Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty

BBC Sounds. Music, radio, podcasts. Hello and welcome back to Diddy on Trial from BBC Sounds with me, Anushka Matanda-Doughty. You know the drill. Subscribe and turn on your push notifications so you never miss a thing.

BBC Sounds. Music, radio, podcasts. Hello and welcome back to Diddy on Trial from BBC Sounds with me, Anushka Matanda-Doughty. You know the drill. Subscribe and turn on your push notifications so you never miss a thing.

BBC Sounds. Music, radio, podcasts. Hello and welcome back to Diddy on Trial from BBC Sounds with me, Anushka Matanda-Doughty. You know the drill. Subscribe and turn on your push notifications so you never miss a thing.

Sean Diddy Combs, aka Diddy, aka Puffy, or Brother Love, take your pick, is in a New York jail awaiting trial in May on charges of sex trafficking, transportation for prostitution, and racketeering with conspiracy. He denies all the allegations against him. In this episode, we're bringing you an exclusive from the BBC's investigations team.

Sean Diddy Combs, aka Diddy, aka Puffy, or Brother Love, take your pick, is in a New York jail awaiting trial in May on charges of sex trafficking, transportation for prostitution, and racketeering with conspiracy. He denies all the allegations against him. In this episode, we're bringing you an exclusive from the BBC's investigations team.

Sean Diddy Combs, aka Diddy, aka Puffy, or Brother Love, take your pick, is in a New York jail awaiting trial in May on charges of sex trafficking, transportation for prostitution, and racketeering with conspiracy. He denies all the allegations against him. In this episode, we're bringing you an exclusive from the BBC's investigations team.

They've been speaking to industry insiders who knew him during his meteoric rise in the 1990s. They say they recall a culture of big money, threats of violence, and sex in the studios of his Bad Boy record label.

They've been speaking to industry insiders who knew him during his meteoric rise in the 1990s. They say they recall a culture of big money, threats of violence, and sex in the studios of his Bad Boy record label.

They've been speaking to industry insiders who knew him during his meteoric rise in the 1990s. They say they recall a culture of big money, threats of violence, and sex in the studios of his Bad Boy record label.

Sean Combs' legal team has denied the accusation. Rhianna Croxford, the BBC's investigations correspondent, is with me today to tell me what she found. Hi, Rhianna. Hi. Well, first of all, when did you start investigating Diddy?

Sean Combs' legal team has denied the accusation. Rhianna Croxford, the BBC's investigations correspondent, is with me today to tell me what she found. Hi, Rhianna. Hi. Well, first of all, when did you start investigating Diddy?

Sean Combs' legal team has denied the accusation. Rhianna Croxford, the BBC's investigations correspondent, is with me today to tell me what she found. Hi, Rhianna. Hi. Well, first of all, when did you start investigating Diddy?

Because he gets this kind of reputation for being the good time guy. He's slick, he's well dressed, he's got money and the business side of it is working really well. The music side of it, he's established himself as sort of a picker of stars. You mentioned Biggie Smalls there and you focused in on this particular period of his life. What did you find?

Because he gets this kind of reputation for being the good time guy. He's slick, he's well dressed, he's got money and the business side of it is working really well. The music side of it, he's established himself as sort of a picker of stars. You mentioned Biggie Smalls there and you focused in on this particular period of his life. What did you find?

Because he gets this kind of reputation for being the good time guy. He's slick, he's well dressed, he's got money and the business side of it is working really well. The music side of it, he's established himself as sort of a picker of stars. You mentioned Biggie Smalls there and you focused in on this particular period of his life. What did you find?

So we're hearing there about the workplace culture at Bad Boy, which Bad Boy really is what's imbued him with the credibility of being one of the greats. I think a lot of music critics would say he's not lyrically the best rapper out there. I think that's a fair thing to say. He'd probably say that himself. But he had this sort of reputation for establishing legacy.

So we're hearing there about the workplace culture at Bad Boy, which Bad Boy really is what's imbued him with the credibility of being one of the greats. I think a lot of music critics would say he's not lyrically the best rapper out there. I think that's a fair thing to say. He'd probably say that himself. But he had this sort of reputation for establishing legacy.

So we're hearing there about the workplace culture at Bad Boy, which Bad Boy really is what's imbued him with the credibility of being one of the greats. I think a lot of music critics would say he's not lyrically the best rapper out there. I think that's a fair thing to say. He'd probably say that himself. But he had this sort of reputation for establishing legacy.

But you've just told us about a workplace that has potentially... inappropriate working relationships between interns and people in positions of power. What did Daniel tell you about how women were treated specifically at Bad Boy?

But you've just told us about a workplace that has potentially... inappropriate working relationships between interns and people in positions of power. What did Daniel tell you about how women were treated specifically at Bad Boy?