Simone Boyce

So if you're like me or if you're someone who knows more about Diddy, you know, the question is, how did how did all this like how did this guy get to where he is and get to do what he did for so long without having a downfall? And we are going to answer that question and more this week on Behind the Bastards, a podcast about people I almost named goats after. And we're back.

So if you're like me or if you're someone who knows more about Diddy, you know, the question is, how did how did all this like how did this guy get to where he is and get to do what he did for so long without having a downfall? And we are going to answer that question and more this week on Behind the Bastards, a podcast about people I almost named goats after. And we're back.

So, Sean John Combs, which is kind of Sean John, which is the name of the clothing brand he's going to make later, was born on November 4th, 1969 in Harlem, New York. He was the son of Janice Combs, a former model who worked as a teacher's assistant, most of his childhood. His father, Melvin Earl Combs, had served in the Air Force, but later in life became a drug dealer.

So, Sean John Combs, which is kind of Sean John, which is the name of the clothing brand he's going to make later, was born on November 4th, 1969 in Harlem, New York. He was the son of Janice Combs, a former model who worked as a teacher's assistant, most of his childhood. His father, Melvin Earl Combs, had served in the Air Force, but later in life became a drug dealer.

So, Sean John Combs, which is kind of Sean John, which is the name of the clothing brand he's going to make later, was born on November 4th, 1969 in Harlem, New York. He was the son of Janice Combs, a former model who worked as a teacher's assistant, most of his childhood. His father, Melvin Earl Combs, had served in the Air Force, but later in life became a drug dealer.

He also, he worked for a guy named Frank Lucas. And does the name Frank Lucas mean anything to y'all? Hmm, no. He is, if you've seen American Gangster, that's the guy Denzel plays, an American gangster. Oh, Denzel, right. Okay, all right. Sean's dad works for a very serious gangster, like played by Denzel serious, right?

He also, he worked for a guy named Frank Lucas. And does the name Frank Lucas mean anything to y'all? Hmm, no. He is, if you've seen American Gangster, that's the guy Denzel plays, an American gangster. Oh, Denzel, right. Okay, all right. Sean's dad works for a very serious gangster, like played by Denzel serious, right?

He also, he worked for a guy named Frank Lucas. And does the name Frank Lucas mean anything to y'all? Hmm, no. He is, if you've seen American Gangster, that's the guy Denzel plays, an American gangster. Oh, Denzel, right. Okay, all right. Sean's dad works for a very serious gangster, like played by Denzel serious, right?

As an aside, if your goal is to make a movie about crime is bad, don't have Denzel play the gangster.

As an aside, if your goal is to make a movie about crime is bad, don't have Denzel play the gangster.

As an aside, if your goal is to make a movie about crime is bad, don't have Denzel play the gangster.

It was like the Gladiator 2 movie really would have been a totally different film.

It was like the Gladiator 2 movie really would have been a totally different film.

It was like the Gladiator 2 movie really would have been a totally different film.

I watched the whole movie and thought he was a good guy.

I watched the whole movie and thought he was a good guy.

I watched the whole movie and thought he was a good guy.

I was just like, oh, man. He should be the emperor. Yeah. This seems fair. Yeah. So, tragically, Melvin Combs was never played by Denzel in a movie. Instead, he was assassinated, shot dead in his car in Central Park when he was 33 years old. Yikes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That is Diddy's dad. That is a young one. Yes, yes. Sean is two years old at the time, so he never really knows his father.

I was just like, oh, man. He should be the emperor. Yeah. This seems fair. Yeah. So, tragically, Melvin Combs was never played by Denzel in a movie. Instead, he was assassinated, shot dead in his car in Central Park when he was 33 years old. Yikes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That is Diddy's dad. That is a young one. Yes, yes. Sean is two years old at the time, so he never really knows his father.

I was just like, oh, man. He should be the emperor. Yeah. This seems fair. Yeah. So, tragically, Melvin Combs was never played by Denzel in a movie. Instead, he was assassinated, shot dead in his car in Central Park when he was 33 years old. Yikes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That is Diddy's dad. That is a young one. Yes, yes. Sean is two years old at the time, so he never really knows his father.