Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ gaining fame, first in the hip-hop community and then as a globally recognized music mogul, was highlighted in a new documentary.
Born and raised in New York, Diddy’s colorful past came to life through stories told by childhood friend, former employee and singer Al B. Sure, who has a son with Diddy’s late ex-girlfriend, Kim Porter.
“Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy” was released months after the fallen rapper was indicted racketeering conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution in a federal indictment unsealed Sept. 17.
In a statement to Fox News Digital about the documentary, a representative for Diddy said, “This documentary recycles and perpetuates the same lies and conspiracy theories that have been hurled against Mr. Combs for months. It is disappointing to see NBC and Peacock stepping in.” By providing a platform for proven liars and opportunists to make false criminal accusations, the documentary is irresponsible journalism of the worst kind.”
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Diddy and Kim Porter were in a relationship for almost 13 years. The supermodel died in 2018 at the age of 47. (Christopher Polk)
Here’s a look at the best bombshells from the Peacock special.
Violent threat
Porter, a former model who dated Diddy for 13 years, had three children with the “Last Night” singer: twins Jessie James and D’Lila and sons Christian and Justin. She shared her third son, Quincy, with her ex, singer Al B. Sure. Diddy later adopted Quincy.
Al B. Sure, whose legal name is Albert Joseph Brown III, broke his silence and admitted that he was once warned by Porter that he would “get killed” if he interfered with Diddy’s lifestyle.
Al B. Sure has a son with the late supermodel Kim Porter. Porter was in a relationship with Diddy for 13 years. (Robin L Marshall)
“You have to keep in mind what people have been fed in this propaganda against me over the years. “Oh, Puffy did this and adopted your child.” … In case you haven’t noticed, his name is still Brown,” the singer says. “People thought I was absent and stuff like that. I was basically instructed… (Combs) wasn’t too happy with someone having a relationship with Kimberly.
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“Kimberly said, ‘Don’t get involved. You’ll be killed.’ Even to the point where I remember,” Sure said before stopping himself. He then told producers that ongoing legal issues were preventing him from discussing the situation further.
Porter died in November 2018 of pneumonia. She was 47.
Her death was ruled of natural causes by the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner’s office.
Kim Porter and Diddy have three children together, and Diddy adopted her son with Al B. Sure, Quincy. (Johnny Nunez)
Al B. Sure called her death “her murder,” before wondering aloud, “Should I say ‘allegedly’?” He claimed to have seen the former model before her death and recalled that she appeared to be in good health. . When he heard she had died of pneumonia, he thought, “No, something is wrong here.”
Porter allegedly promised Sure not to talk about their lives “because she was completely afraid for my life,” he said.
“Before her death she kept a diary and things like that,” he claimed. “Someone had the passcode to her phone and her computer, and they found out she was behind closed doors writing what was going on.”
Deadly stampede
In 1991, Diddy headlined a charity basketball game City College of New York that turned deadly. More than 5,000 people tried to enter a gym to witness the advantage between Diddy and Heavy D, but the gym could only hold 2,730 people.
Fans desperate to see the game — and other big names including Mike Tyson and LL Cool J — tried to break through double doors that opened inward instead of swinging outward, and a huge crowd surged toward the entrance.
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The doors remained closed for fifteen minutes as fans tried to enter, ultimately crushing nearly thirty people, nine of whom died.
Diddy spoke to the press five days after the deadly stampede at the City College of New York. (New York Daily News)
No criminal charges were filed, but Diddy faced a number of civil lawsuits filed by the victims’ families at the age of 22. One of the victims, Sonya Williams, was given a ticket to the event by Combs that day.
Her brother, Sonny Williams Jr., recalled meeting Diddy six years after a lawsuit over his late sister’s case. Williams was taken to Diddy’s office and offered $50,000.
“I remember looking around the office and now seeing all these plaques on the wall,” Williams said. “I said, ‘Brother, you have all this going on and you offered me $50,000.’ He said, ‘Sonny, man, listen, man, you know, that’s very generous.’ And I lost it.
“I said, ‘Is Sonya your fucking boyfriend? You offered me $50,000, and you gave Sonya the ticket to go to that event.’ That was a slap in the face.”
Growing up
Diddy’s childhood friend, Tim Patterson, recalled growing up in Harlem, New York, with the aspiring musician. He claimed that Janice Combs, Diddy’s mother, hosted parties where “it wouldn’t be something to accidentally walk into one of the bedrooms” and see an “ass-naked” couple.
“We were aware of that. This is what we were fed,” said Patterson. ‘Did it desensitize us? I’m sure it was. Were we aware of it? No, that was just Saturday night.’
Diddy’s father, Melvin Early Combs, died in an ambush when Diddy was 3 years old. Melvin Combs, a drug dealer, was allegedly caught selling drugs to an undercover police officer and then murdered for speaking to police.
Janice Combs reportedly hosted parties where Diddy was exposed to drugs and alcohol at a young age. (Getty Images)
After his father’s death, Diddy and his mother were left with money that afforded them a lifestyle different from their peers, and Diddy was often bullied by his peers for being a rich kid in class. Patterson and his mother moved into the Combs’ home at Janice’s request.
Patterson noted that he protected Diddy from bullies, and that the couple regularly attended parties at his childhood home, where they were exposed to alcohol and marijuana at a young age.
“He was around any type of alcohol. He was around coolant smoke,” Patterson said. “He was around drug addicts, around lesbians, around homosexuals. He was around pimps and pushers. That’s just who was in our house.”
‘Dead wrong’
Diddy’s former bodyguard, Gene Deal, claimed Diddy “could have been involved” in the 1997 drive-by shooting The infamous BIG
Rap’s greatest rivalry still remains an unsolved mystery nearly thirty years after the death of prolific West Coast rapper Tupac, who was shot multiple times in September 1996 while sitting in the passenger seat of a vehicle driven by Death Row Records- founder Marion “Suge” Knight.
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His death fanned even bigger flames in the infamous East Coast-West Coast rap rivalry of the ’90s, including Notorious B.I.G. Six months after Shakur died, Biggie was shot and killed in Los Angeles.
Piggy, born Christopher Wallace in Brooklynsigned to Diddy’s Bad Boy Records label in 1993. His first album, “Ready to Die,” sold more than 6 million copies. His second album, ‘Life After Death’, has sold another 11 million.
Biggie was 24 years old when he was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting outside the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997.
Deal recalled the “crazy” week leading up to Biggie’s death, recalling the rapper “telling people he had to be in London,” although Deal claimed Diddy “told people he’s not going to London that whole week.” .
Combs became known as a producer for the late Notorious BIG and Lil Kim. Notorious BIG was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting outside the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997. (Mark Lennihan)
After Biggie’s shooting, Deal recalled, “Puff ran out the hospital door, grabbed my arm and said, ‘Gene, we need to pray.’
“‘Pray for what? That n—– is dead, brother.’ (Diddy) was just stunned. He had a look in his eyes like he couldn’t believe (Biggie) was dead,” Deal said.
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When Deal was asked if he believed Diddy had anything to do with Biggie’s death, he said, “I think he put BIG in that atmosphere.” So did he have anything directly to do with it? That could be possible.’
Combs told “The Wendy Williams Show” in 2017: “I will always feel some kind of responsibility for being in this business with him. He is my artist. He was going to London that evening, and I let him persuade me not to go to London and to stay in LA. And that’s something that’s bothered me my whole life.”
