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One Thing: What Diddy’s Downfall Says About the Legacy of #MeToo

CNN 5 Things

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News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Note: This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence.  Outrage has rippled through the entertainment industry ever since CNN exclusively obtained disturbing surveillance video showing Sean “Diddy” Combs assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016. After initially denying the incident and others alleged ever happened, Diddy apologized for his actions in the video. In this episode, we explore why many say the apology falls short and look at how the case fits into the wider #MeToo movement.  Guest: Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Entertainment Correspondent   If you or someone you know is struggling with intimate partner violence, there are resources available, including the National Domestic Violence Hotline.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Head to Netsuite.com

0:01.4

slash briefing now for their one-of-a-kind flexible financing program.

0:05.1

For a movie nerds like me, this is a high time on the calendar.

0:12.1

The Khan Film Festival just wrapped up in France.

0:15.0

Critics got their first look at some of the biggest releases of the year.

0:18.0

But this year, the movies themselves have taken kind of a backseat to a reckoning over allegations of sexual abuse in the French film industry.

0:28.0

France had been hesitant to fully embrace the Me Too movement, but allegations brought by director Judith Godresh have

0:35.7

prompted more women to come forward.

0:38.0

Just in, producer and musician Sean Combs, also known as Diddy, is facing a new federal lawsuit.

0:48.0

Meanwhile, the rap industry in the US has been rocked in recent months by a series of sexual assault allegations made against one of its most powerful figures,

0:57.0

Sean Diddy Combs.

0:59.0

While he has been forceful in his denials, disturbing surveillance video obtained exclusively by

1:05.1

CNN paints a clear picture of brutal violence.

1:10.0

My guess this week is CNN Entertainment Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister.

1:17.6

She's going to walk us through Diddy's downfall and why seven years after Me Too, the chasm between coming forward and accountability remains

1:27.2

wider than ever.

1:29.2

From CNN, this is one thing.

1:31.7

I'm David Ryan.

1:32.8

So, Elizabeth, I must admit, the Sean Diddy Combs that I remember as a teenager who was just discovering music and pop culture

1:46.1

was someone quite different than we think of him now. He went by P Diddy or P-Diddy or P-Diddy for one thing.

1:51.5

And to me he was just an extremely successful rapper

1:54.5

and business mogul and just overall general celebrity.

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