The project brings together more than 30 interviews with a wide variety of voices, including Diddy’s accusers, former friends, colleagues and employees.
In the midst of his arrest and multiple complaints of sexual abuse, Max and Investigation Discovery (ID) announce the premiere of Fall of an Icon: P. Diddya production of Maxine Productions (The Dark Side of Children’s TV), in collaboration with Rolling Stone Films.
The four-episode documentary series arrives on Saturday, February 1st at Max. On ID, it premieres on February 7 with 2 new weekly episodes, at 10:50 p.m.
What Fall of an Icon is about: P. Diddy
The documentary offers exclusive testimonies and unpublished archival footage, with a personal perspective on the serious accusations of violent behavior and illegal activities surrounding the music mogul. From those who witnessed his alleged actions during his college years at Howard University and the beginning of his career with Bad Boy Records, to those who knew him at the height of his power and influence in recent years, Fall of an Icon: P. Diddy covers decades of mounting accusations.
The project brings together more than 30 interviews with a wide variety of voices, including accusers, former friends, colleagues and employees who worked in their immediate environment and who had intimate knowledge of their daily activities. Among those interviewed, the following stand out:
- D. Woodsa member of Danity Kane, who for the first time talks about his experience with Combs backstage;
- Danny Smithformer editor-in-chief of VIBE magazine, who for the first time recounts Combs’ alleged violent behavior towards her on camera;
- Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ JonesCombs’ former producer, who claims to have been sexually harassed by him during the production of the Love Album;
- Reverend Conrad Tillardknown as Shyne’s “hip-hop minister” and spiritual advisor during the 1999 trial involving Combs and Anthony Jones;
- Thalia Graveswho claims Combs violently raped her in the summer of 2001 and threatened her into silence;
- Jourdan Cha’TaunCombs’ personal chef from 2007 to 2010, who publicly details her experience working for him for the first time;
- Natania Griffinwho was shot in the face during a nightclub shooting in 1999;
- Wardel FendersonCombs’ former personal driver, who speaks for the first time on camera and testified that Combs tried to bribe him;
- Tim Pattersona childhood friend of Combs, who reveals new details about his upbringing;
- Cheyenne RoundtreeRolling Stone reporter;
- Mara S. Campojournalist;
- Mylah Moralesa makeup artist who claims to have witnessed abuse by Combs towards the singer Cassie (Casandra Ventura);
- Dr. LaJoyce BrookshireCombs’ first publicist between 1995 and 1997, who helped build his initial image;
- Roger BondsCombs’ bodyguard between 2003 and 2012, who sheds light on the behavior he witnessed.
Additionally, new names will be announced, including testimonies from people coming forward publicly for the first time with deeply disturbing accounts of their encounters with Combs.
Through these interviews and an extensive audiovisual archive, the documentary presents a comprehensive portrait of a magnate who allegedly used his power and influence to cover up, for decades, a pattern of abuse and violence that left a trail of unprecedented pain and suffering.
Fall of an Icon: P. Diddy is produced for ID by Maxine Productions and The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC), both owned by Sony Pictures Television, in association with Rolling Stone Films.
Source: Ambito
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