Hi, I'm Brian Buckmeyer, an attorney in ABC News Legal Contributor, and I'm also the host of a brand new series from ABC Audio that I think you want to check out.

It's called Bad Rap, The Case Against Diddy.

Over the next six weeks, I'll dive into the rise and fall of Sean Diddy Combs.

We'll cover the full story from his ascent to superstardom to the federal charges he's facing while currently awaiting trial, all of which he denies. Then, when the case goes to trial in May, we'll cover it all with real-time court updates.

Keep listening to hear episode one right here.

And if you like it, you can find the show on your preferred podcast app

to hear new episodes every Tuesday.

Just search for Bad Rap, The Case Against Diddy,

wherever you get your podcasts.

Now, here's episode one.

In the summer of 2009, everyone was paying attention to Sean Diddy Combs.

He wasn't on the top of the Billboard charts anymore,

but he had become a fixture of American pop culture.

The flashiest example was his annual star-studded white party. It was an

exclusive event, and everything had to be white, from the decor to the dress code. This was the

early days of smartphones. Imagine every celebrity worth an Us Weekly headline with a bedazzled

smartphone in their hand.

It was before TikTok and Instagram, when tabloid coverage claimed to break juicy celebrity stories.

Compared to the prominence of video and social media today, private celebrity parties were much more private.

But one bit of Diddy's 2009 White Party was captured on video.

Rapper and record producer Jay Blaze caught it on camera and posted it to YouTube for the world to see.

Actor Ashton Coucher grabs onto a swing strung over the pool and Tarzan's across it.

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