The Fiery Details of Diddy’s NEW Indictment, Shocking New Rumors from Diddy Documentary, Diddy’s Former Assistant Tells All, Trump’s Attorney Joins Legal Action Against Diddy, and More News About The Bad Boy CEO

We’ve heard of “freak offs” but what are “wild king nights?” Catch up on your Diddy News.

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The Fiery, and Disturbing, Details of Diddy’s New Indictment

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As if things couldn’t get any worse in the pending federal sex crime against Sean “Diddy” Combs, prosecutors just turned up the heat. Now, the rapper is accused of having more than just one victim of his alleged debauchery. — Kalyn Womack

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7 Details from The New Diddy Documentary That Will Leave You Shook

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Since Bad Boy CEO Sean “Diddy” Combs got locked up on federal sex crime charges, every television platform has been competing to produce a documentary filled with the juiciest allegations against the rapper. Discovery’s “The Fall of Diddy” is the latest, and trust us…the claims transcend creepy sex parties and baby oil. — Kalyn Womack

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We’ve Heard of ‘Freak Offs’ But What Are ‘Wild King Nights?’ Diddy’s Former Assistant Tells All

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The latest tell-all testimony about rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs comes from his former personal assistant in Investigation Discovery’s docuseries “The Fall of Diddy.” The man didn’t speak on the so-called “freak off” parties but revealed a never-before-heard-of sex-themed occasion the rapper is alleged to have held. — Kalyn Womack

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Why Diddy Allegedly Made This Very Scary Threat Toward a Black Woman Magazine Editor

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Since the shocking release of the tape showing musical mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs assaulting his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, he’s faced a flood of allegations from people who claim to have been victims of Combs’ abuse over the years. Now, a new two-part Investigation Discovery docuseries, “The Fall of Diddy,” which airs January 27 and 28, features interviews with some of those victims who allege they experienced violent threats and other forms of abuse at the hands of the disgraced music mogul. — Angela Johnson

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Bad News For Diddy: Attorney Representing More Than 100 of His Accusers Joins Forces With Trump’s Ex-Lawyer

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The attorney representing over 100 plaintiffs in scathing lawsuits against Sean “Diddy” Combs just got some new legal power. However, that legal power happens to come from the camp of our current and very controversial president, Donald Trump. — Kalyn Womack

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Yet Another Former Danity Kane Member Finally Breaks Her Silence on Her Interactions With Diddy, and It’s Not Pretty…

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A second former Danity Kane member has spoken out against rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs upon his pending federal crime case. From her experience, she said she felt like treated like a “piece of meat.” — Kalyn Womack

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Diddy Claps Back at Accuser Who Made Bombshell Claims About Rapper’s Alleged Sex Tapes

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Remember that guy who claimed to have seen a few of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex tapes? Well, he’s in deep ish now, facing a lawsuit filed by the rapper from behind bars as he faces his pending sex crime case. — Kalyn Womack

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