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It's Been a Minute

Is Diddy hip-hop's Weinstein? Plus, Brittany gets rejected

It's Been a Minute

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🗓️ 20 September 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

On Monday, the embattled rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs was arrested and charged with sex trafficking and racketeering. He's been denied bail twice, and is facing a sentence of 15 years to life in prison. Host Brittany Luse is joined by NPR Music editor Sidney Madden and legal affairs reporter Meghann Cuniff to understand what this indictment means for Combs and if this could be the beginning of a #MeToo movement in hip-hop.

Then, Brittany is joined by Tony Tulathimutte, author of Rejection, to talk about a rising culture around rejection, his book and why online life can enable rejections to curdle inside us.

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0:00.0

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0:19.0

Hello, I'm Brittany Loose, and you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR.

0:29.1

A show about what's going on in culture and why it doesn't happen by accident.

0:34.0

A warning.

0:41.0

This segment contains discussion of sexual assault and drug use.

0:47.0

This week we're connecting the dots between unsealed documents,

0:50.0

empires, and pop stars. I know, I I know how are all these things connected. Well we're going to find out with Megan Kunif legal affairs reporter and Sydney Madden reporter for NPR music and co-host of Louder than a Riot.

1:03.4

Megan, Sydney, welcome to it's been a minute.

1:05.8

Thanks, Brittany.

1:06.8

Hi, how's it going?

1:08.0

Good to have you both.

1:08.8

Very good to have you both.

1:09.9

So if you haven't guessed, today we are talking about Sean Diddy Combs.

1:14.7

First, I want to know what was your reaction to his recent indictment?

1:18.6

My first emotional reaction is, wow, this has been a long time coming and it's also just the

1:25.8

beginning. Megan what was your initial reaction? I thought that the indictment

1:29.5

really reflected everything we've seen in the lawsuits over the last few months and it was almost

1:34.0

surprising how much the indictment reflected the lawsuits.

1:38.0

I mean I wasn't surprised at the indictment. I was surprised at the dramatic fashion

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