, he said in December.

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Sickening allegations have
been made against me by

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individuals looking for a quick payday.

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Let me be absolutely clear, I did not

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do any of the awful things being alleged.

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However, anyone's doubts
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guilt were swiftly
diminished in May, when CNN

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published graphic security footage
showing Combs assaulting Ventura

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in a hotel back in 2016.

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Viewer warning for content
displaying domestic violence.

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New surveillance footage
obtained exclusively by CNN appears

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to corroborate some of
the allegations of abuse

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against music mogul Sean Diddy Combs.

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The video, captured on
multiple cameras, shows Combs

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assaulting his then-girlfriend
Cassie Ventura in a

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hallway at a Los Angeles
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A lawsuit filed by Ventura in November last

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year and settled the next
day referenced actions

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that seemed to match
those seen in this video.

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According to the complaint,
Combs became extremely intoxicated

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and punched Ms. Ventura in the face, giving

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her a black eye, which, according to the

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lawsuit, prompted Ventura to
try and leave the hotel room.

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The surveillance video begins
as she enters the hallway.

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The complaint says, as
she exited, Mr. Combs

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awoke and began screaming at Ms. Ventura.

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He followed her into the hallway
of the hotel while yelling at her.

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The complaint goes on to say, he grabbed

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at her and then took glass vases in
the hallway and threw them at her.

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The video lines up
closely with the allegations

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in Cassie's suit, further
cementing her claims and

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diminishing any doubts
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in the public's mind about whether
or not she was telling the truth.

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So often, survivors of
domestic abuse aren't believed

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until physical evidence is provided.

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Hey, brother love, brother love.

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And just like that, the reputation of one

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of hip-hop's music moguls was destroyed.

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Social media was littered
with jokes about baby

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oil and think pieces about how one
man was able to get away with abuse for

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so long without getting caught.

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Was it his wealth?

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His power?

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Who else knew about what was
going on and chose to stay silent?

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A magnifying glass was placed on all of

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the celebrities and staff
who had associated closely

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with Diddy over the years as people began

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to question just how
innocent they could have been.

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Was this all just one big
open Hollywood secret?

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But in order for us to truly understand
how Diddy was able to get away with

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his crimes for so long,
we have to go back.

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Way back to the 90s when Sean Combs

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was not yet the superstar
rapper and producer

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he is today, but was just a kid from
Mount Vernon trying to make it big.

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By whatever means necessary.

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Savage! I'm a savage!

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Oh!

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I'm a savage!

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Whatever I want, I'm going to get!

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Whatever I want, I have to get!

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Puff Daddy, P.

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Diddy, Diddy, or at this point, simply Sean

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Combs started his life
in Harlem, New York City.

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Growing up in a single-parent household, he

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was forced to step up as the man
of the house from a young age after

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losing his father to crime
when he was only three.

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His mother, Janice Combs,
encouraged his artistic pursuits

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and he found solace in music.

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After dropping out from
Howard University, Diddy began

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his career by becoming an intern at Uptown

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Records, one of the
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hip-hop labels with a roster
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Blige, Heavy D and the Boyz, and
of course, the notorious B.I.G. It's the

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one and only Biggie Smalls
doing his thing in the rap world.

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That's right, baby.

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He swiftly rose up in the ranks of

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the company, eventually becoming
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making a ton of industry connections.

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But this abruptly came to an end when

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he was fired by the company's CEO, Andre

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Hero, for seemingly
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In an interview with Oprah, Diddy said that

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the reason he lost his job was because

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he didn't understand protocol
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there can't be two kings in one castle.

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But this wasn't enough to
stop a young Sean Combs.

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If anything, it motivated
him to become his own boss.

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And in 1993, just weeks after losing his

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old job, Diddy formed the label Bad Boy

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Records, with one of the first people he

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signed being the
notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie.

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This was a huge blow to Uptown Records

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given the massive success
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debut album, Ready to Die, in 1994.

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Diddy's career and reputation
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and producer continued
to grow during the early

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to mid-90s, working with artists such as

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Mariah Carey, Mase, TLC, Aretha
Franklin, and so many others.

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His stamp on the music industry
during this era was undeniable.

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♪ Everybody wanna be fast, see the cash ♪

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♪ Fuck around they weak
staff, get a heat rash ♪

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♪ Anything in Bad Boy way we smash ♪

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♪ Hundred G stash, push
a bulletproof E-Class ♪

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♪ I'm through with bein’
a player and a baller ♪

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♪ Just want me one bad
bitch so I can spoil her ♪

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♪ Mase wanna be the one you
respect, even when you’re vexed ♪

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♪ Rock Versace silks over a steel V-neck ♪

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Diddy was churning out hit after hit, and

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by 1997, the company
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million in record sales.

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But whilst things were going well for the

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growing star, this was also when he began

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to run into some of his legal issues.

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Around this time, a
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had just released his
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TNT Recordings and Interscope
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beginning to become a household name.

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Yeah, I like to think I'm revolutionary.

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Tupac and Biggie
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friends, frequently being seen
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However, things changed
quickly when Tupac was shot

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five times on his way to a studio
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1994.

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The subject is Tupac
Shakur, rapper, actor, court

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defendant, and now shooting victim.

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Shortly after midnight,
1225 a.m. on Wednesday

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morning, Tupac Shakur
was shot five times in

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the lobby of this Manhattan
building right behind me.

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Police say it appeared to be a robbery

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attempt committed by three men as Tupac was

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on his way to a recording studio on

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the eighth floor of the Powers Building.

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Shakur was reported in
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at Bellevue Hospital
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a.m. Wednesday morning
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He was grazed by two shots to the head
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The gunman, who
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off with $40,000 worth of jewelry.

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Shakur's lawyers who are
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verdict on sexual assault
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the shooting looks like a
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After November 30th, 1994,
the relationship between Biggie

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and Tupac was never the same.

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Rumors about who was
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speculation about the whole thing
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But none of this mattered because in the

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eyes of Tupac, it was
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And thus, the West Coast
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This is also when suspicion
about Diddy's involvement

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started to circulate for
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After his shooting, Tupac
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for a sexual assault case and had to

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which he did on December 23rd, 1994.

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Whilst locked up, Biggie
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that he had nothing to do with it
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But Pac wasn't buying it.

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He thought that, just like all the other

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East Coast rappers, he was putting up a

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front for the media and if he really
cared, he would have come to visit him

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in prison.

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And then, any doubt about who was behind

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his shooting was erased with the release of

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Biggie's song, Who Shot Ya?, in 1995.

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♪ Who shot ya? ♪

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♪ Separate the weak from the obsolete ♪

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♪ Hard to creep them Brooklyn streets ♪

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♪ It's on nigga, fuck
all that bickering beef ♪

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♪ I can hear sweat
trickling down your cheek ♪

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Diddy maintains that the
song was recorded before

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Biggie's debut album,
Ready to Die, which was

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released in 1994, before
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had occurred, but again,
Pac wasn't buying it.

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Many believe that Diddy
intentionally released the track

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after Tupac was shot as a way to

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taunt him and potentially
fuel the battle between

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Tupac and Biggie, and he
had plenty reason to do so.

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Prior to the shooting,
Diddy had unresolved issues

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with the co-founder and CEO of Death

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Row Records, the label that
Tupac was signed to, Suge Knight.

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And one other thing I'd like to say,

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any artist out there that wants to
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and don't want to have to worry about the

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executive producers trying to be all in the

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video, all on the record,
dancing, come to Death Row.

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The date is September 23, 1995,

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and the record producer
Jermaine Dupri is throwing

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a party to celebrate
his birthday in Atlanta,

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inviting all of his celebrity
friends, including both

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Diddy and Suge Knight.

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Things remained calm
during the event, but the

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afterparty was where
all the trouble began, a

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common occurrence that seems
to happen when Diddy's around.

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Suge Knight arrived at the
Platinum House nightclub

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with only one person, his friend Big Jake,

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who also happened to
be an OG Blood member.

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Diddy was surrounded
by an entourage filled with

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a lot of street guys
with gang affiliations,

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one notably being Anthony
Wolf Jones, who was

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known to be Diddy's right-hand
man and also a member of the Crips.

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According to an off-duty
Fulton County Sheriff

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by the name of Chris Howard who was

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working as security that
night, Diddy and Suge

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inevitably ended up getting
into a heated confrontation,

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resulting in both parties
being asked to leave the club.

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In an attempt to avoid
the altercation getting

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any worse outside,
Suge's party was asked to

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remain inside whilst Diddy's
entourage cleared out.

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But of course, things only got
worse once they hit the streets.

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As Howard recalled, I
told Suge, okay, coast

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is clear, and we walked
outside and got into the limo.

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His partner was just about ready to
get into the limo when all of a sudden

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Puffy's guys came from around the
corner and one of them had a gun.

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I chased the guy with
the gun around the corner.

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Howard said, he handed
the gun off to another guy.

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It was a .45. By the time I got
back out front, that's when the guy

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took a shot at Suge's partner.

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He shot him two or three times.

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Howard said he had drawn his weapon but

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couldn't fire because a crowd
had gathered outside the club.

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He said he saw the shooter jump
into a car carrying Cobb's associates.

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I couldn't see who was driving, but
all the guys who were with Puffy ran to

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the car when the shooting
took place, Howard said.

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Then the shooter jumped
in, and they drove off.

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Fifteen minutes later
the police arrived, but by

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that point the shooter was nowhere to be

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found and no weapon was ever recovered.

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The victim, Jake Robles, also known as Big

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Jake, died in the
hospital a few weeks later.

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A lot of speculation
followed that night over

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who actually shot Big
Jake, but Jermaine Dupree

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and many others believed it
was Wolf who took the fatal shot.

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This was the night that officially turned a

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competition in hip-hop
to a full-blown beef.

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With Bloods and Crips now involved in the

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beef, things turned
violent quickly, and over the

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following year a lot of blood was shed,

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including the blood of
the superstar of Death

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Row, Tupac, and eventually
the legendary Notorious B.I.G.

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With all that was going on, tensions
rose to a point where both Biggie

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and Tupac ended up losing their lives, and

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with Diddy being so
heavily associated with the

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drama, many believed him
to be involved somehow.

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He denies all involvement to this day.

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Regardless, this is just one
example of Diddy's nefarious activities.

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If we delve even further into his past,

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we begin to see a pattern of violence.

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For example, in 1999 Diddy caught his first

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assault charge following
the accidental release of a

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Nas music video for
the song Hate Me Now.

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♪ You can hate me now ♪

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♪ Q.B. ♪
♪ But I won't stop now ♪

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♪ ‘Cause I can't stop now ♪

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♪ Bravehearts ♪
♪ You can hate me now ♪

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♪ Come on ♪

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The infamous music video,
directed by Hype Williams,

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featured a controversial
depiction of Diddy and Nas

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carrying large wooden
crosses on their backs and

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being flogged by an angry mob.

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The full video remained buried for 20 years

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until 2022 when a user
named HipHopVCR posted

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the entire music video on Patreon, and as

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expected, the reception
was widely negative.

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Diddy, having been raised
in the Catholic Church,

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had a chat with his priest before the

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release of the video and decided he no

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longer wanted his
crucifixion scene included.

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However, by the time he came to that

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decision it was already
too late, large sums

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of money had been spent, and Steve Stout,

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Nas's manager, was
reluctant to make the change,

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especially given the fact
that the crucifixion scene

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was Diddy's idea in the first place.

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On April 15th, 1999, the uncut music video

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aired on national TV, and according to XXL,

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it was only a matter of minutes before

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Diddy and his bodyguards
burst into Steve's office

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to violently assault him
in front of two clients.

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While speaking to the LA
Times, Steve recounts the incident.

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One minute I'm in the middle of a
meeting and the next I'm down on the

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floor and Puffy and his guys
are kicking and pounding me.

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One of them picks up a
chair and throws it at me.

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Then Puffy throws my desk over and they

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just walk out like nothing happened.

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I was laying there on the floor bleeding.

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My jaw and my head were all swollen.

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I couldn't move my arm.

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It was a traumatic experience and in the

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middle of it I didn't
know exactly how to feel.

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I was upset, embarrassed,
scared, and angry.

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As far as I'm concerned
this was an attempt on my life.

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Almost instantly, Diddy was
arrested, criminally charged, and

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faced up to seven years in prison until

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Steve suddenly had a change of heart and

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asked the DA's office to drop the
charges once Diddy apologized.

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And if that wasn't enough, one of the

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most high-profile
controversies involving P.

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Diddy was the 1999
shooting at Club New York.

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On December 28th, 1999, Sean Combs and then

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- girlfriend Jennifer Lopez
had been celebrating a soon

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- to-be-released album by Shine, aka Jamal

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Barrow, the rap mogul's 21-year-old
protege at Midtown's Club New York.

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They were leaving when
Combs, carrying a bottle

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of champagne, accidentally
jostled one of the club's

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patrons, knocking a drink out of his hand.

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The man, Matthew
Allen, a street tough known

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as Scar, responded with a shove.

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Things escalated.

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One of Allen's companions
allegedly threw a stack

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of money in Combs' face, and shots were

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fired, leaving three people injured.

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Combs and Lopez were
arrested fleeing the scene

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in a Lincoln Navigator
with a gun in the trunk.

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J. Lo was quickly absolved,
and although witnesses said

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they'd seen Combs with the weapon, and his

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driver testified that
his boss had bribed him

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to claim ownership, his
legal team, including Johnny

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Cochran, created enough doubt
that Combs was acquitted too.

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I don't know if you know this judge,

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but this person Jennifer
Lopez is a very famous actress.

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One lawyer pointed out, To think Mr. Combs

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is walking around with
her with a loaded gun.

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It's so ridiculous that it
stretches the imagination.

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In the end, it was Shine who served

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almost nine years for
assault, gun possession, and

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reckless endangerment,
though he did so angrily, claiming

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Combs had sold him
out to save his own skin.

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After his acquittal, Combs
changed his nickname to P.

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Diddy in hopes of putting the past behind

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him, but the case still casts a
shadow over his reputation to this day.

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This was just another example of
Diddy's involvement in shady situations.

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It seems that his abusive past has always

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been one of the industry's
worst kept secrets,

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and it's important to note here just how

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popular and powerful Diddy
was becoming at this point.

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Following the tragic murder
of The Notorious B.I.G.,

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Diddy's tribute single,
I'll Be Missing You,

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featuring Faith Evans,
debuted at number one

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on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained in

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the number one spot for an astounding 11

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weeks, as well as topping
charts around the world.

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Diddy's mainstream celebrity
status continued growing with the

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release of his debut album, No Way Out,

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which sold 3.4 million physical copies in

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the United States alone, going platinum.

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He even managed to earn
five Grammy nominations

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for this album in 1997, going
on to win for Best Rap Album.

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In 1998, he created the Sean John clothing

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line that later became
a cultural phenomenon.

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From there, he dipped
into fragrances, alcohol, and

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even set up a media company, becoming the

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host of multiple reality
shows where he would

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discover new talent and make people stars.

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Diddy was hanging out with all the hottest

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celebs, from Kanye West to
Donald Trump and Martha Stewart.

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By now, he was rich.

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Filthy rich.

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It's estimated that he has more than $800

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million in valuation
of property and assets.

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And according to a business
insider, Diddy's record

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label brought in about $130
million annually in its prime.

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It's safe to say that his lifestyle was

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nothing short of lavish, and with all of

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his fame and wealth, he became known for

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putting on some of the most extravagant
parties for his celebrity friends.

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But once the main party had ended and

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the majority of the guests had gone home,

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this is allegedly where
the more obscene activities

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would begin, better known as freak-offs.

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During these freak-offs,
another side of Combs

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would come out, and it was only a
matter of time before the true Diddy was

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exposed for the world to see.

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Hey there, I'm Lindsay
Sharp, joining Ashton and

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Diddy this year in Beverly Hills where they

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brought the infamous White Party.

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It's Fourth of July, but we're also
shining a light on Malaria No More.

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A Sean Diddy Combs
party invitation was once

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the ultimate Hollywood
pass, with guest lists featuring

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A-listers like Justin
Bieber, Mariah Carey, Paris

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Hilton, and Jennifer Lopez.

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These events were a star-studded affair.

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Even Jay-Z and Beyonce have used
Diddy's parties to debut new music.

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Oh man, it was like
maybe over a decade ago.

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I moved to a new neighborhood and they

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were like, well what's
this guy doing moving

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here in East Hamptons, and you know, and

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he has this estate on the
water, what's going on?

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And so I said everybody, come on over,

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come on over to the house
so y'all get to know me.

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Let me invite some of my friends
from Harlem, from 145th Street.

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Let me mix y'all together so y 'all
know you ain't got nothing to be afraid of.

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You ain't got to hold hold your pocketbooks

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tight or nothing when I'm
jogging in the neighborhood.

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And you know, then it was history.

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Everybody became
friends, and a lot of people,

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you know, really kept
friendships from that.

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It was something that I just did every

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summer, you know, in the Hamptons, and I

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took it overseas to Saint-Tropez, and then
I brought it here to L.A., and you know.

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Now why did you decide to
bring it to L.A. this time around?

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I was out here shooting a movie, and

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just out here meeting
new people, and really

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also it was just the prime place to

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do because of, you know,
Ashton's located here,

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and to do the whole malaria no more.

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Oh well, I've never been to the white

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party before, and this is definitely a
big way to spend the Fourth of July.

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I can't imagine it any other way, but

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being in New York all the other years,

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just seeing the fireworks
and everything, L.A.

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was just a change of
scenery, so I'm excited about it.

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Lastly, what makes Ashton and
Diddy the perfect process for the night?

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They're just a dynamic duo.

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They're big together, so I don't know.

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I'm excited to see what's inside.

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I don't know what's gonna happen.

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In the Los Angeles area, the rapper lived

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on what has become known as Beverly Hills'

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most expensive street.

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The high fences allow
celebrities to hide from

480
00:25:56,574 --> 00:26:01,140
prying eyes, and Hugh Hefner's Playboy
Mansion sits only a few doors down.

481
00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:04,293
Diddy's mansion in Beverly Hills was one of

482
00:26:04,294 --> 00:26:06,493
several venues he used to host his annual

483
00:26:06,494 --> 00:26:11,620
White Party, a flagship event
which he held from 1998 to 2009.

484
00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:14,733
He began the parties
in New York's exclusive

485
00:26:14,734 --> 00:26:17,093
Hamptons area with a strict all-white dress

486
00:26:17,094 --> 00:26:19,853
code, bringing together East
Hampton's old-money elite

487
00:26:19,854 --> 00:26:22,220
and the rising stars of hip-hop.

488
00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:25,213
Mr. Combs once described the parties as a

489
00:26:25,214 --> 00:26:28,020
way to break down racial
and generational barriers,

490
00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:30,493
but the hottest party of the year was

491
00:26:30,494 --> 00:26:34,720
a facade that allowed sinister
conduct, according to recent lawsuits.

492
00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:38,853
In a lawsuit, a man, who was 16

493
00:26:38,854 --> 00:26:41,213
years old at the time, described the thrill

494
00:26:41,214 --> 00:26:45,820
of getting to attend Mr. Combs'
first White Party in 1998.

495
00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:49,973
Walking into the Hamptons'
mansion, he saw celebrities

496
00:26:49,974 --> 00:26:52,340
and entertainment
executives left and right.

497
00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:54,973
In the lawsuit, he said he believed the

498
00:26:54,974 --> 00:26:57,100
party could open doors to a music career.

499
00:26:57,560 --> 00:27:01,020
He said he was on his way to the
bathroom when he ran into the rapper.

500
00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:05,300
They started talking and then
moved to another, more private area.

501
00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:08,773
That's when Mr. Combs said the teen had

502
00:27:08,774 --> 00:27:13,700
the right look and he could turn
anyone into a star, the lawsuit states.

503
00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:16,380
Then things took a dark turn.

504
00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:21,773
Mr. Combs abruptly
ordered the then-teenage boy

505
00:27:21,774 --> 00:27:23,853
to drop his pants so that Mr. Combs

506
00:27:23,854 --> 00:27:26,820
could examine and touch
him, the lawsuit alleges.

507
00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:30,213
According to the lawsuit, Mr. Combs said it

508
00:27:30,214 --> 00:27:33,500
was a rite of passage and
the route to becoming a star.

509
00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:38,133
It also claims that he said it was a
way for him to prove himself, asking

510
00:27:38,134 --> 00:27:41,800
the teen, don't you want
to break into the business?

511
00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:46,413
As more and more people come out with

512
00:27:46,414 --> 00:27:49,213
claims against Mr. Combs,
the internet has begun

513
00:27:49,214 --> 00:27:51,253
to draw links between some of the recent

514
00:27:51,254 --> 00:27:54,333
allegations and what some
would describe as suspicious

515
00:27:54,334 --> 00:27:57,093
relationships with a couple
well-known artists who

516
00:27:57,094 --> 00:28:00,400
were frequently around Diddy in
the earlier stages of their careers.

517
00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:03,400
That's why I don’t be
going to them puffy parties.

518
00:28:05,360 --> 00:28:06,360
Uh-huh.

519
00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:09,200
They can hug you from the front
and the back of the seat, huh?

520
00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:11,813
What you talking about?

521
00:28:11,814 --> 00:28:13,140
P Diddy be wanting to party.

522
00:28:13,360 --> 00:28:14,940
And you gotta tell him no.

523
00:28:15,360 --> 00:28:16,693
You've got to tell him no.

524
00:28:16,694 --> 00:28:20,773
In August 2016, R&B legend Usher appeared

525
00:28:20,774 --> 00:28:22,893
on The Howard Stern Show where he described

526
00:28:22,894 --> 00:28:25,840
some of his earliest
years in the music industry.

527
00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:29,293
At just 15, Usher was
already collaborating with

528
00:28:29,294 --> 00:28:32,493
established executive Sean
Combs, who was happy to

529
00:28:32,494 --> 00:28:36,060
co-produce the young
artist's self-titled album in 1994.

530
00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:40,080
But this didn't simply end
as a business relationship.

531
00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:41,893
It seems that the pair seemed to get

532
00:28:41,894 --> 00:28:45,693
very close as Usher told Howard
that he lived with the mogul for up to a

533
00:28:45,694 --> 00:28:47,420
year without his parents even knowing.

534
00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:50,853
Diddy introduced Usher
to an entirely new world,

535
00:28:50,854 --> 00:28:53,253
he said, one that was
wildly inappropriate for

536
00:28:53,254 --> 00:28:56,120
someone who was as young
as Usher was at the time.

537
00:28:56,560 --> 00:29:00,333
Remember, Usher was just a
teenager and Diddy was well into his 20s.

538
00:29:00,334 --> 00:29:01,293
In the 90s.

539
00:29:01,294 --> 00:29:02,773
Do you understand what that's like?

540
00:29:02,774 --> 00:29:04,813
Puffy's place was like
just filled with chicks

541
00:29:04,814 --> 00:29:06,693
and orgy and like non-stop, right?

542
00:29:06,694 --> 00:29:07,780
No, not really.

543
00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:10,213
I mean, but hey, it was curious.

544
00:29:10,214 --> 00:29:11,653
I got a chance to see some things.

545
00:29:11,654 --> 00:29:12,533
Yeah, but you were 13,

546
00:29:12,534 --> 00:29:14,533
- What were you seeing?
- I went there to see the lifestyle.

547
00:29:14,534 --> 00:29:15,653
- Right.
- And I saw it.

548
00:29:15,654 --> 00:29:18,413
In fact, in a 2004 interview with Rolling

549
00:29:18,414 --> 00:29:21,173
Stone, Usher revealed
that Diddy had shown him

550
00:29:21,174 --> 00:29:25,440
a totally different set of things,
specifically when it came to sex.

551
00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:28,380
Girls were always around, Usher explained.

552
00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:30,813
You'd open a door and see somebody doing

553
00:29:30,814 --> 00:29:33,759
it, or several people in
a room having an orgy.

554
00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:35,540
You never knew what was going to happen.

555
00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:40,160
Fast forward 12 years and Usher's
testimony hasn't changed a bit.

556
00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:43,333
It was during this interview
that Usher confirmed

557
00:29:43,334 --> 00:29:44,933
once more that he got a chance to

558
00:29:44,934 --> 00:29:47,573
see some interesting things
whilst living under Diddy's

559
00:29:47,574 --> 00:29:50,253
roof, and despite being a child, he was

560
00:29:50,254 --> 00:29:53,300
exposed to an explicit
lifestyle he couldn't understand.

561
00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:56,853
Finally, Howard asks if he'd ever send his

562
00:29:56,854 --> 00:29:59,453
own kids to Puffy Flavor Camp, and Usher's

563
00:29:59,454 --> 00:30:03,100
immediate response to this question
tells us all we really need to know.

564
00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:12,140
But it wasn't just these videos that
were re-emerging in the public psyche.

565
00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:15,053
A couple YouTube videos featuring a 15-year

566
00:30:15,054 --> 00:30:17,373
- old Justin Bieber were
suddenly making rounds on

567
00:30:17,374 --> 00:30:19,700
the internet in light of
Diddy's recent allegations.

568
00:30:24,040 --> 00:30:27,733
Originally posted in
November 2009, right as Justin

569
00:30:27,734 --> 00:30:30,533
was becoming a global
superstar, the two-minute

570
00:30:30,534 --> 00:30:34,093
video has generated
headlines again, mainly due to

571
00:30:34,094 --> 00:30:36,060
it being such an uncomfortable watch.

572
00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:40,493
Titled Justin Bieber's
48 Hours With Diddy, the

573
00:30:40,494 --> 00:30:43,133
first 30 seconds feature
Diddy gifting the young

574
00:30:43,134 --> 00:30:46,453
pop star a brand new
Lamborghini and promises

575
00:30:46,454 --> 00:30:52,013
Justin that in a year, when he
turns 16, this car is all his, and when

576
00:30:52,014 --> 00:30:55,960
he turns 18, the giant
mansion behind them is his too.

577
00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:59,053
Justin asks him where
they're going, and when

578
00:30:59,054 --> 00:31:00,773
Diddy asks him where he wants to go,

579
00:31:00,774 --> 00:31:03,260
that's when it gets slightly more awkward.

580
00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:07,613
Some claim that people
are reading too deeply

581
00:31:07,614 --> 00:31:10,493
into things, but given
all the allegations against

582
00:31:10,494 --> 00:31:13,133
Diddy, there's good reason
to believe that something

583
00:31:13,134 --> 00:31:14,860
shady may have been going on.

584
00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:18,780
Check this out yo, um, Justin, he's
in, you ever seen the movie 48 hours?

585
00:31:19,120 --> 00:31:21,453
Right now he's having 48 hours with Diddy,

586
00:31:21,454 --> 00:31:24,093
him and his boy, um, they're having the

587
00:31:24,094 --> 00:31:26,733
times of their lives, like, like, like, you

588
00:31:26,734 --> 00:31:28,093
know, where we hanging out and what we

589
00:31:28,094 --> 00:31:33,420
doing, um, we can't
really disclose, but, um,

590
00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:36,580
it's definitely a 15 year old's dream.

591
00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:41,493
The implications that a grown man
like Diddy is about to go out and help a

592
00:31:41,494 --> 00:31:45,039
teenager find girls is
pretty odd at face value.

593
00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:46,453
This could have all been some sort of

594
00:31:46,454 --> 00:31:49,973
harmless promo for Diddy's
album or some sort of project.

595
00:31:49,974 --> 00:31:52,660
However, given the mountain
of allegations against Diddy,

596
00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:54,813
it makes sense why all of these videos

597
00:31:54,814 --> 00:31:56,620
have come back under public scrutiny.

598
00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:08,813
2024 has been a harrowing
year for Sean Combs.

599
00:32:08,814 --> 00:32:11,813
Two years ago, the rap musician and mogul

600
00:32:11,814 --> 00:32:14,453
threw a lavish 53rd birthday party at his

601
00:32:14,454 --> 00:32:17,100
$61 million mansion in Beverly Hills.

602
00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:19,453
A host of stars lined up to toast

603
00:32:19,454 --> 00:32:24,060
his career, with a guest list
that included Travis Scott, Mary J.

604
00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:27,100
Blige, Chris Brown, and Machine Gun Kelly.

605
00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:31,773
Fast forward to 2024, and
his career is on the ropes.

606
00:32:31,774 --> 00:32:34,093
In a case filed in New York, the

607
00:32:34,094 --> 00:32:36,773
star has been accused of
kidnapping, drugging, and

608
00:32:36,774 --> 00:32:40,213
coercing women into sexual
activities, sometimes through the

609
00:32:40,214 --> 00:32:42,540
use of firearms and threats of violence.

610
00:32:43,080 --> 00:32:45,653
The same Los Angeles
mansion that hosted his

611
00:32:45,654 --> 00:32:48,140
birthday party was
raided by police in March.

612
00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:51,693
There, officers seized
supplies that they say were

613
00:32:51,694 --> 00:32:53,973
intended for use in orgies known as freak

614
00:32:53,974 --> 00:32:56,813
- offs, including drugs and more than 1,000

615
00:32:56,814 --> 00:32:58,060
bottles of baby oil.

616
00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:02,373
Mr. Combs has denied
all the charges, entering

617
00:33:02,374 --> 00:33:05,813
a not guilty plea on Tuesday,
the 17th of September.

618
00:33:05,814 --> 00:33:08,773
The federal government
is very deliberate in when

619
00:33:08,774 --> 00:33:10,773
they bring criminal charges and for them to

620
00:33:10,774 --> 00:33:13,493
be executing this
warrant now, I imagine this

621
00:33:13,494 --> 00:33:15,933
investigation has been
going on for months or

622
00:33:15,934 --> 00:33:19,053
longer and they usually
do not indict someone,

623
00:33:19,054 --> 00:33:22,940
especially someone of this
kind of public magnitude,

624
00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:26,093
without having all their
ducks already lined up.

625
00:33:26,094 --> 00:33:28,679
So I imagine it is a
very serious case.

626
00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:30,653
The court case comes after a year in

627
00:33:30,654 --> 00:33:33,960
which the musician has faced
lawsuits from a number of women.

628
00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:37,700
Let's rewind to see where his
current court situations began.

629
00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:46,960
It alleges that between at least 2008 and

630
00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:52,813
the present, Combs abused,
threatened, and coerced victims

631
00:33:52,814 --> 00:33:56,300
to fulfill his sexual desires,
protect his reputation,

632
00:33:56,880 --> 00:33:58,260
and conceal his conduct.

633
00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:03,053
On November 16th, 2023,
singer and model Cassandra

634
00:34:03,054 --> 00:34:06,920
Ventura filed a lawsuit against
the music mogul Sean Combs.

635
00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:09,253
Cassie and Diddy were in an on-off

636
00:34:09,254 --> 00:34:15,980
relationship from 2007 to 2018, beginning
when Cassie was 19 and Combs 37.

637
00:34:17,240 --> 00:34:19,653
Cassie was signed to
Mr. Combs' record label

638
00:34:19,654 --> 00:34:21,460
and dated him for more than a decade,

639
00:34:21,720 --> 00:34:24,013
but in a civil lawsuit, she said the

640
00:34:24,014 --> 00:34:26,053
mogul had used his position of power to

641
00:34:26,054 --> 00:34:29,173
set the groundwork for a
manipulative and coercive

642
00:34:29,174 --> 00:34:31,180
romantic and sexual relationship.

643
00:34:31,720 --> 00:34:35,060
Her lawsuit included graphic
descriptions of violent abuse,

644
00:34:35,400 --> 00:34:38,053
alleging that Mr. Combs
regularly beat and kicked

645
00:34:38,054 --> 00:34:41,340
Ms. Ventura, leaving black
eyes, bruises, and blood.

646
00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:45,013
She described parties
known as freak-offs, drug

647
00:34:45,014 --> 00:34:48,573
- fueled, days-long sexual
performances, which Mr. Combs

648
00:34:48,574 --> 00:34:52,480
allegedly coerced women into
and filmed for his own pleasure.

649
00:34:53,080 --> 00:34:56,253
Ms. Ventura also accused
the musician of sexual

650
00:34:56,254 --> 00:34:58,693
abuse and rape, and claimed that many of

651
00:34:58,694 --> 00:35:02,093
these incidents were witnessed
by his tremendously loyal

652
00:35:02,094 --> 00:35:04,653
network, who were
not willing to do anything

653
00:35:04,654 --> 00:35:06,540
meaningful to stop the violence.

654
00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:09,693
Mr. Combs would
allegedly want to have these

655
00:35:09,694 --> 00:35:12,813
freak-offs at random
moments, and Ms. Ventura

656
00:35:12,814 --> 00:35:15,613
was expected to both
facilitate the locations for

657
00:35:15,614 --> 00:35:17,813
where they would take place as well as

658
00:35:17,814 --> 00:35:20,220
find and hire the sex workers herself.

659
00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:23,973
Cassie even recalls an
alleged instance where she

660
00:35:23,974 --> 00:35:26,133
was cornered by his security who forced her

661
00:35:26,134 --> 00:35:28,293
to leave her friends at her 29th birthday

662
00:35:28,294 --> 00:35:30,573
party to have a spontaneous freak-off with

663
00:35:30,574 --> 00:35:33,613
Diddy at a nearby hotel,
despite expressing clearly

664
00:35:33,614 --> 00:35:34,860
that she didn't want to go.

665
00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:37,613
When the couple then
returned from the freak

666
00:35:37,614 --> 00:35:41,653
- off, Diddy, still intoxicated,
allegedly grabbed one of

667
00:35:41,654 --> 00:35:44,453
Cassie's friends like a
child and dangled the

668
00:35:44,454 --> 00:35:48,160
over the balcony of
the 17th floor hotel suite.

669
00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:51,573
The lawsuit even goes on to name the

670
00:35:51,574 --> 00:35:54,253
exact locations where
these freak-offs would occur,

671
00:35:54,254 --> 00:35:57,053
with the hotels occasionally
charging Diddy thousands of

672
00:35:57,054 --> 00:35:58,580
dollars in damages afterwards.

673
00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:01,093
She was forced to use websites and escort

674
00:36:01,094 --> 00:36:04,693
services to find male sex
workers, specifically instructing

675
00:36:04,694 --> 00:36:07,133
her to search for terms like large black

676
00:36:07,134 --> 00:36:10,340
penises on the website,
as the lawsuit asserts.

677
00:36:10,680 --> 00:36:12,533
It goes on to say that Mr. Combs

678
00:36:12,534 --> 00:36:15,133
would always supply Ms. Ventura and the sex

679
00:36:15,134 --> 00:36:18,173
workers with copious
amounts of drugs before and

680
00:36:18,174 --> 00:36:23,620
during the FOs, including
cocaine, GBH, ketamine, marijuana,

681
00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:26,893
and alcohol in excessive
amounts, which would allow

682
00:36:26,894 --> 00:36:30,253
her to disassociate during
these horrific encounters whilst

683
00:36:30,254 --> 00:36:33,053
Diddy would masturbate to
Cassie having intercourse with

684
00:36:33,054 --> 00:36:34,740
other inebriated sex workers.

685
00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:39,660
With drugs, and all the
stuff that's going on, pills,

686
00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:47,820
drinking, this man into a
monster, and that's what it did, bro.

687
00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:51,693
It made him into a monster, bro.

688
00:36:51,694 --> 00:36:54,253
These freak-offs would
last for days, according

689
00:36:54,254 --> 00:36:56,813
to Cassie, and it became commonplace to get

690
00:36:56,814 --> 00:36:59,253
IV fluids in the days after a freak-off

691
00:36:59,254 --> 00:37:02,760
to recover from the excessive
substances pushed upon her.

692
00:37:03,120 --> 00:37:05,693
The lawsuit even alleges
that Diddy insisted that

693
00:37:05,694 --> 00:37:08,173
Cassie wear white nail
polish to contrast her

694
00:37:08,174 --> 00:37:11,260
nails with the skin of the
men hired to have sex with her.

695
00:37:13,320 --> 00:37:16,060
For Diddy, this was all about power.

696
00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:19,213
The lawsuit states that
Diddy would even direct

697
00:37:19,214 --> 00:37:22,573
the sexual encounters,
specifically telling Cassie where he

698
00:37:22,574 --> 00:37:25,333
wanted her to touch whilst
he masturbated, saying

699
00:37:25,334 --> 00:37:29,380
things like, grab that big black
dick and asking her how does it feel.

700
00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:32,933
As the lawsuit puts it, Diddy treated the

701
00:37:32,934 --> 00:37:36,213
forced encounter as a
personal art project, adjusting

702
00:37:36,214 --> 00:37:39,500
the candles he used for lighting
to frame the videos he took.

703
00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:44,613
Diddy would constantly
leverage his power and influence

704
00:37:44,614 --> 00:37:47,333
in the music industry to
get whatever he wanted.

705
00:37:47,334 --> 00:37:50,013
He even insisted that Cassie refer to him

706
00:37:50,014 --> 00:37:54,700
as Pop-Pop upon learning that was
the nickname she gave her grandfather.

707
00:37:55,600 --> 00:37:58,133
Remember, there's a 18-year age gap between

708
00:37:58,134 --> 00:38:01,400
these two, and Diddy made
it clear who was in control.

709
00:38:02,160 --> 00:38:05,093
The pair met in late 2005 or early

710
00:38:05,094 --> 00:38:09,173
2006 after he heard
Cassie's first single playing

711
00:38:09,174 --> 00:38:11,653
in a club and expressed interest in signing

712
00:38:11,654 --> 00:38:13,820
her to his Bad Boy Records label.

713
00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:17,613
Within months, Cassie signed to a 10-album

714
00:38:17,614 --> 00:38:20,453
deal, an extremely
large number of albums to

715
00:38:20,454 --> 00:38:23,053
sign away in one go, which would probably

716
00:38:23,054 --> 00:38:25,940
lead to a very drawn-out
business relationship.

717
00:38:26,640 --> 00:38:29,773
Mr. Combs would constantly
flaunt his authority and

718
00:38:29,774 --> 00:38:32,413
status and assert possession
and control over her

719
00:38:32,414 --> 00:38:34,893
to the point where almost all aspects of

720
00:38:34,894 --> 00:38:37,613
Ventura's life were
controlled by either Mr. Combs

721
00:38:37,614 --> 00:38:39,220
or his management companies.

722
00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:42,133
This, tied with the fact that Cassie was

723
00:38:42,134 --> 00:38:44,293
given a constant supply of drugs and pills

724
00:38:44,294 --> 00:38:47,813
out in the open, quote,
like candy, explains

725
00:38:47,814 --> 00:38:50,293
how Diddy was able to maintain control over

726
00:38:50,294 --> 00:38:54,080
Ms. Ventura for so many
years, starting in 2008.

727
00:38:54,680 --> 00:38:57,373
Many people have seen
similarities with this and

728
00:38:57,374 --> 00:39:00,493
the tactics used by another
famous abuser, Jeffrey

729
00:39:00,494 --> 00:39:04,160
Epstein, who also drugged
the many girls he kept around.

730
00:39:06,760 --> 00:39:09,173
The next decade of Cassie's life was spent

731
00:39:09,174 --> 00:39:11,973
trapped in a vicious
cycle of violence, abuse,

732
00:39:11,974 --> 00:39:14,060
and sex trafficking, according to the suit.

733
00:39:15,400 --> 00:39:18,373
The lawsuit also alleged
that Mr. Combs went

734
00:39:18,374 --> 00:39:22,213
as far as to destroy a car belonging
to U.S. rapper and actor Kid Cudi

735
00:39:22,214 --> 00:39:24,140
to dissuade him from dating her.

736
00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:29,013
In 2011, Cassie entered
into a brief relationship

737
00:39:29,014 --> 00:39:32,573
with Kid Cudi, real name Scott Ramon Seguro

738
00:39:32,574 --> 00:39:35,373
Mescuti, and would often seek refuge at his

739
00:39:35,374 --> 00:39:37,260
home to escape the wrath of Diddy.

740
00:39:38,080 --> 00:39:41,133
However, upon stealing
her phone and finding an

741
00:39:41,134 --> 00:39:44,053
email exchange between
Cuddy and Cassie, Diddy became

742
00:39:44,054 --> 00:39:46,933
enraged, unable to control
his temper, and attempted

743
00:39:46,934 --> 00:39:51,040
to attack Cassie with a sharp
corkscrew lodged between his fingers.

744
00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:53,813
She managed to escape to Cuddy's house that

745
00:39:53,814 --> 00:39:56,613
night, ultimately returning
later once she felt as

746
00:39:56,614 --> 00:39:58,460
though she could never outrun Diddy.

747
00:39:58,880 --> 00:40:03,253
The lawsuit then alleges that he hit
her and kicked her in the back as she

748
00:40:03,254 --> 00:40:04,620
tried to escape again.

749
00:40:05,560 --> 00:40:07,733
Her parents later took
photos of her bruises

750
00:40:07,734 --> 00:40:10,133
from this incident, and after a few months,

751
00:40:10,134 --> 00:40:13,133
Diddy allegedly told
Cassie that he was planning

752
00:40:13,134 --> 00:40:17,253
to blow up Kid Cudi's car and wanted
to be sure that Cuddy was home when

753
00:40:17,254 --> 00:40:18,320
it happened.

754
00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:24,580
Sure enough, in February 2012, Kid
Cudi's car exploded in his driveway.

755
00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:27,293
This is just one example of the lengths

756
00:40:27,294 --> 00:40:30,340
in which Diddy would go to
maintain his control and dominance.

757
00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:42,140
Cassie and Combs mutually agreed to
settle the case on November 17th, 2023.

758
00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:46,133
Four days after filing
her lawsuit, Cassie asked

759
00:40:46,134 --> 00:40:48,733
the court to dismiss her entire case with

760
00:40:48,734 --> 00:40:52,500
prejudice, which meant that her
claims could not be filed again.

761
00:40:53,480 --> 00:40:56,093
Speculation over why they
settled so quickly dominated

762
00:40:56,094 --> 00:40:57,820
the news over the following weeks.

763
00:40:58,400 --> 00:40:59,400
Was she paid off?

764
00:40:59,760 --> 00:41:02,053
Why didn't he want
to face her in court?

765
00:41:02,054 --> 00:41:03,780
Was this an admission of guilt?

766
00:41:07,360 --> 00:41:10,093
Regardless of the reasons
for settling, doing so

767
00:41:10,094 --> 00:41:12,173
didn't mean an end to
Diddy's legal problems.

768
00:41:12,174 --> 00:41:15,813
If anything, Cassie's case
opened the floodgates for

769
00:41:15,814 --> 00:41:17,180
lawsuits against Diddy.

770
00:41:18,280 --> 00:41:21,733
In the weeks after settling
Cassie's lawsuit, Mr.

771
00:41:21,734 --> 00:41:24,293
Combs was accused of
sexual assault dating back

772
00:41:24,294 --> 00:41:27,020
to 1991 by multiple women and men.

773
00:41:28,120 --> 00:41:30,613
One of the more prominent cases came from

774
00:41:30,614 --> 00:41:33,620
Rodney Jones Jr., better known as Lil Rod,

775
00:41:33,760 --> 00:41:36,053
a record producer from Chicago who filed a

776
00:41:36,054 --> 00:41:39,373
105-page federal complaint
against Combs on February

777
00:41:39,374 --> 00:41:42,973
2nd, 2024, accusing him and the people who

778
00:41:42,974 --> 00:41:46,180
work with him of being part of
an illegal racketeering enterprise.

779
00:41:46,640 --> 00:41:49,293
Some of you may
know me or may not.

780
00:41:49,294 --> 00:41:52,440
I'm a music producer
who's a writer and musician.

781
00:41:53,320 --> 00:41:54,460
Different genres.

782
00:41:54,680 --> 00:42:00,293
I started in gospel and jazz and R
&B and worked my way over to the

783
00:42:00,294 --> 00:42:01,360
hip-hop side.

784
00:42:01,520 --> 00:42:03,580
I've been working on an album.

785
00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:07,213
I took a year off straight
working on this album.

786
00:42:07,214 --> 00:42:10,320
That album is the Love
Album Off the Grid by Diddy.

787
00:42:11,600 --> 00:42:15,053
And it's Grammy nominated
right now, as we speak.

788
00:42:15,054 --> 00:42:19,613
I should be celebrating,
but the truth is I'm not.

789
00:42:19,614 --> 00:42:22,213
Jones alleges in his complaint that he has

790
00:42:22,214 --> 00:42:25,893
irrefutable evidence of the
acquisition, use, and distribution

791
00:42:25,894 --> 00:42:30,340
of ecstasy, cocaine, GHB,
ketamine, marijuana, and mushrooms,

792
00:42:30,720 --> 00:42:33,813
the displaying and distribution
of unregistered illegal firearms,

793
00:42:33,814 --> 00:42:36,660
and the solicitation of
minors and sex workers.

794
00:42:37,160 --> 00:42:39,413
According to Jones, as he alleges in the

795
00:42:39,414 --> 00:42:42,253
complaint, Combs
reached out to Jones in 2022

796
00:42:42,254 --> 00:42:45,173
to help him produce songs, but Jones claims

797
00:42:45,174 --> 00:42:48,860
the work Combs required of him
went far beyond producing music.

798
00:42:49,640 --> 00:42:51,773
He claims in the lawsuit that he was

799
00:42:51,774 --> 00:42:54,693
tasked with procuring drugs
and soliciting sex workers

800
00:42:54,694 --> 00:42:57,960
to perform sex acts to
the pleasure of Mr. Combs.

801
00:42:58,640 --> 00:43:01,413
Jones alleges that
Combs also required him to

802
00:43:01,414 --> 00:43:04,613
sex acts and that Combs
would often threaten

803
00:43:04,614 --> 00:43:08,660
to inflict bodily harm on him if he
did not comply with his demands.

804
00:43:09,480 --> 00:43:12,053
Jones alleged in his
complaint that Combs kept

805
00:43:12,054 --> 00:43:16,093
specific bottles of alcohol
designated for females on hand.

806
00:43:16,094 --> 00:43:19,093
And according to
Mr. Jones, Mr. Combs forced

807
00:43:19,094 --> 00:43:21,880
all the women to drink
Laced De Leon liquor.

808
00:43:22,240 --> 00:43:25,573
Upon information and
belief, Mr. Combs laced the

809
00:43:25,574 --> 00:43:28,020
liquor with ecstasy, the lawsuit claims.

810
00:43:28,400 --> 00:43:31,813
He also accuses Combs
of sexual harassment and

811
00:43:31,814 --> 00:43:34,533
assault for allegedly grabbing
him without his consent

812
00:43:34,534 --> 00:43:37,960
and forcing him to work while
Combs paraded around naked.

813
00:43:38,680 --> 00:43:41,573
He also alleges that Combs once left him

814
00:43:41,574 --> 00:43:44,253
alone in a makeshift studio on a yacht

815
00:43:44,254 --> 00:43:47,173
with Cuba Gooding Jr., who he said then

816
00:43:47,174 --> 00:43:51,560
began touching, groping, and
fondling his upper thighs near his groin.

817
00:43:51,960 --> 00:43:55,100
He said Gooding did not stop
until he forcibly pushed him away.

818
00:43:55,920 --> 00:44:01,900
He made a bail appeal to Judge Carter.

819
00:44:02,080 --> 00:44:03,540
It did not go our way.

820
00:44:04,200 --> 00:44:05,940
The fight continues.

821
00:44:06,560 --> 00:44:10,140
We're not giving up by a long shot.

822
00:44:10,440 --> 00:44:14,293
I told Mr. Combs I'm going to try
and get his case to trial as quickly

823
00:44:14,294 --> 00:44:15,360
as possible.

824
00:44:15,640 --> 00:44:16,613
He's ready.

825
00:44:16,614 --> 00:44:17,680
He's focused.

826
00:44:18,120 --> 00:44:20,573
He has been ready to defend this case

827
00:44:20,574 --> 00:44:22,540
since he first found out about this case.

828
00:44:22,800 --> 00:44:24,940
Nothing has changed from his perspective.

829
00:44:25,600 --> 00:44:28,013
I obviously would much prefer to fight this

830
00:44:28,014 --> 00:44:32,213
case with him out of jail, and we
are going to try to bring that about

831
00:44:32,214 --> 00:44:35,580
through additional legal process.

832
00:44:36,160 --> 00:44:39,060
Wherever he is, his resolve is the same.

833
00:44:39,560 --> 00:44:41,140
He believes he's innocent.

834
00:44:41,600 --> 00:44:43,813
I believe he's innocent, and we're going to

835
00:44:43,814 --> 00:44:45,333
fight this case with all of our might

836
00:44:45,334 --> 00:44:47,380
until we don't have to fight any longer.

837
00:44:50,480 --> 00:44:54,613
Following Jones' claims, Combs'
attorney Sean Holley provided

838
00:44:54,614 --> 00:44:56,813
a near-identical statement
he provided to The

839
00:44:56,814 --> 00:45:00,140
New York Times on February 26, 2024.

840
00:45:02,280 --> 00:45:05,173
Mr. Jones is nothing more than a con

841
00:45:05,174 --> 00:45:09,900
man, shamelessly looking for an easy
and wholly undeserved payday, it said.

842
00:45:10,400 --> 00:45:14,653
We have indisputable,
incontrovertible proof that his claims

843
00:45:14,654 --> 00:45:16,540
are complete fabrications.

844
00:45:17,280 --> 00:45:19,613
Our attempts to share this proof with Mr.

845
00:45:19,614 --> 00:45:23,413
Jones' attorney, Tyrone
Blackburn, have been ignored as

846
00:45:23,414 --> 00:45:26,300
Mr. Blackburn has
refused to return our calls.

847
00:45:26,920 --> 00:45:29,573
We look forward to addressing
these ridiculous claims

848
00:45:29,574 --> 00:45:32,213
in court and intend to take all appropriate

849
00:45:32,214 --> 00:45:35,680
action against all who are
attempting to peddle them.

850
00:45:36,080 --> 00:45:38,500
But the lawsuits just kept on coming.

851
00:45:39,160 --> 00:45:43,373
On December 2, 2023,
an anonymous lawsuit was

852
00:45:43,374 --> 00:45:45,820
filed against Diddy in
federal court in Manhattan.

853
00:45:47,160 --> 00:45:49,733
Doe alleges that she was gang-raped and

854
00:45:49,734 --> 00:45:52,533
sex-trafficked by Combs
and former president of

855
00:45:52,534 --> 00:45:57,420
Bad Boys Records, Harv Pierre, when
she was only 17 and in the 11th grade.

856
00:45:58,720 --> 00:46:03,053
She alleges she met Pierre in a
lounge in Detroit, and he told her he was

857
00:46:03,054 --> 00:46:04,540
best friends with Combs.

858
00:46:05,920 --> 00:46:08,493
Doe claims Combs convinced
her to accompany Pierre

859
00:46:08,494 --> 00:46:13,053
and a third assailant on a private jet
to come to his studio in New York City.

860
00:46:13,054 --> 00:46:15,413
She claims she agreed and boarded a jet

861
00:46:15,414 --> 00:46:18,820
that flew to Teterboro, New Jersey,
and was taken to Combs' studio.

862
00:46:20,000 --> 00:46:22,893
She alleges that, once there, Combs and his

863
00:46:22,894 --> 00:46:25,933
associates, including Pierre,
plied her with drugs and

864
00:46:25,934 --> 00:46:28,933
alcohol and alleges she
was subsequently gang-raped

865
00:46:28,934 --> 00:46:32,960
at the studio by Combs,
Pierre, and a third assailant.

866
00:46:33,480 --> 00:46:36,093
Her complaint states
that while Mr. Combs was

867
00:46:36,094 --> 00:46:38,613
raping Miss Doe, he
complained that he could

868
00:46:38,614 --> 00:46:40,493
not get off unless she pinched his nipples

869
00:46:40,494 --> 00:46:42,813
as hard as she could and that Combs

870
00:46:42,814 --> 00:46:45,573
then allegedly watched
as the third assailant raped

871
00:46:45,574 --> 00:46:47,500
her while she told him to stop.

872
00:46:48,680 --> 00:46:51,853
After third assailant was
finished, Mr. Pierre took

873
00:46:51,854 --> 00:46:54,013
his turn at raping Miss Doe and then

874
00:46:54,014 --> 00:46:56,340
violently forced her to give him oral sex,

875
00:46:56,520 --> 00:46:58,493
during which Miss Doe
was choking and struggling

876
00:46:58,494 --> 00:47:00,300
to breathe, according to the complaint.

877
00:47:00,560 --> 00:47:02,973
The complaint alleges,
in part, in the first

878
00:47:02,974 --> 00:47:06,453
cause of action, that
defendant Combs and another

879
00:47:06,454 --> 00:47:10,973
defendant committed a,
quote, violation of New York

880
00:47:10,974 --> 00:47:16,013
City Victims of Gender-Motivated
Violence Protection Act

881
00:47:16,014 --> 00:47:23,893
by viciously and violently
forcing sexual contact, oral

882
00:47:23,894 --> 00:47:28,760
sex, and sexual intercourse
on the plaintiff, end quote.

883
00:47:29,080 --> 00:47:33,213
The lawsuit also alleges
that, quote, defendant Combs

884
00:47:33,214 --> 00:47:37,533
and another defendant
published and or disseminated the

885
00:47:37,534 --> 00:47:41,460
videos without plaintiff's
knowledge or consent.

886
00:47:42,080 --> 00:47:44,613
A similar case was filed by Joy Dickerson

887
00:47:44,614 --> 00:47:48,133
- Neal on November 23, 2023, in New York

888
00:47:48,134 --> 00:47:50,413
Supreme Court, which was one day before the

889
00:47:50,414 --> 00:47:52,973
cutoff for civil cases
for past sexual offenses

890
00:47:52,974 --> 00:47:55,100
under New York's Adult Survivors Act.

891
00:47:55,920 --> 00:47:59,293
In her 22-page complaint,
Dickerson alleges that

892
00:47:59,294 --> 00:48:01,333
she met Combs after she had appeared in

893
00:48:01,334 --> 00:48:04,740
a music video with him while she
was a student at Syracuse University.

894
00:48:05,240 --> 00:48:06,973
She claims she later agreed to go out

895
00:48:06,974 --> 00:48:09,820
to dinner with him on January 3, 1991,

896
00:48:10,160 --> 00:48:11,380
while on school break.

897
00:48:12,040 --> 00:48:16,440
During their date, Dickerson alleged
that Combs intentionally drugged her.

898
00:48:16,560 --> 00:48:19,213
She accused Combs of
sexually assaulting her and

899
00:48:19,214 --> 00:48:23,120
video recording the sexual
assault, according to her complaint.

900
00:48:23,800 --> 00:48:26,693
Days later, a male friend
allegedly revealed to

901
00:48:26,694 --> 00:48:29,520
her that he, along with other
men, had viewed the sex tape.

902
00:48:29,880 --> 00:48:31,573
She asked her friend who had seen the

903
00:48:31,574 --> 00:48:34,300
tape, and her friend
allegedly told her everyone.

904
00:48:35,320 --> 00:48:37,733
Dickerson claims from
that point, her life went

905
00:48:37,734 --> 00:48:40,733
into a tailspin, and
after returning to college,

906
00:48:40,734 --> 00:48:42,333
she had to be admitted to the hospital

907
00:48:42,334 --> 00:48:45,180
for severe depression
and suicidal ideation.

908
00:48:45,920 --> 00:48:48,973
Dickerson claims she
has suffered a lifetime of

909
00:48:48,974 --> 00:48:52,700
injuries from being drugged,
sexually assaulted, and abused.

910
00:48:53,480 --> 00:48:58,653
The internal pain after
being sexually assaulted has

911
00:48:58,654 --> 00:49:02,480
been incredibly deep
and hard to put into words.

912
00:49:03,040 --> 00:49:09,140
It goes beyond just physical harm
caused by and during the assault.

913
00:49:09,720 --> 00:49:17,173
Some of the hardest parts of this
pain are the shame and the guilt I have

914
00:49:17,174 --> 00:49:21,053
experienced that plays
a negative part in my

915
00:49:21,054 --> 00:49:24,300
day-to-day ability to function properly.

916
00:49:26,240 --> 00:49:33,460
Being blamed, questioned, and threatened
has often made me feel worthless.

917
00:49:35,480 --> 00:49:38,340
She is suing him for assault and battery,

918
00:49:38,800 --> 00:49:42,933
intentional infliction of emotional
distress, human trafficking, and

919
00:49:42,934 --> 00:49:44,000
revenge porn.

920
00:49:44,640 --> 00:49:49,700
Through a spokesperson, Combs denied
and rejected the claims of misconduct.

921
00:49:50,080 --> 00:49:52,300
“He recognizes this as a money grab”,

922
00:49:52,680 --> 00:49:54,820
the spokesperson said in a statement.

923
00:50:00,200 --> 00:50:02,013
About your own style, you're well known for

924
00:50:02,014 --> 00:50:03,373
your style, you all look fantastic.

925
00:50:03,374 --> 00:50:04,253
- Yeah.
- Thank you.

926
00:50:04,254 --> 00:50:05,860
I mean your style has evolved too.

927
00:50:06,400 --> 00:50:10,973
Yeah, yeah, I think my style
has evolved, but also at the same

928
00:50:10,974 --> 00:50:12,733
time, it's important that I do make an

929
00:50:12,734 --> 00:50:16,940
announcement that there has been
a lot of swagger jacking of my style.

930
00:50:18,400 --> 00:50:20,733
Another lawsuit comes
from someone who used to

931
00:50:20,734 --> 00:50:23,820
work directly with the
music mogul, Dawn Richard,

932
00:50:24,040 --> 00:50:25,613
who was a member in two of Combs's

933
00:50:25,614 --> 00:50:28,613
musical groups, Danity
Cain, and then Diddy Dirty

934
00:50:28,614 --> 00:50:32,213
Money, filed a 55-page
lawsuit against Combs

935
00:50:32,214 --> 00:50:35,653
in Manhattan's federal court,
saying she personally witnessed

936
00:50:35,654 --> 00:50:38,580
Combs assault his
then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura.

937
00:50:39,320 --> 00:50:41,973
Richard's suit claims that
his abuse included choking

938
00:50:41,974 --> 00:50:44,693
and strangling Miss
Ventura, striking her with his

939
00:50:44,694 --> 00:50:47,573
hands and with objects,
slapping her, punching her,

940
00:50:47,574 --> 00:50:50,760
and throwing items at her,
including a scalding hot pan.

941
00:50:51,280 --> 00:50:54,293
Richard also describes
trying to help Ventura and

942
00:50:54,294 --> 00:50:56,340
Combs threatening her life in return.

943
00:50:57,040 --> 00:51:00,293
Richard's lawsuit alleges that
Combs regularly hurled objects

944
00:51:00,294 --> 00:51:03,700
and fits of rage, including
mobile phones, laptops,

945
00:51:03,840 --> 00:51:05,700
food, and studio equipment at people.

946
00:51:06,480 --> 00:51:09,293
Richard says she also saw Kim Porter, the

947
00:51:09,294 --> 00:51:11,573
mother of three of
Combs' children, leave the

948
00:51:11,574 --> 00:51:16,260
recording studio in 2005 in tears
and with visible facial injuries.

949
00:51:17,080 --> 00:51:19,413
Richard claims she was
present when Combs had

950
00:51:19,414 --> 00:51:21,853
a party and that dozens of girls, some

951
00:51:21,854 --> 00:51:24,173
of whom appeared to be underage, were given

952
00:51:24,174 --> 00:51:26,853
drugs and alcohol, and
that even though many

953
00:51:26,854 --> 00:51:29,893
of them appeared
lethargic or passed out, Mr.

954
00:51:29,894 --> 00:51:32,733
Combs and his guests
performed sexual acts on

955
00:51:32,734 --> 00:51:34,580
them, according to her complaint.

956
00:51:35,320 --> 00:51:38,613
Richard's lawsuit states that
Mr. Combs repeatedly said

957
00:51:38,614 --> 00:51:40,740
things like, "'This is a buffet.

958
00:51:41,120 --> 00:51:42,260
Enjoy yourselves.

959
00:51:42,480 --> 00:51:43,820
"'This is what we do.

960
00:51:44,080 --> 00:51:47,333
This is how we party.'" Richard says she

961
00:51:47,334 --> 00:51:50,253
was concerned for her
safety, was subjected to

962
00:51:50,254 --> 00:51:53,613
gender-motivated violence,
and was sexually harassed and

963
00:51:53,614 --> 00:51:54,940
assaulted by Combs.

964
00:51:55,600 --> 00:51:59,013
She is suing Combs
for sex trafficking, sexual

965
00:51:59,014 --> 00:52:02,773
assault, sexual battery, and
false imprisonment, among other

966
00:52:02,774 --> 00:52:05,740
claims, and is demanding a jury trial.

967
00:52:10,400 --> 00:52:13,013
And Diddy wasn't the
only Combs family member

968
00:52:13,014 --> 00:52:14,620
that was facing legal trouble.

969
00:52:15,240 --> 00:52:19,520
Accusations were made against
his son, Christian Combs, too.

970
00:52:23,280 --> 00:52:26,693
Sean Combs' 26-year-old son, Christian King

971
00:52:26,694 --> 00:52:29,940
Combs, is being sued
for sexual assault, battery,

972
00:52:30,240 --> 00:52:34,520
and intentional infliction of emotional
distress, among other allegations.

973
00:52:34,760 --> 00:52:38,413
The 31-page lawsuit
brought by Grace O'Marque

974
00:52:38,414 --> 00:52:41,293
claims that she was sexually
assaulted while working

975
00:52:41,294 --> 00:52:43,333
as a yacht deckhand for the family during

976
00:52:43,334 --> 00:52:45,980
Christmas break in 2022 in the Caribbean.

977
00:52:46,440 --> 00:52:51,053
She is also asking that Sean Combs
be held liable for his son's actions.

978
00:52:51,054 --> 00:52:52,133
O'Marque is facing legal
actions for charting the

979
00:52:52,134 --> 00:52:56,333
yacht, assuming responsibility for his
guests throughout the Caribbean trip.

980
00:52:56,334 --> 00:52:57,540
That's King Combs.

981
00:52:58,280 --> 00:52:59,980
He's gonna be way bigger than me.

982
00:53:00,400 --> 00:53:03,253
O'Marque alleges that
there was a constant rotation

983
00:53:03,254 --> 00:53:05,533
of suspected sex workers and other A-list

984
00:53:05,534 --> 00:53:08,893
celebrities, such as French
Montana and actor Cuba

985
00:53:08,894 --> 00:53:10,780
Gooding Jr. on the yacht.

986
00:53:11,800 --> 00:53:14,893
O'Marque alleges sex workers
were sprawled out unconscious

987
00:53:14,894 --> 00:53:17,373
about that yacht, and it was difficult to

988
00:53:17,374 --> 00:53:19,973
distinguish which bottles
of alcohol were laced with

989
00:53:19,974 --> 00:53:21,940
drugs and which bottles were not.

990
00:53:22,680 --> 00:53:26,140
In the early morning of
December 28th, 2022,

991
00:53:26,720 --> 00:53:30,580
a heavily intoxicated Christian
Combs physically assaulted her,

992
00:53:30,880 --> 00:53:32,140
according to her complaint.

993
00:53:32,960 --> 00:53:35,740
She alleges that Christian
blocked her from leaving,

994
00:53:36,000 --> 00:53:37,813
took off all his clothes, and tried to

995
00:53:37,814 --> 00:53:40,500
force her to perform
oral copulation on him.

996
00:53:41,360 --> 00:53:44,893
O'Marque is suing Diddy,
blaming him for fostering

997
00:53:44,894 --> 00:53:47,813
an environment of debauchery
filled with suspected sex

998
00:53:47,814 --> 00:53:52,173
workers, violence, alcohol
allegedly laced with drugs, and

999
00:53:52,174 --> 00:53:53,340
disrespect for crew.

1000
00:53:54,360 --> 00:53:56,893
Aaron Dyer, an attorney for the father-son

1001
00:53:56,894 --> 00:54:00,660
duo, called the lawsuit's
claims lewd and meritless.

1002
00:54:01,440 --> 00:54:03,413
This complaint is filled with the same kind

1003
00:54:03,414 --> 00:54:06,013
of manufactured lies and
irrelevant facts we've come

1004
00:54:06,014 --> 00:54:08,653
to expect from Blackburn,
he said, referring to

1005
00:54:08,654 --> 00:54:10,980
the lawyer also representing Rodney Jones.

1006
00:54:12,160 --> 00:54:15,253
These are just some of the
claims filed against Sean Combs.

1007
00:54:15,254 --> 00:54:17,933
More than two dozen
people have filed lawsuits

1008
00:54:17,934 --> 00:54:20,453
against the rapper,
accusing him of using his

1009
00:54:20,454 --> 00:54:24,500
influence and power to create an
empire of drugs, sex, and abuse.

1010
00:54:26,400 --> 00:54:29,653
Following the allegations,
six of Diddy's seven kids

1011
00:54:29,654 --> 00:54:33,540
also released a joint statement to
Instagram in support of their father.

1012
00:54:33,840 --> 00:54:37,140
In a collaborative Instagram
post shared on Tuesday,

1013
00:54:37,240 --> 00:54:41,133
October 22nd, Combs'
eldest child, 33-year-old

1014
00:54:41,134 --> 00:54:46,133
Quincy, wrote, The past
month has devastated our family.

1015
00:54:46,134 --> 00:54:48,653
Many have judged both him and us based

1016
00:54:48,654 --> 00:54:52,613
on accusations, conspiracy
theories, and false narratives that

1017
00:54:52,614 --> 00:54:55,220
have spiraled into
absurdity on social media.

1018
00:54:56,080 --> 00:54:59,853
We stand united, supporting
you every step of the way.

1019
00:54:59,854 --> 00:55:01,853
We hold onto the truth, knowing it will

1020
00:55:01,854 --> 00:55:05,240
prevail, and nothing will
break the strength of our family.

1021
00:55:05,480 --> 00:55:07,980
We miss you and love you, Dad.

1022
00:55:08,560 --> 00:55:10,813
The post, which includes a photo of the

1023
00:55:10,814 --> 00:55:13,700
entire family sitting on an
inflatable bounce house,

1024
00:55:13,960 --> 00:55:19,060
listed Quincy's five siblings,
Justin, 30, Christian, 26,

1025
00:55:19,320 --> 00:55:24,580
Chance, 18, and twins, Jesse and
Delilah, aged 17, as collaborators.

1026
00:55:25,560 --> 00:55:28,013
Combs' legal team has continued to deny all

1027
00:55:28,014 --> 00:55:30,653
of the accusations made
against the rapper, calling

1028
00:55:30,654 --> 00:55:33,140
him an innocent man with nothing to hide.

1029
00:55:34,120 --> 00:55:36,733
We are disappointed
with the decision to pursue

1030
00:55:36,734 --> 00:55:39,053
what we believe is an unjust prosecution of

1031
00:55:39,054 --> 00:55:41,453
Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney's Office,

1032
00:55:41,454 --> 00:55:45,780
his attorney told The Independent via
email following his September arrest.

1033
00:55:46,320 --> 00:55:48,293
His attorneys have
since filed a petition to

1034
00:55:48,294 --> 00:55:50,773
have the alleged victims
in his lawsuits identified

1035
00:55:50,774 --> 00:55:53,260
so that they can prepare their defense.

1036
00:55:53,840 --> 00:55:56,253
They also recently filed a motion to gag

1037
00:55:56,254 --> 00:55:59,333
the alleged victims, arguing
that their statements could

1038
00:55:59,334 --> 00:56:01,780
prejudice a potential jury against Combs.

1039
00:56:02,520 --> 00:56:06,093
On Monday, September
16th, Combs was arrested by

1040
00:56:06,094 --> 00:56:08,180
federal agents on a sealed indictment.

1041
00:56:08,600 --> 00:56:11,893
Combs' attorney, Mark
Agnifilo, said his client is

1042
00:56:11,894 --> 00:56:13,820
innocent and will clear his name.

1043
00:56:15,200 --> 00:56:18,760
He is an imperfect
person, but is not a criminal.

1044
00:56:18,880 --> 00:56:20,813
To his credit, Mr. Combs has been nothing

1045
00:56:20,814 --> 00:56:24,053
but cooperative with this
investigation, and he voluntarily

1046
00:56:24,054 --> 00:56:26,613
relocated to New York
last week in anticipation

1047
00:56:26,614 --> 00:56:29,600
of these charges, he
said in a written statement.

1048
00:56:30,080 --> 00:56:33,600
Please reserve your judgment
until you have all the facts.

1049
00:56:33,760 --> 00:56:35,573
These are the acts of an innocent man

1050
00:56:35,574 --> 00:56:37,893
with nothing to hide, and he looks forward

1051
00:56:37,894 --> 00:56:41,420
to clearing his name
in court, Agnifilo said.

1052
00:56:42,520 --> 00:56:45,253
Unlike when previous pop
culture figures have been

1053
00:56:45,254 --> 00:56:47,653
accused of heinous
crimes, there has been an

1054
00:56:47,654 --> 00:56:50,740
ominous silence from the
usually more vocal celebrities.

1055
00:56:51,120 --> 00:56:52,813
It appears that many of them are trying

1056
00:56:52,814 --> 00:56:55,493
their best to distance
themselves from Diddy, despite

1057
00:56:55,494 --> 00:56:57,900
having been associated
with him in the past.

1058
00:56:58,600 --> 00:57:00,973
Much like the names
mentioned in Jeffrey Epstein's

1059
00:57:00,974 --> 00:57:03,773
black book and court
files, being pictured at

1060
00:57:03,774 --> 00:57:05,973
a Diddy party doesn't
mean these celebrities were

1061
00:57:05,974 --> 00:57:07,580
involved in any wrongdoing.

1062
00:57:07,840 --> 00:57:10,293
However, it's certainly
not a good look, which

1063
00:57:10,294 --> 00:57:13,053
explains why many have
remained silent regarding the

1064
00:57:13,054 --> 00:57:16,293
billionaire's charges, with
some accused of deleting their

1065
00:57:16,294 --> 00:57:20,080
social media posts mentioning
his name since his arrest.

1066
00:57:21,200 --> 00:57:25,293
Some have argued that Diddy is being
used as the fall guy, the one who will

1067
00:57:25,294 --> 00:57:27,573
take all the scrutiny
whilst the others involved

1068
00:57:27,574 --> 00:57:30,660
get to continue on with their
lives once the dust has settled.

1069
00:57:31,640 --> 00:57:33,940
Who else knew about what was going on?

1070
00:57:34,480 --> 00:57:36,413
Was Diddy really the man calling all the

1071
00:57:36,414 --> 00:57:38,100
shots or were there others involved?

1072
00:57:39,680 --> 00:57:41,933
Mr. Combs has been held at the Metropolitan

1073
00:57:41,934 --> 00:57:46,220
Detention Center in Brooklyn, New
York since his 16th of September arrest.

1074
00:57:46,640 --> 00:57:48,813
His lawyers have argued
for his release pending

1075
00:57:48,814 --> 00:57:51,900
trial, citing the jail's
horrific conditions.

1076
00:57:52,360 --> 00:57:54,693
A New York federal
judge denied their request

1077
00:57:54,694 --> 00:57:58,620
for bail, arguing that Mr. Combs
was a serious flight risk.

1078
00:57:59,440 --> 00:58:02,253
On Wednesday, the 9th
of October, his lawyers

1079
00:58:02,254 --> 00:58:04,173
petitioned the court to throw out the CNN

1080
00:58:04,174 --> 00:58:08,013
video from 2016, which
shows Mr. Combs kicking

1081
00:58:08,014 --> 00:58:12,340
his former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura,
as she lay on a hotel hallway floor.

1082
00:58:13,200 --> 00:58:15,373
They argued that the
government was responsible for

1083
00:58:15,374 --> 00:58:17,933
leaking the video to CNN and that it

1084
00:58:17,934 --> 00:58:21,820
has led to damaging, highly
prejudicial pretrial publicity

1085
00:58:22,200 --> 00:58:26,333
that can only taint the jury pool and
deprive Mr. Combs of his right to a

1086
00:58:26,334 --> 00:58:27,400
fair trial.

1087
00:58:28,880 --> 00:58:31,413
Lawyers for the government
deny leaking the video

1088
00:58:31,414 --> 00:58:33,533
to the media, saying
that the government did

1089
00:58:33,534 --> 00:58:36,620
not have possession of it
before it was broadcast in May.

1090
00:58:38,400 --> 00:58:41,093
Mr. Combs faces up to life in prison

1091
00:58:41,094 --> 00:58:43,660
if convicted on the racketeering charge.

1092
00:58:44,040 --> 00:58:47,173
He faces another statutory
minimum of 15 years

1093
00:58:47,174 --> 00:58:48,940
for the sex trafficking charge.

1094
00:58:51,040 --> 00:58:53,293
Diddy's fall from grace
has been swift, with

1095
00:58:53,294 --> 00:58:55,813
an extensive federal
criminal case charging him in

1096
00:58:55,814 --> 00:58:58,340
a sex trafficking and
racketeering conspiracy.

1097
00:58:58,840 --> 00:59:01,333
More than a dozen civil lawsuits have also

1098
00:59:01,334 --> 00:59:04,620
been filed, accusing the
music mogul of assaults,

1099
00:59:04,760 --> 00:59:06,540
rape, and sexual extortion.

1100
00:59:07,120 --> 00:59:09,773
One lawyer said he represents more than 100

1101
00:59:09,774 --> 00:59:12,860
alleged victims who claim
they were sexually abused.

1102
00:59:13,280 --> 00:59:17,733
Only time will tell how this will all
pan out for the hip-hop legend, but

1103
00:59:17,734 --> 00:59:19,020
one thing's for certain.

1104
00:59:19,400 --> 00:59:22,053
All lies will be exposed, and what's done

1105
00:59:22,054 --> 00:59:24,420
in the dark always comes to light.