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DISGRACELAND

Party’s Over, from Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy

DISGRACELAND

Jake Brennan

True Crime, Music, Society & Culture

4.613.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

You know on Disgraceland we bring you dark stories of musicians getting away with very bad behavior. This week, we have something special: A new podcast from 20/20 and ABC Audio, "Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy." In this six-part series, ABC News legal contributor Brian Buckmire takes listeners inside the rise and fall of Diddy, tracing how whispers of abuse came to light and led to his downfall. We’re giving you episode one, "Party's Over." Diddy was a legendary party host. His star-studded "white parties" were glittering displays of wealth and social capital that started in the world of hip-hop, and ultimately expanded far beyond it. But after a criminal indictment alleging sex trafficking, Diddy is now locked up, fighting to prove his innocence, stuck in a place that couldn’t be more different from the luxury he’s used to. To hear the rest of the series, follow "Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Double Elvis.

0:07.3

Hey, Discos, what's up? You know that here in disgrace sand, we bring you dark stories of musicians getting away with murder and very bad behavior. This week, we've got something very special for you.

0:19.5

Now, I know all of you have been following the

0:22.5

news about the criminal charges and lawsuits against hip-hop mogul Sean Diddy Combs. We've talked about

0:28.4

it here in disgrace, both in our full episodes and in our scripted episodes. Well, I wanted to tell you

0:33.7

about this new podcast that you're going to hear in a minute that charts ditties rise

0:38.1

to the top of the music and fashion industries and just the top of culture in general. And then,

0:43.6

of course, how it all came crashing down. This is a different point of view on Sean Diddy Combs than

0:48.7

my point of view. The show is called Bad Rap, The Case Against Diddy. It's a six-part series from 2020 and ABC

0:57.0

Audio. For decades, as you know, Sean Combs, Diddy was one of the most influential

1:01.3

entertainers and entrepreneurs in the world. And then a video came out that showed a very

1:05.3

different violent side of Diddy. It wasn't the first time that there were whispers about

1:09.2

Diddy's aggression, but it was

1:11.0

the first time that the evidence was undeniable. And everyone could see it. What followed then,

1:16.8

of course, was a wave of lawsuits and shocking allegations of sexual abuse and manipulation.

1:21.9

And now, Sean Diddy Combs is facing federal charges that include sex trafficking. He's scheduled

1:27.4

for trial in May.

1:29.1

And of course, he's denying all wrongdoing in this episode of Bad Rap, the Case Against Diddy.

1:35.7

You're going to hear all about Diddy's reputation that he had established at the height of his fame.

1:41.0

And then, of course, you're going to hear about how far he's fallen today.

1:44.8

If you like it, search Bad Rap, the case against Diddy, wherever you get your podcasts.

1:52.5

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

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