Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy
Episodes
Introducing "The Hand in the Window"
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Now that "Bad Rap" has come to a close, we're sharing the first episode of our new series from 20/20 and ABC Audio, "The Hand in the Window." A 911 c...
It's All About the Sentence
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Diddy’s sentencing hearing featured a highly-produced video from the defense, tearful testimony from his children, and attorneys who gave statements...
The Trial: After the Verdict
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, the jury in USA v. Sean Combs returned a split verdict. Reactions have been split, too. Lots of people have weighed in -- from Sean Combs’...
The Trial: Split Verdict
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The jury in USA v. Sean Combs returned a verdict in his trial Wednesday morning. They found him guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in pr...
The Trial: Verdict Watch
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The jury picked a foreperson, and not long after, the foreperson sent the judge a note about a juror who they claim could not follow the judge’s ins...
Burden of Proof: The Defense’s Closing Argument
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Court adjourned Friday with the conclusion of closing arguments. Sean Combs’ lead defense attorney Marc Agnifilo attacked the government’s charg...
The Trial: The Prosecution’s Closing Argument
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The government reminded jurors of the complex web of witnesses and evidence it has presented over the past month and a half to try to prove Sean Combs...
The Trial: Zero Witnesses for the Defense
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The case could be in the hands of the jury by Friday, and Brian Buckmire answers more of your questions. You can leave a voicemail with your questi...
The Trial: Who’s the Leak?
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week in USA v Sean Combs: The judge is concerned that his court has a leak, there’s another issue with one of the jurors, and the jury saw vide...
The Trial: New Week, New Juror
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The judge in Sean Combs’ trial removed a juror following questions about his candor and whether -- as the judge said -- he “shaded answers to get ...
The Trial: “You went to another man's freak-off?”
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Jane” wrapped up a week on the stand. Combs’ former girlfriend told jurors about her resentment over participating in “hotel nights" which sh...
The Trial: “I’m not a sex robot”
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Jane” returned to the stand and told jurors that Cassie Ventura’s lawsuit was like “reading my own sexual trauma.” She testified her alleg...
The Trial: Diddy Gets Scolded
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Buckmire talks with someone at ABC who’s been tracking Diddy’s story very closely: Stephanie Maurice coordinates all the interview bookings ...
Burden of Proof: Follow the Money
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today was all about the money, in the trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. An Intercontinental Hotel employee testified that Combs paid him $100,000 in ca...
The Trial: A Heated Cross
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cross-examination of “Mia,” a former Combs assistant, gets contentious. Plus, we answer more of your questions on non-disclosure agreements, no-sh...
The Trial: Evidence
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Buckmire sits down with ABC’s Peter Charalambous for a deep dive into the evidence of USA v. Sean Combs. Over 200 exhibits have been entered i...
Burden of Proof: Diddy Made Death Threats, According to Key Witness
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Diddy's former assistant Capricorn Clark takes the stand and testifies that Diddy threatened to kill rapper Kid Cudi. Clark also testifies to being he...
The Trial: Prosecutors Go for the Big Fish
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brian recaps key moments in court this week, including Kid Cudi taking the stand. Then, a conversation with former prosecutor Moira Penza who won a c...
The Trial: Your Questions Asked and Answered
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Buckmire answers your questions about domestic violence, jury notes and the possibility of a presidential pardon. If you have a question abou...
The Trial: Star Witness
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With no cameras in the courtroom, one of the key people taking in every word and noting reactions in the courtroom is ABC Coordinating Producer Tonya ...
The Trial: Cassie Ventura's Second Day of Testimony
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For a second day, Cassie Ventura was on the stand in the trial of Sean Diddy Combs. Hear analysis from ABC News Live's "Burden of Proof: The Case Agai...
The Trial: Cassie Ventura Takes the Stand
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All eyes were on Cassie Ventura as she testified in a packed Manhattan courtroom today. Analysis of her testimony from Brian Buckmire and others on"...
The Trial: Abuse or Coercion?
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The newly seated jury heard opening statements with dueling explanations of events: The government said the evidence will show that the sexual conduct...
The Trial: A "Good Juror"
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jury experts say it’s more like jury “de-selection,” than selection. Picking a jury is about trying to eliminate potential jurors who might be b...
The Trial: A Jury of One’s Peers
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The citizens of New York who may serve on the jury in Sean Combs’ federal trial begin to answer questions. What it takes to assemble a jury in a hig...
The Trial: Countdown
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the podcast shifts into trial coverage mode, host and ABC News legal contributor Brian Buckmire analyzes wins for both the prosecution and the defe...
USA v. Sean Combs
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Combs now awaits trial in Brooklyn's infamous Metropolitan Detention Center. In May, his highly publicized case is scheduled to go to trial. What...
Downfall
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the wave of civil lawsuits against Diddy continues to grow, in March of 2024, federal agents raid two of his properties in connection to a human tr...
Before and After
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Soon after Cassie and Diddy end their relationship, Diddy rebrands himself again, as Sean “Love” Combs. He's on his way to becoming hip hop’s th...
Me & U
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Diddy signs a young singer with a hit single who’s on the fast track to fame. Cassie Ventura reportedly agrees to a 10 album deal. They become roman...
Invincible
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We chart Diddy’s rise from musician to mogul, from the center of hip-hop to the center of American culture. But that rise wasn’t always a smooth a...
Party's Over
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Diddy was a legendary party host. His star-studded “white parties” were glittering displays of wealth and social capital that started in the world...
Introducing 'Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy'
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A new podcast from 20/20 and ABC Audio traces how whispers of abuse came to light and led to Diddy’s downfall. ABC News legal contributor Brian Buc...