P. Diddy's Alleged Victims Make Chilling Claims in New Doc: "He’s Had People Hurt”
An alleged victim known as "Ashley" described being "brutally gang raped" by the music mogul and his friends before reporting the harrowing ordeal to police and filing a lawsuit against Sean Combs.
A new Peacock documentary about music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and the accusations against him includes the shocking allegations of several alleged victims.
Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy, which premiered January 14, 2025 on the streaming platform, examines the 55-year-old’s crumbling empire since federal charges of racketeering and sex trafficking were levied against him in September 2024. The 90-minute special “sheds light on his childhood, rise to fame, and recent criminal allegations, challenging viewers to rethink everything they thought they knew about the mogul behind the music — and the mugshot,” according to its synopsis.
Famed civil rights attorney Lisa Bloom appeared in the series, representing one of Combs’ accusers, singer Dawn Richard.
“Unchecked wealth and power is very dangerous in our culture,” Bloom told producers. “It allows people to get away with horrific behavior."
Viewers heard allegations from multiple victims, though none have yet been proven in a court of law.
Former employee claims Sean Combs "had people hurt”
Combs founded Bad Boy Records in 1993, signing some of the biggest names in hip hop and R&B, from The Notorious B.I.G. to Faith Evans and French Montana to Machine Gun Kelly, according to Business Insider. But, per a former employee for the label — one who wished to remain anonymous in the Peacock special — criminal behavior allegedly occurred behind the scenes.
The unnamed individual provided never-before-seen footage of the disgraced music producer, including a December 2022 video in which Combs said it was taking “f---ing [for]ever” to return to a place of “not giving a f---.”
The unnamed individual said he began working with Combs in 2015 or 2016, adding that working for Bad Boy Records was something of a “badge of honor.” But, according to the witness, Combs regularly tested the loyalty of those around him, such as when tipping a chair too far back.
On one occasion, the unnamed person claimed, Combs allegedly showed him a video of two men having sex.
“He was just trying to tell me that this is what people do in the industry to get to the top,” the person said, his voice distorted to protect his identity.
Later in the documentary, he claimed Combs used to send him on “missions” to bring girls back to Combs’ home, where sometimes the rooms were lit red, as seen in exclusive video allegedly showing Combs’ parties.
“It’s red because he feel[s] like [it’s] the frequency for f---ing or making love and sex,” said the Bad Boy worker.
“Ashley” tells her story in Sean Combs case
Civil attorney Ariel Mitchell, who represents an alleged victim known in the series only as “Ashley,” said there have been dozens of lawsuits accusing Combs of sexual abuse (Houston attorney Tony Buzzbee stated in October 2024 that at least 120 accusers have come forward, according to PBS News).
“I have been sounding the alarm about Mr. Combs for years,” Mitchell told Diddy producers.
Ashley, whose face was concealed for the doc, described a harrowing tale in which Combs and company allegedly “brutally gang-raped” her in March 2018 at his California residence, per a federal complaint filed by Mitchell. The complaint not only listed Combs but also named his “right-hand woman,” Kristina Khorram, and friend and alleged “scouter,” Shane Pearce, as co-defendants, according to court documents.
Pearce allegedly found Ashley at a bar one month earlier and introduced her to Combs on a video call. The pair hung out on multiple occasions before the alleged rape, Ashley told producers.
“[Combs] went into the kitchen and got me a glass of water because I was thirsty,” she recounted. But after a few sips, she began feeling “weird” and “a little confused.” Minutes later, Combs allegedly walked in with a “ready to party” manner, along with Khorram, a bodyguard, and a presumed friend of Pearce’s.
Ashley claimed Combs then used a T.V. remote to “violently” rape her before subjecting her to several hours of rape by multiple people, including Combs. She also claimed Combs filmed the alleged assault on his phone while masturbating, while some parties threatened to “ship her off” to never see her loved ones again, per the complaint.
A traumatized Ashley found an opportunity to run to a neighbor’s house and flag help, according to the documents.
“Later, the neighbor told me he did call the cops and that’s when a sheriff showed up at the door,” Ashley claimed. “This sheriff didn’t offer me an ambulance; he didn’t offer me a ride to the police station; he just basically told me to find my own way home. There [was] just something off about his demeanor.”
Mitchell, who believed the assault was a means to “break her in” to sex trafficking, said Contra Costa County officials confirmed that Ashley filed a complaint on the night in question and determined the accusations were “unfounded.”
Law enforcement denied producers’ requests for the complaint.
“I’ve become incredibly reclusive,” the accuser emotionally said. “I don’t trust anyone … So, I’ve just been in isolation; I’ve barely gone out of the house; I’ve just been living in fear because it’s just a bunch of powerful people.”
Shane Pearce’s attorneys denied production's requests for comment, while Khorram’s lawyers denied allegations “in the strongest possible terms.”
What Sean Combs’ attorneys had to say
In response to the sex abuse allegations in Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy, Combs’ attorneys stated they “were fabricated based on false narratives that the media and certain plaintiffs and their lawyers have been perpetuating without regard for the truth.”
The Peacock special also examines Diddy’s upbringing and rumored “freak-off” parties, as well as theories of ties to the 1997 unsolved homicide of rap legend The Notorious B.I.G. and the 2018 death of his ex-girlfriend, Kim Porter. It also documents sexual misconduct allegations by Sara Rivers, who claimed Combs inappropriately grabbed her in the 2000s while filming MTV’s Making the Band 2, as well as cast member Dawn Richard’s claims that Combs deprived her of food and sleep and “committed acts of violence,” according to Richard’s attorney, Bloom.
Erica Wolff, an attorney who represented Combs, previously called Richard’s claims “manufactured” to coincide with her music tour.
“For a victim of sexual assault by a high-profile predator, everything changes when they come forward,” Bloom told producers. “They’re no longer known for their own work, their own accomplishments, their own hopes and dreams. They’re just known in the media as the woman who accuses this guy. And, particularly in the music industry, there’s a lot of retribution.”
Sean Combs remains in a federal facility pending his criminal trial.
Learn more in Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy, now available to watch on Peacock.
