As Sean “Diddy” Combs awaits his Might trial on federal costs, together with intercourse trafficking and racketeering, the disgraced hip-hop mogul’s rise and fall is being examined as soon as once more in one other documentary.
Investigation Discovery’s new docuseries “The Fall of Diddy,” which concludes Tuesday, depicts Combs as a man liable to violent outbursts who used his energy to maintain survivors, in addition to these in his inside circle, from talking out about any alleged abuse or misconduct. That includes interviews with Combs’ former workers, collaborators, associates and accusers, the four-part documentary from the producers of “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” can also be out there to stream on Max.
ID’s docuseries touches on earlier moments from Combs’ profession, together with his time at Howard College and his alleged involvement in a 1999 taking pictures; dives into his relationship with “Cassie” Ventura — former Combs staffers speak concerning the alleged abuse they witnessed — and options new allegations from an ex-girlfriend. Listed below are three of the most important takeaways from the ultimate two installments of “The Fall of Diddy.”
Ex Kat Pasion says she had a nonconsensual encounter with Combs
Actor Kat Pasion, who briefly dated Combs after his cut up with Ventura, revisits her relationship with the rap mogul and alleges that he pressured himself on her one night time in 2021.
After detailing how she turned drawn to Combs regardless of his popularity, Pasion recalled a time when the 2 of them had watched a documentary about R. Kelly. In response to Pasion, as Combs left her room, he mentioned to her, “There’s a little bit of R. Kelly in all of us.”
“I remember being like, ‘There is not a little bit of R. Kelly in all of us,’” mentioned Pasion, “but I wasn’t absorbing the severity of that statement until later.”
After a while aside, Pasion mentioned she returned to Combs’ orbit extra as a good friend whereas he was recording “The Love Album” in 2021. One night time, after Combs allegedly took a leisure drug, Pasion mentioned he woke her up and compelled himself on her.
“It was just scary,” mentioned Pasion, who didn’t need to get into the main points of the alleged incident. “It wasn’t consensual.”
In response to inquiries concerning the new docuseries, Combs’ authorized workforce advised the Hollywood Reporter in an announcement, “These documentaries are rushing to cash in on the media circus surrounding Mr. Combs. The producers failed to provide sufficient time or details for his representatives to address unsubstantiated claims, many from unidentified participants whose allegations lack context. By withholding this information, they made it impossible for Mr. Combs to present facts to counter these fabricated accusations. This production is clearly intended to present a one-sided and prejudicial narrative. As we’ve said before, Mr. Combs cannot respond to every publicity stunt or facially ridiculous claim.”
Combs accuser Thalia Graves particulars her alleged rape
Thalia Graves at a September information convention about her lawsuit in opposition to Sean Combs.
(Chris Pizzello / Invision / Related Press)
Thalia Graves, who filed a lawsuit in opposition to Combs in September, spoke out in “The Fall of Diddy” about her alleged 2001 encounter with the rapper.
In response to Graves, Combs drugged, sure and violently raped her at Dangerous Boy studios after reaching out to her within the guise of wanting to debate her then-boyfriend’s job efficiency. She mentioned the alleged assault and working out of the studio “terrified” after she got here to.
“I just didn’t want to die,” mentioned Graves. “I was scared, not just for my life, I was scared for my parents finding out. … And I didn’t want to go to the police because I was in the middle of a child custody battle and a divorce.”
Graves additionally mentioned Combs threatened her into silence, however she ultimately got here ahead after studying in 2023 that the alleged assault on a pool desk was recorded and proven to others.
“Why would somebody record raping somebody and then show it to other people?” requested Graves.
In an announcement to the filmmakers, Combs’ attorneys mentioned, “Mr. Combs has full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process. In court the truth will prevail: that the accusations against Mr. Combs are pure fiction.”
Combs’ former workers shed extra gentle on his relationship with Ventura
Combs’ former private chef Jourdan Cha’Taun, bodyguard Roger Bonds and make-up artist Mylah Morales are among the many interview topics who mentioned in “The Fall of Diddy” the abuse they mentioned they witnessed by the rapper in opposition to then-girlfriend Ventura.
Ventura, who beforehand settled her 2023 lawsuit alleging rape and abuse, is cited because the catalyst for extra accusers coming ahead and the federal indictment that adopted. In Might, CNN obtained a video of Combs attacking Ventura in a Los Angeles resort.
Morales described an occasion when Combs allegedly attacked Ventura one night time in a resort room. Bonds, in the meantime, detailed making an attempt to interrupt up an alleged altercation between Combs and Ventura by throwing them in his automotive, the place the alleged assault continued whereas Bonds drove.
Cha’Taun mentioned, after she discovered that Combs was allegedly abusing Ventura, Bonds advised her that “he was beating the s— out of her” and that he thought Combs was going to kill her. She additionally mentioned Combs, after discovering out that they had been discussing the alleged abuse, threatened to “end” her if she advised anyone about it.
“He never once said it didn’t happen,” mentioned Cha’Taun.
Bonds additionally seemingly corroborated allegations that Ventura was pressured to take part in “freak-offs” with different males. The previous bodyguard mentioned he noticed male guests round Combs and Ventura‘s resort room, the place they spent weekends.
“I’ve seen questionable things, but I never knew exactly what was going on,” mentioned Bonds.