'Making the Band' alum accuses Diddy of 'inappropriate' touching in 'Making of a Bad Boy'

Amid Sean "Diddy" Combs' spate of legal woes, the hip-hop mogul's past is being unearthed in a new documentary.

Peacock's "Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy," which premiered Tuesday, takes a look at Combs' rise to fame and the damning criminal allegations that derailed his media empire.

Combs was arrested in Manhattan in September 2024 and charged with racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. The Grammy-winning rapper, who's denied all accusations against him, remains in custody at the Special Housing Unit in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center. His trial is set for May 5.

From Combs' role in the infamous City College stampede to bombshell sexual assault lawsuits from Cassie and Danity Kane singer Dawn Richard, here are the biggest revelations from the special.

Al B. Sure! claims Diddy never adopted his son

Singer-songwriter Al B. Sure!, father of Combs' stepson Quincy Brown and former partner of Combs' longtime girlfriend Kim Porter, discussed his relationship with Combs in the documentary.

Combs reportedly met Porter during a recording session with Sure! and later pursued a romance with her. The record executive allegedly adopted Sure! and Porter's son Brown during the course of their relationship.

"I have to keep in mind that what people were fed and this propaganda against me over the years about, 'Puffy did this and adopted your kid,'" Sure! said. "There's no adoption. ... And if you haven't noticed, his name is still Brown."

Sure! also alleged that he was warned by Porter, who died in 2018, not to "get involved" with Combs because he would "get killed." He added: "You've got to listen to Kimberly because not only was she trying to save me, she was putting her own life in danger."

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'Making the Band' alum alleges Diddy touched her inappropriately

Singer and former Da Band member Sara Rivers, who appeared as a cast member on Combs' reality competition series "Making the Band 2," got candid about the music mogul's alleged treatment of her bandmates.

"When he got angry with one of my band members, he said, 'You make me so mad, I want to eat your flesh,'" Rivers recalled, adding that Combs allegedly told another group member that he could pay someone to beat them. "Who says that? That's crazy."

Rivers also accused Combs of sexual misconduct in the special, claiming he "touched me in a place that he shouldn't have" during a one-on-one incident.

"That was inappropriate, and I felt intimidated," Rivers said, later getting choked up. "I'm definitely nervous. ... I haven't said anything for so long, and it's built up."

Rivers isn't the only "Making the Band" alum to speak out against Combs. In September 2024, former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard sued Combs on 21 counts of sexual assault and battery, sex trafficking, gender discrimination and copyright infringement.

Dawn Richard: Danity Kane member accuses Diddy of sexual abuse

Woman who accused Diddy of 'gang rape' details assault

Ashley Parham, who claimed Combs and his accomplices "violently gang raped" her in an October 2024 lawsuit, reflected on the psychological toll the alleged assault has taken on her.

"I've become incredibly reclusive. I don't trust anyone," Parham, who is identified by her first name in the documentary, said.

In her lawsuit, filed in Northern California federal court, Parham said she virtually met Combs in February 2018 when a man she'd met at a bar started a FaceTime call with the Bad Boy Records founder outside the bar.

Background: Sean 'Diddy' Combs sued by woman claiming he 'violently gang raped' her in 2018

Parham details the events leading up to the purported "gang rape" in "Making of a Bad Boy." The woman, a California resident, said Combs' alleged associate Shane Pearce invited her to his home in March 2018, where Combs later joined them.

After being given a drink of water that left her feeling "wobbly" and a "little confused," Parham alleged Pearce and Combs undressed her and that Combs later raped her vaginally with a remote control. She also claimed Combs' business associate Kristina Khorram threatened her safety before the "gang rape."

At the time of Parham's October lawsuit, Combs' legal team said in a statement: "These swirling allegations have created a hysterical media circus that, if left unchecked, will irreparably deprive Mr. Combs of a fair trial, if they haven't already."

If you or someone you know has experienced sexual violence, RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline offers free, confidential, 24/7 support to survivors and their loved ones in English and Spanish at: 800.656.HOPE (4673) and Hotline.RAINN.org and en Español RAINN.org/es.

(This story was updated to add new photos.)

Contributing: Taijuan Moorman and KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY

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