Investigation Discovery, the crime network behind this year's bomb Silence on the setannounced on Wednesday that they are in production on a docuseries exploring the rise and fall of Sean “Diddy” Combs.
The multi-part documentary, scheduled for release in 2025, will examine “the rise and influence of Sean 'Diddy' Combs and the allegations of violent behavior and illegal activity that have dogged the music mogul,” according to a release.
“As reports of sexual assault, abusive behavior and other disturbing allegations emerge, the documentary traces the history of this self-proclaimed Bad Boy, exposing allegations of a pattern of depravity,” the statement continues.
Released earlier this spring, Silence on Set: The Dark Side of Children's TVhighlighted the voices of several former Nickelodeon stars who described claims about the toxic environment surrounding the shows created and run by producer Dan Schneider. The series far exceeded initial expectations and earned two Emmy nominations.
ID’s announcement comes just one day after Diddy was arrested in New York City awaiting trial; federal agents arrested him on Monday on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges.
The three-county indictment, unsealed Tuesday, charged Combs with multiple crimes related to an alleged decades-long pattern of physical and sexual violence against women in his orbit. Federal prosecutors charged him with sex trafficking and racketeering for running a vast criminal enterprise through which he sexually assaulted and trafficked women with the help of his various businesses since at least 2008.
The arrest was a major update in Diddy’s escalating legal woes. Last week, his former bandmate Dawn Richard filed a new sexual assault lawsuit that included allegations of battery, false imprisonment, withholding millions of dollars in royalties and unpaid wages, and theft of his copyrighted works.
Richard’s complaint was at least the eighth filed against him since his ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura filed a lawsuit detailing years of physical and sexual abuse last year. That suit was quickly settled, but it prompted other accusers, including Liza Gardner, Joi Dickerson-Neal and Crystal McKinney, to file similar complaints.
Producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones also filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Combs in February, accusing the music mogul of sexually harassing and trafficking him. Diddy filed a motion to dismiss Lil Rod's lawsuit in August. He has also denied the other allegations.
In March, federal law enforcement raided Diddy’s homes as part of their human trafficking investigation. In May, a 2016 video surfaced showing Combs beating Ventura, running out of a hotel room and chasing her toward an elevator, grabbing her by the back of the head, throwing her to the floor, kicking her, pushing her, and dragging her by her hoodie. Later in the video, he kicks her again and then throws an object at her from a nearby table.
ID's docuseries will feature the voices of many who have spoken out against acts of violence and brutality, as well as archival footage and in-depth accounts from Rolling StoneThe project is produced for ID by Maxine Productions and IPC in association with Rolling Stone Films and will be distributed by ID and Max.