Diddy News: Diddy’s Alleged Assault Against UCLA Coach, Diddy Demands Names of Anonymous Plaintiffs, New Horrifying Sexual Assault Claims, What Diddy’s Kids are Up To —And More News on The Rap Mogul’s Federal Case

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Of the 100-plus Diddy Accusers, One Was 16 at the Time of Alleged Assault

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Part 2 of The Root dissecting the upcoming 100 lawsuits against Sean “Diddy” Combs so you don’t have to. — Kalyn Womack

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Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris Talk New Film ‘Black Bag,’ Reveal Their Go-To Karaoke Songs

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First Batch of Lawsuits From 100-Plus Diddy Accusers Just Came In. Here’s What You Should Know

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Part 1 of The Root dissecting the upcoming 100 lawsuits against Sean “Diddy” Combs so you don’t have to. — Kalyn Womack

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50 Cent Took a Break From Diddy Bashing to Announce This $15 Million Big Money Move

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50 Cent is apparently taking a break from trolling his hip-hop rival Sean “Diddy” Combs to make yet another big money move — one that will net him a cool eight figures. — Noah A. McGee

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Black Twitter Drags Bow Wow Over His No Diddy Parties Comments

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Shad Moss — or Bow Wow as he’s more affectionately known — is finally speaking his peace about Diddy—but it didn’t go over well with a whole bunch of people. — Shanelle Genai

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Woman Says Diddy Did What to Her with a TV Remote?!

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Trigger Warning: This article contains graphic content that may be disturbing to some readers. — Kalyn Womack

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Diddy Breaks His Social Media Silence For First Time Since Arrest, But What Did He Post??

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Diddy is back on Instagram…kind of. The now infamous rapper and producer shared his first post to his Instagram on Monday (Oct. 15) in celebration of his youngest daughter’s birthday. — Jared Alexander

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From Prison, Diddy is Making Big Demands of the Feds. Here’s What You Need to Know

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In new court filings, attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs demanded the Feds identify all of the alleged victims filing sexual assault claims against the rapper. — Kalyn Womack

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Diddy Allegedly Attacking His Son’s UCLA Coach Under a New Scope Years Later

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Skeletons from Sean “Diddy” Combs’ closet have been coming back to haunt him upon his pending federal sex crime case. The latest scandal stems from newly uncovered details in a nearly decade-old incident resulting in his arrest. — Kalyn Womack

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Why The Internet Believes Diddy Was Involved in Liam Payne’s Death

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In the wake of One Direction singer Liam Payne’s Oct. 16 death, many fans are trying to make sense of his unexpected passing — and some are using Sean “Diddy” Combs to do it. We’ll explain. — Shanelle Genai

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Everything Going On With Each of Diddy’s Children Amid His Legal Issues

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As Sean “Diddy” Combs sits in a Brooklyn jail waiting to go to trial, his seven children still have to lead lives of their own. Although they were recently seen hand-in-hand walking out of their father’s pre-trial hearing, they shortly had to resume their personal lives. — Noah A. McGee

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