1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,294 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mia podcast. Mamma Mia acknowledges 2 00:00:15,334 --> 00:00:18,174 Speaker 1: the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast 3 00:00:18,214 --> 00:00:24,174 Speaker 1: is recorded on Hi. I'm Claire Murphy. This is Mumma 4 00:00:24,214 --> 00:00:29,094 Speaker 1: MIA's daily news podcast, The Quickie. Sean Diddy Combs, once 5 00:00:29,214 --> 00:00:32,254 Speaker 1: a towering figure in hip hop and business, now faces 6 00:00:32,334 --> 00:00:35,294 Speaker 1: a staggering array of legal troubles, with more and more 7 00:00:35,374 --> 00:00:38,534 Speaker 1: being added by the day. Today we break down the 8 00:00:38,574 --> 00:00:42,294 Speaker 1: timeline of allegations against the disgraced music mogul and find 9 00:00:42,334 --> 00:00:45,174 Speaker 1: out about the famous friends who are finding themselves caught 10 00:00:45,254 --> 00:00:48,614 Speaker 1: up in a web of ditty disgrace. But first let's 11 00:00:48,614 --> 00:00:51,334 Speaker 1: get the latest from the Quickie newsroom. Thursday, October seventeen, 12 00:00:51,734 --> 00:00:55,134 Speaker 1: Israel has been accused of targeting a meeting coordinating relief 13 00:00:55,174 --> 00:00:58,054 Speaker 1: efforts in Lebanon, where a local mayor was killed in 14 00:00:58,094 --> 00:01:01,014 Speaker 1: an air strike. The strike hit the town of Nabatier, 15 00:01:01,054 --> 00:01:04,294 Speaker 1: where the municipal council meeting was being held. The IDF 16 00:01:04,334 --> 00:01:07,854 Speaker 1: claims they were targeting a Hezbola commander. The southern town 17 00:01:07,894 --> 00:01:10,614 Speaker 1: of Kana, which has a grim history of being targeted 18 00:01:10,614 --> 00:01:14,294 Speaker 1: by Israeli miss isles, was also hit, killing fifteen people. 19 00:01:14,654 --> 00:01:17,494 Speaker 1: The same area was targeted back in nineteen ninety six, 20 00:01:17,534 --> 00:01:20,494 Speaker 1: when Israeli strikes hit a UN compound where hundreds of 21 00:01:20,534 --> 00:01:24,094 Speaker 1: displaced people were sheltering, killing at least one hundred, including 22 00:01:24,094 --> 00:01:27,334 Speaker 1: four UN peacekeepers. It was also targeted in the two 23 00:01:27,414 --> 00:01:30,014 Speaker 1: thousand and six war, and Israeli air strike on a 24 00:01:30,054 --> 00:01:32,854 Speaker 1: residential building saw the deaths of more than thirty people, 25 00:01:32,974 --> 00:01:36,374 Speaker 1: a third of them children. Israel has also resumed strikes 26 00:01:36,374 --> 00:01:39,374 Speaker 1: on the country's capital, Beirut after a six day pause, 27 00:01:39,654 --> 00:01:43,014 Speaker 1: the military warning residents of an apartment building to evacuate 28 00:01:43,294 --> 00:01:45,174 Speaker 1: before they took out what they believed to be an 29 00:01:45,334 --> 00:01:48,974 Speaker 1: arms warehouse underneath it. A family in New South Wales 30 00:01:49,094 --> 00:01:51,374 Speaker 1: is finding the justice system after the death of their 31 00:01:51,414 --> 00:01:54,214 Speaker 1: ten year old daughter, Bridget Porter, who was known to 32 00:01:54,254 --> 00:01:56,694 Speaker 1: her family and friends as Biddy, was murdered by a 33 00:01:56,734 --> 00:01:59,414 Speaker 1: teenager who was known to her four years ago, but 34 00:01:59,494 --> 00:02:02,014 Speaker 1: her family couldn't tell her story as the court has 35 00:02:02,094 --> 00:02:05,214 Speaker 1: to protect the identity of the children involved. Her parents 36 00:02:05,214 --> 00:02:07,614 Speaker 1: are calling for scrutiny of the legal system that they 37 00:02:07,654 --> 00:02:11,614 Speaker 1: say has protected Biddy's killer while also restricting their ability 38 00:02:11,654 --> 00:02:14,654 Speaker 1: to speak out about it or access information about their 39 00:02:14,734 --> 00:02:18,174 Speaker 1: daughter's death. The details of which remain under a suppression order. 40 00:02:18,454 --> 00:02:20,974 Speaker 1: A petition to change the laws has already attracted more 41 00:02:21,014 --> 00:02:25,254 Speaker 1: than twenty one thousand signatures. Dementia Australia say they're disappointed 42 00:02:25,294 --> 00:02:28,614 Speaker 1: by the initial decision of the Therapeutic Goods Administration to 43 00:02:28,734 --> 00:02:31,334 Speaker 1: reject approval of a drug that's been shown to slow 44 00:02:31,374 --> 00:02:35,334 Speaker 1: the cognitive decline associated with the disease. Lacanamab is a 45 00:02:35,334 --> 00:02:38,494 Speaker 1: disease modifying treatment for people living with the early stages 46 00:02:38,534 --> 00:02:42,574 Speaker 1: of Alzheimer's or mild cognitive impairment. It works by removing 47 00:02:42,654 --> 00:02:45,934 Speaker 1: amyloid pluques from the brain. It's currently approved for use 48 00:02:45,974 --> 00:02:49,534 Speaker 1: in the UK, US, Japan, China, South Korea, Hong Kong, 49 00:02:49,574 --> 00:02:52,974 Speaker 1: the UAE and Israel. However, it was rejected by the 50 00:02:53,014 --> 00:02:57,774 Speaker 1: European Medicines Agency, a decision that's been criticized by Alzheimer's Europe. 51 00:02:57,934 --> 00:03:01,654 Speaker 1: Dementia Australia CEO Professor Tanya Buchanan said the decision will 52 00:03:01,694 --> 00:03:04,974 Speaker 1: deprive Australians of the choice to access the potential benefits 53 00:03:04,974 --> 00:03:07,854 Speaker 1: of the new treatment, saying while they respect the TGA 54 00:03:07,894 --> 00:03:11,854 Speaker 1: as Australia's medicines regulation, should this decision be upheld, it 55 00:03:11,894 --> 00:03:13,894 Speaker 1: will be a blow to Australians who may be able 56 00:03:13,934 --> 00:03:17,574 Speaker 1: to benefit from the kannamab TikTok. Star Rachel Yaff has 57 00:03:17,614 --> 00:03:21,054 Speaker 1: passed away after documenting her battle with a rare liver cancer. 58 00:03:21,414 --> 00:03:23,974 Speaker 1: The twenty seven year old's family confirmed that she passed 59 00:03:23,974 --> 00:03:26,494 Speaker 1: away on Friday after finding the liver cancer she was 60 00:03:26,534 --> 00:03:29,454 Speaker 1: diagnosed with when she was just twenty. She amassed a 61 00:03:29,494 --> 00:03:32,934 Speaker 1: large following on the social media platform documenting her treatment 62 00:03:33,054 --> 00:03:36,414 Speaker 1: and experiences with the disease, sharing her final update back 63 00:03:36,454 --> 00:03:39,294 Speaker 1: in September, explaining that she'd lost a lot of strength 64 00:03:39,294 --> 00:03:42,254 Speaker 1: from her latest radiation treatment and had been struggling with 65 00:03:42,334 --> 00:03:45,614 Speaker 1: not being able to eat, finding it difficult physically and mentally. 66 00:03:45,934 --> 00:03:48,454 Speaker 1: Her family are calling for donations to camps that are 67 00:03:48,454 --> 00:03:51,614 Speaker 1: dedicated to grieving children in her name. That's what's going 68 00:03:51,694 --> 00:03:53,734 Speaker 1: on in the world today. Next the latest on the 69 00:03:53,774 --> 00:03:56,934 Speaker 1: Diddy scandal and the collection of famous people associated with 70 00:03:56,974 --> 00:03:59,934 Speaker 1: a hip hop star who were all now desperately trying 71 00:03:59,974 --> 00:04:15,814 Speaker 1: to distance themselves from the drama. On Monday, Sean Diddy 72 00:04:15,894 --> 00:04:18,774 Speaker 1: Combs was hit with a fresh batch of new lawsuits 73 00:04:18,974 --> 00:04:22,454 Speaker 1: accusing him of rape, sexual assaults and child sexual assault. 74 00:04:23,254 --> 00:04:25,934 Speaker 1: The six suits were filed in the Manhattan Federal Court, 75 00:04:26,094 --> 00:04:28,534 Speaker 1: adding to a growing list of claims against the now 76 00:04:28,574 --> 00:04:33,014 Speaker 1: indicted music mogul, all of which he denies. These current 77 00:04:33,054 --> 00:04:36,054 Speaker 1: lawsuits were filed anonymously so as to protect the identity 78 00:04:36,094 --> 00:04:39,134 Speaker 1: of the accusers, but they mostly follow the same patterns 79 00:04:39,174 --> 00:04:42,654 Speaker 1: as those who've already filed, alleging Combs used his fame 80 00:04:42,774 --> 00:04:45,494 Speaker 1: and the promise of potential success in the music business 81 00:04:45,734 --> 00:04:48,494 Speaker 1: to entice them to attend parties or hangouts where they 82 00:04:48,534 --> 00:04:51,414 Speaker 1: would allegedly be drugged or plied with alcohol and then 83 00:04:51,494 --> 00:04:55,814 Speaker 1: beaten or sexually assaulted. One of the victims says they 84 00:04:55,814 --> 00:04:58,534 Speaker 1: were just sixteen years old when they were allegedly attacked. 85 00:04:59,614 --> 00:05:02,774 Speaker 1: Some of these new lawsuits also claimed Combs threatened to 86 00:05:02,854 --> 00:05:05,374 Speaker 1: kill them if they didn't do as he asked, or 87 00:05:05,454 --> 00:05:08,254 Speaker 1: if they dared to speak out against him. The assaults 88 00:05:08,294 --> 00:05:11,294 Speaker 1: allegedly took place in in the nineteen nineties at Ditty's 89 00:05:11,294 --> 00:05:14,774 Speaker 1: Long Island Hampton's White Parties in Brooklyn, during a celebration 90 00:05:14,854 --> 00:05:17,854 Speaker 1: for Ditty's late friend Biggie Small's, and at a Macy's 91 00:05:17,854 --> 00:05:21,134 Speaker 1: department store in Manhattan. There is now a group of 92 00:05:21,174 --> 00:05:23,814 Speaker 1: more than one hundred accusers who are in the process 93 00:05:23,814 --> 00:05:27,054 Speaker 1: of legal action against Combs, who was arrested and indicted 94 00:05:27,094 --> 00:05:30,094 Speaker 1: back in September. So let's get a refresher of the 95 00:05:30,134 --> 00:05:36,014 Speaker 1: timeline of Ditty's downfall. The floodgates opened in November last 96 00:05:36,134 --> 00:05:39,854 Speaker 1: year when Comb's ex girlfriend, singer Cassie filed a lawsuit 97 00:05:39,894 --> 00:05:43,734 Speaker 1: alleging years of sexual and physical abuse. Though quickly settled, 98 00:05:44,054 --> 00:05:47,774 Speaker 1: this action sparked a series of further accusations. By the 99 00:05:47,854 --> 00:05:50,854 Speaker 1: end of the month, two more lawsuits emerged. Joy Dickerson 100 00:05:50,894 --> 00:05:53,414 Speaker 1: Neil accused Combs of drugging and raping her in the 101 00:05:53,494 --> 00:05:57,614 Speaker 1: nineteen nineties when she was nineteen. Another anonymous plaintif alleged 102 00:05:57,614 --> 00:06:01,654 Speaker 1: sexual assault by Comb's and singer Aaron Hall. It's alleged 103 00:06:01,654 --> 00:06:05,094 Speaker 1: that during November twenty twenty three, Combs also attempted to 104 00:06:05,174 --> 00:06:08,694 Speaker 1: coerce and bribe potential witnesses to the allegations that were 105 00:06:08,734 --> 00:06:11,294 Speaker 1: coming out about him, recording calls that he made to 106 00:06:11,334 --> 00:06:15,494 Speaker 1: another alleged victim asking for her support and friendship, attempting 107 00:06:15,494 --> 00:06:18,094 Speaker 1: to convince her that she had willingly engaged in the 108 00:06:18,094 --> 00:06:22,014 Speaker 1: alleged abuse. By the end of November, Combs had stepped 109 00:06:22,054 --> 00:06:25,654 Speaker 1: down from his role as chairman of cable TV network Revolt. 110 00:06:25,934 --> 00:06:29,454 Speaker 1: December twenty twenty three brought more serious claims. A woman 111 00:06:29,534 --> 00:06:32,854 Speaker 1: filed a lawsuit alleging Combs and two others gang raped 112 00:06:32,854 --> 00:06:35,494 Speaker 1: her in two thousand and three when she was just seventeen. 113 00:06:36,094 --> 00:06:39,054 Speaker 1: Combs posted a statement denying the allegations. 114 00:06:39,254 --> 00:06:41,814 Speaker 2: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. 115 00:06:42,174 --> 00:06:44,974 Speaker 2: I will fight for my name, my family, and for 116 00:06:45,014 --> 00:06:45,454 Speaker 2: the truth. 117 00:06:46,334 --> 00:06:49,814 Speaker 1: In December, Wrapper fifty cent announced that his production company 118 00:06:50,054 --> 00:06:52,774 Speaker 1: would be releasing a documentary about Diddy and all the 119 00:06:52,814 --> 00:06:56,134 Speaker 1: allegations against him. He explained the proceeds of the film 120 00:06:56,174 --> 00:06:59,094 Speaker 1: would be donated to victims of sexual violence. Dropping this 121 00:06:59,214 --> 00:07:00,294 Speaker 1: trailer on X. 122 00:07:00,534 --> 00:07:02,214 Speaker 3: When we go to club, we used to have these 123 00:07:02,254 --> 00:07:05,734 Speaker 3: bottles right and on this bottle, they'd be regular moat 124 00:07:05,814 --> 00:07:08,574 Speaker 3: bottles on num battles right there. They'd been to have 125 00:07:08,654 --> 00:07:11,214 Speaker 3: something to make the girl be real, real slippery and 126 00:07:11,254 --> 00:07:13,454 Speaker 3: all of this kind of stuff. So when you get up, 127 00:07:13,494 --> 00:07:16,334 Speaker 3: they'd be like, don't touch them bottles right there. It'd 128 00:07:16,414 --> 00:07:18,054 Speaker 3: only drank them bottles right there. 129 00:07:19,454 --> 00:07:22,614 Speaker 1: Fifty Cent has a long documented feud with Ditty, often 130 00:07:22,694 --> 00:07:24,534 Speaker 1: using homophobic slurs against him. 131 00:07:24,854 --> 00:07:25,494 Speaker 4: That's why the. 132 00:07:25,414 --> 00:07:31,214 Speaker 3: Lord of punker parties. Oh, one's going to fight at 133 00:07:31,254 --> 00:07:36,094 Speaker 3: the back at this same time, into that and into that. 134 00:07:36,174 --> 00:07:37,894 Speaker 3: I'm fine with it, eats Old. 135 00:07:38,694 --> 00:07:40,254 Speaker 5: I'm just saying, this is my motherfucker. 136 00:07:40,374 --> 00:07:45,494 Speaker 1: Did I agree? It's uncomfortable, But there are a raft 137 00:07:45,494 --> 00:07:49,294 Speaker 1: of rappers who do not like Sean Combs. Eminem has 138 00:07:49,334 --> 00:07:52,814 Speaker 1: also long spoken out against Diddy, even accusing him of 139 00:07:52,854 --> 00:07:54,374 Speaker 1: getting rapper Tupac killed. 140 00:07:54,534 --> 00:07:56,174 Speaker 6: Did you put our hits the day, Diddy? 141 00:07:56,214 --> 00:07:57,894 Speaker 2: It's miss Did he put the hit out that got 142 00:07:57,934 --> 00:07:58,494 Speaker 2: Punk killed? 143 00:08:00,574 --> 00:08:04,334 Speaker 1: The allegations continued into twenty twenty four. In February, producer 144 00:08:04,534 --> 00:08:08,134 Speaker 1: Rodney Litl Rod Jones filed a lawsuit accusing Combs of 145 00:08:08,214 --> 00:08:12,254 Speaker 1: sexual assault, use, and various legal activities during his time 146 00:08:12,334 --> 00:08:16,294 Speaker 1: working with the rapper. On March twenty five, federal agents 147 00:08:16,414 --> 00:08:20,254 Speaker 1: rated Combs properties in LA and Miami. Sources reported that 148 00:08:20,414 --> 00:08:24,014 Speaker 1: firearms were found and Combs's phones were seized at an airport, 149 00:08:24,414 --> 00:08:27,694 Speaker 1: while Comb's wasn't arrested. The raids were reportedly part of 150 00:08:27,774 --> 00:08:32,174 Speaker 1: a sex trafficking investigation. Agents also found more than one 151 00:08:32,294 --> 00:08:35,374 Speaker 1: thousand bottles of baby oil, which did his lawyer, Mark 152 00:08:35,454 --> 00:08:38,614 Speaker 1: Agnofilio explain to TMZ might have just been a bog 153 00:08:38,694 --> 00:08:39,134 Speaker 1: by deal. 154 00:08:39,414 --> 00:08:41,494 Speaker 4: I don't know where the number one thousand came the 155 00:08:41,654 --> 00:08:44,614 Speaker 4: US Attorney Center. I can't imagine it's thousands. I mean, 156 00:08:44,814 --> 00:08:46,814 Speaker 4: you know, and I'm not really sure what that baby 157 00:08:46,894 --> 00:08:49,574 Speaker 4: oil has to do with anything. They're essentially saying it's 158 00:08:49,614 --> 00:08:52,734 Speaker 4: a lubricant for an orgy. I guess I don't know 159 00:08:52,814 --> 00:08:53,134 Speaker 4: what you need. 160 00:08:53,214 --> 00:08:53,614 Speaker 1: A thousand. 161 00:08:53,894 --> 00:08:55,854 Speaker 4: One bottle of baby oil goes a long way. I 162 00:08:55,894 --> 00:08:57,294 Speaker 4: don't know what you need to need a thousand for. 163 00:08:57,574 --> 00:08:59,534 Speaker 4: He has a big house. He buys in bulk, you know. 164 00:08:59,614 --> 00:09:01,534 Speaker 4: I think they have costcos in every place where he 165 00:09:01,574 --> 00:09:03,734 Speaker 4: has a home. I mean, have you sat in a 166 00:09:03,814 --> 00:09:05,174 Speaker 4: parking lot of a costco and see. 167 00:09:05,054 --> 00:09:06,814 Speaker 6: What people walk out of there with? Not a thousand 168 00:09:06,854 --> 00:09:07,734 Speaker 6: bottles of baby oil. 169 00:09:09,054 --> 00:09:11,974 Speaker 1: Another of Combe's lawyers, Aaron Dyer, called the raids on 170 00:09:12,054 --> 00:09:15,654 Speaker 1: Ditty's homes a gross use of military level force. In 171 00:09:15,774 --> 00:09:19,214 Speaker 1: April this year, Combe's son Christian was accused of sexually 172 00:09:19,254 --> 00:09:22,454 Speaker 1: assaulting a woman working on a yacht that Ditty had charted. 173 00:09:22,854 --> 00:09:26,094 Speaker 1: The suit claims that Diddy created the circumstances that led 174 00:09:26,134 --> 00:09:28,614 Speaker 1: to the assault, and that he'd paid to cover it up. 175 00:09:29,414 --> 00:09:31,974 Speaker 1: Combe's lawyers are working to try and get these various 176 00:09:32,054 --> 00:09:35,334 Speaker 1: cases dismissed. In April, they filed a motion to dismiss 177 00:09:35,374 --> 00:09:38,614 Speaker 1: elements of Dickinson's lawsuit, claiming the actions weren't illegal in 178 00:09:38,734 --> 00:09:41,494 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety one, and in May they asked a federal 179 00:09:41,574 --> 00:09:44,174 Speaker 1: judge to dismiss the lawsuit alleging he and another man 180 00:09:44,294 --> 00:09:46,934 Speaker 1: raped a seventeen year old girl, saying the statute of 181 00:09:46,974 --> 00:09:52,574 Speaker 1: limitations had passed. In May, a video was leaked of 182 00:09:52,614 --> 00:09:55,854 Speaker 1: Ditty attacking Cassie Venturer in the hallway of the Intercontinental 183 00:09:55,894 --> 00:09:59,574 Speaker 1: Hotel in la in twenty sixteen. Wearing only a towel, 184 00:09:59,734 --> 00:10:02,534 Speaker 1: he punches Cassie before kicking her and throwing her to 185 00:10:02,654 --> 00:10:06,134 Speaker 1: the floor. The lawsuit claims Diddy paid fifty thousand dollars 186 00:10:06,214 --> 00:10:09,454 Speaker 1: to hide that video evidence. The statute of limitations means 187 00:10:09,654 --> 00:10:12,574 Speaker 1: he cannot be prosecuted for the assault. In the wake 188 00:10:12,614 --> 00:10:15,694 Speaker 1: of the video going public, though, Comes posted this apology 189 00:10:15,814 --> 00:10:16,774 Speaker 1: video to Instagram. 190 00:10:17,094 --> 00:10:21,174 Speaker 7: My behavior on that video is inexcusable. I take full 191 00:10:21,254 --> 00:10:25,054 Speaker 7: responsibility for my ashes in that video. I was disgusted 192 00:10:25,134 --> 00:10:28,014 Speaker 7: then when I did it. I'm disgusted now and when 193 00:10:28,054 --> 00:10:30,774 Speaker 7: and I sought our professional help out of going to 194 00:10:30,894 --> 00:10:34,734 Speaker 7: therapy or going to rehab. Had asked God for his 195 00:10:34,854 --> 00:10:39,454 Speaker 7: mercy and grace. I'm not asking for forgiveness. I'm truly sorry. 196 00:10:41,134 --> 00:10:43,734 Speaker 1: In June, Colmes was forced to return his key to 197 00:10:43,854 --> 00:10:46,374 Speaker 1: New York City on the request of Mayor Eric Adams. 198 00:10:46,734 --> 00:10:49,934 Speaker 1: He's also told that his honorary doctorate from Howard University 199 00:10:49,974 --> 00:10:52,854 Speaker 1: has been rescinded and the scholarship program funded in his 200 00:10:53,054 --> 00:10:56,774 Speaker 1: name was disbanded. On September eleven, Colmbs was sued by 201 00:10:56,854 --> 00:11:00,414 Speaker 1: singer Dawn Richard, who claims he abused her psychologically and 202 00:11:00,654 --> 00:11:03,854 Speaker 1: physically for years, saying she suffered as he helped her 203 00:11:03,934 --> 00:11:08,014 Speaker 1: launch her career. She also claims she witnessed him abuse Cassie, 204 00:11:08,174 --> 00:11:10,054 Speaker 1: but was too scared to speak up at the time. 205 00:11:11,094 --> 00:11:15,334 Speaker 1: Five days later, on September sixteen, Combs was arrested in Manhattan, 206 00:11:16,014 --> 00:11:19,694 Speaker 1: and he remains in custody today. He was indicted on 207 00:11:19,774 --> 00:11:24,894 Speaker 1: federal charges including racketeering, conspiracy, sex trafficking, and forced labor. 208 00:11:24,934 --> 00:11:28,294 Speaker 2: The next day, he was violent and he subjected victims 209 00:11:28,334 --> 00:11:32,294 Speaker 2: of physical, emotional, and verbal abuse so that they would 210 00:11:32,334 --> 00:11:37,414 Speaker 2: participate in the Freakoffs, and that Comb's hit kicked through 211 00:11:37,494 --> 00:11:40,654 Speaker 2: objects at and drag victims at times by their hair. 212 00:11:41,374 --> 00:11:44,654 Speaker 2: In addition to the violence, the Endayment alleges that Combs 213 00:11:44,694 --> 00:11:47,494 Speaker 2: threatened and co worse victims to get them to participate 214 00:11:47,894 --> 00:11:48,694 Speaker 2: in the Freakoffs. 215 00:11:50,054 --> 00:11:53,694 Speaker 1: On October one, twenty twenty four, attorney Tony Busby announced 216 00:11:53,734 --> 00:11:56,614 Speaker 1: that his firm would be filing an additional one hundred 217 00:11:56,654 --> 00:11:59,814 Speaker 1: and twenty lawsuits against Combs in the coming weeks, and 218 00:11:59,894 --> 00:12:02,974 Speaker 1: these cases span allegations of sexual assault, rape, and abusive 219 00:12:03,054 --> 00:12:07,534 Speaker 1: miners across twenty five states. Throughout this timeline, Combs has 220 00:12:07,654 --> 00:12:11,494 Speaker 1: consistently denied all the others, but at the center of 221 00:12:11,534 --> 00:12:15,294 Speaker 1: it all are Combe's infamous Freak Cough parties, which prosecutors 222 00:12:15,334 --> 00:12:20,334 Speaker 1: claim were elaborate sex performances involving coercion and abuse. While 223 00:12:20,414 --> 00:12:23,574 Speaker 1: no other celebrities have been charged, many high profile names 224 00:12:23,614 --> 00:12:26,694 Speaker 1: are now under scrutiny for their connections to Diddy. One 225 00:12:26,734 --> 00:12:29,654 Speaker 1: of the most prominent figures is jay Z, a longtime 226 00:12:29,734 --> 00:12:33,494 Speaker 1: friend and collaborator. Despite their close relationship, jay Z has 227 00:12:33,574 --> 00:12:39,214 Speaker 1: remained notably silent on the allegations. When singer songwriter Jaguar 228 00:12:39,374 --> 00:12:42,494 Speaker 1: Wright appeared on Piers Morgan Show, oncens it. Recently, she 229 00:12:42,694 --> 00:12:46,094 Speaker 1: made claims that jay Z and wife Beyonce are monsters 230 00:12:46,214 --> 00:12:49,534 Speaker 1: that she's been trying to out for years. Morgan was 231 00:12:49,614 --> 00:12:52,574 Speaker 1: forced to apologize for airing the comments after jay Z 232 00:12:52,694 --> 00:12:55,894 Speaker 1: and Beyonce threatened to sue, and they've edited the specific 233 00:12:55,974 --> 00:12:57,494 Speaker 1: allegations out of the interview. 234 00:12:57,694 --> 00:13:00,934 Speaker 6: Well, Jay, you were right, unexpectedly made several serious allegations 235 00:13:01,254 --> 00:13:04,254 Speaker 6: about jay Z and Beyonce. They were not present to 236 00:13:04,534 --> 00:13:08,054 Speaker 6: respond or defend themselves, but now they have their lawyer's 237 00:13:08,094 --> 00:13:10,214 Speaker 6: contact is to say that those plays into a totally 238 00:13:10,254 --> 00:13:13,334 Speaker 6: false and have no basis in fact, and we therefore 239 00:13:13,374 --> 00:13:15,654 Speaker 6: comply with a legal request to cut them from the 240 00:13:15,694 --> 00:13:16,494 Speaker 6: original interview. 241 00:13:17,214 --> 00:13:21,614 Speaker 1: Other a list celebrities reportedly associated with Colms include Leonardo DiCaprio, 242 00:13:21,934 --> 00:13:25,534 Speaker 1: his former girlfriend Jennifer Lopez, and Ashton Kutcher, who've all 243 00:13:25,614 --> 00:13:28,774 Speaker 1: remained silent on their knowledge of Ditty's alleged crimes. There 244 00:13:28,814 --> 00:13:31,494 Speaker 1: are rumors that Kutcher's wife, Mila Kunis, has moved out 245 00:13:31,494 --> 00:13:34,374 Speaker 1: of the family home with their children over her husband's 246 00:13:34,414 --> 00:13:37,134 Speaker 1: ties to Ditty and the information that will allegedly be 247 00:13:37,294 --> 00:13:40,334 Speaker 1: revealed about him in the investigation of the crimes. But 248 00:13:40,414 --> 00:13:42,494 Speaker 1: there are also rumors that pair are still together and 249 00:13:42,614 --> 00:13:46,134 Speaker 1: thinking of relocating to Europe to escape the scandal. Some 250 00:13:46,294 --> 00:13:48,894 Speaker 1: other celebrities have taken drastic steps in the wake of 251 00:13:48,974 --> 00:13:52,254 Speaker 1: Comb's arrest. Usha, who lived with Ditty as a teenager, 252 00:13:52,454 --> 00:13:56,894 Speaker 1: deleted over seven thousand posts from his social media accounts. Similarly, 253 00:13:57,134 --> 00:14:00,414 Speaker 1: singer Pink and actress Megan Fox have also purged their 254 00:14:00,494 --> 00:14:05,894 Speaker 1: social media presence, fueling speculation about their potential involvement. Kesha, 255 00:14:06,014 --> 00:14:07,934 Speaker 1: on the other hand, who has a song that famously 256 00:14:08,054 --> 00:14:11,654 Speaker 1: mentions Ditty's name, has made it very clear where she stands. 257 00:14:18,214 --> 00:14:20,494 Speaker 1: Justin Bieber, who was mentored by Comes when he was 258 00:14:20,654 --> 00:14:24,814 Speaker 1: just fifteen, has distanced himself from the situation. His spokesperson 259 00:14:24,894 --> 00:14:26,934 Speaker 1: stated that Bieber is trying to not focus on the 260 00:14:27,014 --> 00:14:31,014 Speaker 1: charges and accusations against Combs. The relationship between Combs and 261 00:14:31,054 --> 00:14:33,134 Speaker 1: Bieber dates back to the early days of the young 262 00:14:33,214 --> 00:14:36,254 Speaker 1: Canadian's career, when he was just a teenager breaking into 263 00:14:36,294 --> 00:14:39,934 Speaker 1: the music scene. At fifteen, Bieber had signed with Usher's 264 00:14:39,974 --> 00:14:42,654 Speaker 1: record label and quickly became part of the industries in 265 00:14:42,694 --> 00:14:46,334 Speaker 1: a circle. Comb's already a well established figure, and hip 266 00:14:46,374 --> 00:14:48,894 Speaker 1: hop are known for launching the careers of artists like 267 00:14:49,054 --> 00:14:51,814 Speaker 1: Usher and Mary J. Blige took an interest in him. 268 00:14:52,414 --> 00:14:55,254 Speaker 1: Several videos from this period have now resurfaced in light 269 00:14:55,334 --> 00:14:59,054 Speaker 1: of the allegations, raising concerns about the nature of their relationship. 270 00:14:59,574 --> 00:15:02,294 Speaker 1: In one particularly troubling clip from two thousand and nine, 271 00:15:02,694 --> 00:15:05,574 Speaker 1: Combs speaks about spending a weekend with the then fifteen 272 00:15:05,654 --> 00:15:06,774 Speaker 1: year old biaber Lurs in. 273 00:15:06,774 --> 00:15:09,454 Speaker 5: The one forty eight hours. Right now, he's having forty 274 00:15:09,534 --> 00:15:13,094 Speaker 5: eight hours with Diddy, him and his boy. They're having 275 00:15:13,134 --> 00:15:15,854 Speaker 5: the times of their lives, like like like you know, 276 00:15:16,094 --> 00:15:19,774 Speaker 5: where were hanging out and when we're doing. We can't 277 00:15:19,814 --> 00:15:24,814 Speaker 5: really disclose. It's definitely a fifteen year old's dream. You know, 278 00:15:25,294 --> 00:15:27,974 Speaker 5: I have been given custody of him. You know he 279 00:15:28,094 --> 00:15:32,814 Speaker 5: signed the Usher. I had legal guardianship of Usher. When 280 00:15:33,174 --> 00:15:34,974 Speaker 5: when you know he did his first album, I did 281 00:15:35,094 --> 00:15:37,254 Speaker 5: Usher's first album. I don't really I don't have legal 282 00:15:37,294 --> 00:15:39,454 Speaker 5: guardianship of him. But for the next forty eight hours, 283 00:15:40,094 --> 00:15:42,494 Speaker 5: he's with me, going crazy crazy. 284 00:15:43,534 --> 00:15:46,974 Speaker 1: The resurfacing of these videos has prompted widespread concern amongst 285 00:15:47,014 --> 00:15:51,414 Speaker 1: fans and industry observers. Many have expressed worry about Beaver's 286 00:15:51,454 --> 00:15:54,134 Speaker 1: well being during his formative years in the spotlight, with 287 00:15:54,254 --> 00:15:57,054 Speaker 1: some speculating that his past struggles with mental health and 288 00:15:57,134 --> 00:16:00,814 Speaker 1: substance abuse could be linked to his experiences in the industry. 289 00:16:01,934 --> 00:16:04,534 Speaker 1: It is important to note, though, that being associated with 290 00:16:04,654 --> 00:16:07,894 Speaker 1: Joan Diddy Combs does not imply guilt or involvement in 291 00:16:08,014 --> 00:16:12,054 Speaker 1: any criminal activities. Many celebrities attended these parties or worked 292 00:16:12,094 --> 00:16:14,654 Speaker 1: with him professionally over the years without any knowledge of 293 00:16:14,734 --> 00:16:18,774 Speaker 1: alleged wrongdoing, and as the investigation continues, it is likely 294 00:16:18,894 --> 00:16:22,214 Speaker 1: that more names will surface and be scrutinized. However, it's 295 00:16:22,294 --> 00:16:25,214 Speaker 1: crucial to remember that at this stage, Combs is the 296 00:16:25,414 --> 00:16:28,694 Speaker 1: only one facing criminal charges and is pleaded not guilty 297 00:16:28,934 --> 00:16:32,454 Speaker 1: to all allegations. We'll keep you updated as this case 298 00:16:32,494 --> 00:16:36,734 Speaker 1: on faults. Thanks for spending some time feeding your mind 299 00:16:36,774 --> 00:16:39,214 Speaker 1: with us today. The Quikie is produced by me Claire 300 00:16:39,294 --> 00:16:42,414 Speaker 1: Murphy and our senior producer Taylor Strano, with audio production 301 00:16:42,654 --> 00:16:43,374 Speaker 1: by tom Light.