Following disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs’ arrest this week amid a wave of sexual abuse lawsuits against him, a new docuseries based on Rolling Stone ‘s in-depth reporting on the self-proclaimed Bad Boy has been announced. The documentary will be produced for Investigation Discovery by Maxine Productions ( Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV ) and IPC in partnership with Rolling Stone Films. Combs’ rise and influence in the music industry and Hollywood will be examined in the multipart series slated to premiere in 2025 on ID and Max.
The docuseries will include testimony from survivors as well as friends and colleagues who knew and worked with Combs before as he built his once untouchable career. According to a press release, the project will also “highlight the toxic power dynamic that played out within the industry and kept many survivors silenced.” Following Comb’s arrest on Monday night , the former billionaire was charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transporting for prostitution.
His arrest comes nearly six months after Homeland Security agents raided Combs’ residences in Los Angeles and Miami, and nearly a year after his ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura filed a bombshell sex trafficking and sexual abuse lawsuit against Combs in November. In May, Rolling Stone published a six-month investigation into Combs, uncovering a long history of alleged violence including a previously unreported claim that he attacke.