Hi, I'm Brian Buckmire, an attorney and ABC News Legal contributor,
and I'm also the host of a brand new series from ABC Audio that I think you'll want to check out.
It's called Bad Rap the Case Against Diddy.
Over the next six weeks, I'll dive into the rise and fall of Sean Diddy Combs.
We'll cover the full story from his ascent to superstardom to the federal charges he's facing
while currently awaiting trial,
all of which he denies.
Then, when the case goes to trial in May, we'll cover it all with real time court updates.
Keep listening to hear Episode one right here and if you like it,
you can find the show on your preferred podcast app.
To hear new episodes every Tuesday,
just search for Bad Rap the Case Against Diddy wherever you get your podcasts.
Now here's episode one in the summer of 2009, everyone was paying attention to Sean Diddy Combs.
He wasn't on the top of the Billboard charts anymore,
but he had become a fixture of American pop culture.
The flashiest example was his annual star Studded White Party.
It was an exclusive event and everything had to be white, from the decor to the dress code.
This was the early days of smartphones.
Imagine every celebrity worth an US Weekly headline with a bedazzled smartphone in their hand.
It was before TikTok and Instagram, when tabloid coverage claimed to break juicy celebrity stories.