Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is once again in the spotlight, not for his music or business ventures but for the controversies and scandals that have marked his rise to fame. With two new documentaries—Peacock’s Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy and Investigation Discovery’s The Fall of Diddy—examining his past, long-standing allegations and tragic events are resurfacing.

One of the most harrowing chapters in Combs’ history took place on December 28, 1991, during a charity basketball game he co-hosted at New York City’s City College. Then a 22-year-old working at Uptown Records, Combs partnered with rapper Heavy D to organize the event. However, the venue, with a capacity of 2,730, was packed with over 5,000 people, while thousands more were stuck outside. The overcrowding led to a deadly stampede as fans surged into the gymnasium. The inward-opening doors created a bottleneck, resulting in 29 injuries and nine fatalities, mostly teenagers.

Victims’ families filed lawsuits, accusing Combs of overselling tickets, failing to provide adequate security, and promoting the event as if the venue could hold 10,000 people. While Combs and Heavy D were held 50% responsible, with City College bearing the other half, Combs never faced criminal charges. Instead, he settled civil lawsuits, paying families of the victims, including $40,000 to Jason Swain, whose brother died in the stampede. Swain stated in The Making of a Bad Boy: “We got $40,000 from Sean Combs directly. But he never owned up to it, never just said, ‘I apologize.’”

In the newly released The Fall of Diddy, other allegations of misconduct add to the controversy. Danyel Smith, former editor-in-chief of VIBE magazine, shared how Combs threatened her over editorial control of a 1997 cover shoot. “He said he would be seeing me dead in a trunk if I did not show it to him,” she recalled. Smith pursued legal action, forcing Combs to issue a written apology.

Further claims delve into Combs’ time at Howard University, where an anonymous witness recalled him beating a woman with a belt outside a dorm. “When we told him to stop, he yelled for us to stay out of it,” she said.

Another pivotal scandal revisited in the series is a 1999 nightclub shooting involving Combs. Wardel Fenderson, Combs’ former driver, claimed he witnessed Combs carrying a gun into the venue and later discarding it after the shooting. Natania Griffin, a victim who was shot in the face, identified Combs as the shooter. Fenderson alleged that Combs offered him $50,000 to take the blame, which he refused. Combs was later acquitted, while his associate, Jamal “Shyne” Barrow, was convicted.

Tim Patterson, a childhood friend of Combs, revealed further troubling details about his relationships. “Any girl that’s with Sean has to be fixed to Sean’s specs,” Patterson said, citing incidents of jealousy-fueled abuse against partners, including the mother of Combs’ child, Mysa Hilton.

These documentaries reveal a complex and controversial figure, whose path to fame is marred by tragedy, unresolved accountability, and allegations of abuse and violence. As legal battles continue, the spotlight on Combs raises questions about power, fame, and justice.

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