Sean “Diddy” Combs’ rise to fame in the hip-hop community and as a global music mogul was highlighted in a new documentary, “Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.” However, a representative for Diddy has spoken out against the documentary, calling it “irresponsible journalism of the worst kind” and claiming it “recycles and perpetuates the same lies and conspiracy theories that have been slung against Mr. Combs for months.”
The documentary features interviews with Diddy’s childhood friend, a former employee, and a singer, Al B. Sure, who has a son with Diddy’s late ex-girlfriend, Kim Porter. In the documentary, Al B. Sure admits that Diddy’s mother, Janice Combs, hosted parties where children would witness intimate encounters between adults, and that her own father, Melvin Early Combs, was a drug dealer who was killed when Diddy was just 3 years old.
The documentary also makes allegations about Diddy’s role in the 1991 deadly stampede at City College of New York, in which nine people died after a crowd surged through a packed gymnasium. Diddy was 22 at the time and later faced numerous civil suits from the families of the victims.
The documentary also touches on the 1997 drive-by shooting death of The Notorious B.I.G. and the rumors surrounding Diddy’s possible involvement. Diddy’s former bodyguard, Gene Deal, claims that Diddy “could have” been involved in the shooting, but later says he did not believe Diddy was directly responsible.
Diddy’s representatives have spoken out against the documentary, saying it “recycles and perpetuates the same lies and conspiracy theories that have been slung against Mr. Combs for months.”