Brian Buckmire

So we started with Diddy at his peak, the host of the party that everyone wanted to go to, the center of an industry that so many wanted to be part of, the key that could unlock success and fame for those around him. But now he's locked up and can't even control the most basic things, like when he eats or bathes. How did Diddy go from mogul to inmate?

So we started with Diddy at his peak, the host of the party that everyone wanted to go to, the center of an industry that so many wanted to be part of, the key that could unlock success and fame for those around him. But now he's locked up and can't even control the most basic things, like when he eats or bathes. How did Diddy go from mogul to inmate?

How did he build not just a career, but an empire? And if the allegations against him are true, how did he get away with the violence, abuse, and manipulation for so long? Coming up on Bad Rap, the case against Diddy.

How did he build not just a career, but an empire? And if the allegations against him are true, how did he get away with the violence, abuse, and manipulation for so long? Coming up on Bad Rap, the case against Diddy.

Diddy's success comes at a price. But time and time again, he doesn't seem to be the one paying.

Diddy's success comes at a price. But time and time again, he doesn't seem to be the one paying.

In our next episode, we'll trace the path of Diddy's rising star from college dropout to the cover of Rolling Stone. And later in our series, the early signs of Diddy's alleged dark side start to emerge.

In our next episode, we'll trace the path of Diddy's rising star from college dropout to the cover of Rolling Stone. And later in our series, the early signs of Diddy's alleged dark side start to emerge.

Stay with us as new episodes drop every week in the lead-up to Diddy's trial. Once it starts, we'll keep you posted with updates throughout. If you enjoyed this episode, we'd love if you'd share it and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Bad Rap, The Case Against Diddy is a production of ABC Audio. I'm Brian Buckmeyer.

Stay with us as new episodes drop every week in the lead-up to Diddy's trial. Once it starts, we'll keep you posted with updates throughout. If you enjoyed this episode, we'd love if you'd share it and give us a rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Bad Rap, The Case Against Diddy is a production of ABC Audio. I'm Brian Buckmeyer.

This podcast was written and produced by Vika Aronson, Camille Peterson, and Nancy Rosenbaum. Tracy Samuelson is our story editor. Associate producer, Amira Williams. Production help from Shane McKeon. Fact checker, Audrey Mostek. Story consultant, Sweeney St. Phil. Supervising producer, Sasha Aslanian. Original music by Eben Viola. Mixing by Rick Kwan.

This podcast was written and produced by Vika Aronson, Camille Peterson, and Nancy Rosenbaum. Tracy Samuelson is our story editor. Associate producer, Amira Williams. Production help from Shane McKeon. Fact checker, Audrey Mostek. Story consultant, Sweeney St. Phil. Supervising producer, Sasha Aslanian. Original music by Eben Viola. Mixing by Rick Kwan.

Arielle Chester is our social media producer. This podcast was powered by the journalists at Impact by Nightline, 2020, GMA, and the ABC News Investigative Unit. Thanks to those teams. And special thanks to Stephanie Maurice, Liz Alessi, and Katie Dendas. Josh Cohan is ABC Audio's Director of Podcast Programming. Laura Mayer is our executive producer.

Arielle Chester is our social media producer. This podcast was powered by the journalists at Impact by Nightline, 2020, GMA, and the ABC News Investigative Unit. Thanks to those teams. And special thanks to Stephanie Maurice, Liz Alessi, and Katie Dendas. Josh Cohan is ABC Audio's Director of Podcast Programming. Laura Mayer is our executive producer.

The easy answer, and again, I'll just say I'm a former public defender, so I'm more aligned with what Ann Taylor does in this case. And so maybe my bias comes out in talking about this case to some degree. But the easy answer is when the DNA helps you, you want it in. When the DNA doesn't help you, you want it out. So I've done this exact argument in Brooklyn recently. Let me explain it.

The easy answer, and again, I'll just say I'm a former public defender, so I'm more aligned with what Ann Taylor does in this case. And so maybe my bias comes out in talking about this case to some degree. But the easy answer is when the DNA helps you, you want it in. When the DNA doesn't help you, you want it out. So I've done this exact argument in Brooklyn recently. Let me explain it.

And I think after explaining it, you and your listeners will completely understand where the defense is going with this, right? So let's take a gun, for example. I touch it. You touch it. Julie touches it. They would not be able to distinguish my DNA from your DNA from Julie's DNA because so many contributors were on it. They would say it's inconclusive.

And I think after explaining it, you and your listeners will completely understand where the defense is going with this, right? So let's take a gun, for example. I touch it. You touch it. Julie touches it. They would not be able to distinguish my DNA from your DNA from Julie's DNA because so many contributors were on it. They would say it's inconclusive.

Another reason why they might not say it's conclusive or it's inconclusive is they can only test, and this is specific to New York, if there are 20, and the way they measure DNA is picograms, if there are 20 picograms of that sample.

Another reason why they might not say it's conclusive or it's inconclusive is they can only test, and this is specific to New York, if there are 20, and the way they measure DNA is picograms, if there are 20 picograms of that sample.