This is a true crime in real-time update from True Crime Today and the Hidden Killers podcast.

It's often said that behind every celebrity, there's a team, a group of people ensuring that everything runs smoothly.

That no matter what happens in the spotlight, the machinery behind the scenes hums quietly along.

And if that machine falters, there's always someone there to fix it. For two of the biggest names in music, Michael Jackson and Sean Diddy

Combs, that someone was Fahim Muhammad. In the glittering world of entertainment, where careers

are made and broken in the blink of an eye,

Muhammad earned a reputation as a man who could handle anything.

He has been referred to as a Mr. Fixit, a man who, according to some allegations,

could make problems with law enforcement allegedly disappear.

Now, as allegations continue to surface against Diddy, questions are being raised about how far Muhammad's influence went,

and whether his involvement extended beyond security into areas of alleged cover-ups and protection

from legal scrutiny.

Muhammad's journey into the world of high-profile celebrity security began shortly before tragedy struck one of his most famous clients.

Fresh out of Sacramento State College in 2008, with a degree in business administration,

he was hired by Michael Jackson as a driver

and bodyguard. It seemed like a dream job, but within months Muhammad was thrust into a much

larger role. By 2009, just a year after starting, Muhammad had risen to oversee Jackson's

entire security operation at the young age of 21.

It was a rapid ascent, one that placed him in a position of great responsibility for one of the most

famous men on the planet, but that power came with a heavy burden, one that would come into

sharp focus when Jackson's life came to a tragic and abrupt

end in June of that year.

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