Diddy Sues NBC for $100 Million Over Peacock’s Making of a Bad Boy Doc

Sean “Diddy” Combs has taken legal action against NBC after the release of Peacock’s documentary Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.

Us Weekly can confirm that Diddy, 55, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, February 12, against NBCUniversal Media, Peacock TV and Ample production company for “defamatory statements” made in the film, which debuted last month. The paperwork claimed that the defendants “knowingly and recklessly amplified outrageous lies about Mr. Combs, including false accusations of serial murder, sexual assault of minors, and sex trafficking when there is no credible evidence to support any of these heinous allegations.”

Diddy is seeking $100 million in damages for “the severe reputational and economic harm” caused by the doc.

“As described in today’s lawsuit, NBCUniversal Media, LLC, Peacock TV, LLC, and Ample LLC made a conscious decision to line their own pockets at the expense of truth, decency, and basic standards of professional journalism. Grossly exploiting the trust of their audience and racing to outdo their competition for the most salacious Diddy exposé, Defendants maliciously and recklessly broadcast outrageous lies in Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy,” Diddy’s attorney Erica Wolff said in a statement. “In the purported documentary, Defendants accuse Mr. Combs of horrible crimes, including serial murder and sexual assault of minors — knowing that there is no evidence to support them.”

The statement continued: “In making and broadcasting these falsehoods, among others, Defendants seek only to capitalize on the public’s appetite for scandal without any regard for the truth and at the expense of Mr. Combs’s right to a fair trial. Mr. Combs brings this lawsuit to hold Defendants accountable for the extraordinary damage their reckless statements have caused.”

Us Weekly has reached out to NBC for comment.

The Making of a Bad Boy is one of several documentaries made about Diddy since his arrest. The disgraced music mogul is currently in jail awaiting trial after being arrested on charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. Diddy pleaded not guilty after his arrest but was denied bail. He faces up to life in prison if convicted.

Prosecutors previously alleged in their September 2024 indictment that Diddy “abused, threatened and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his conduct.”

“Combs relied on the employees, resources and influence of the multifaceted business empire that he led and controlled — creating a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in, and attempted to engage in, among other crimes, sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice,” the indictment alleged about the accusations, some of which date back to 2009.

Diddy’s attorney Marc Agnifilo denied the accusations at the time.

“We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” Agnifilo told Us after the arrest. “Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children and working to uplift the Black community.”

Agnifilo added: “He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal. To his credit, Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”

Diddy has since been named in dozens of lawsuits where he has been accused of sexual assault. His legal team has denied all the allegations against him.

Before Diddy took legal action against Peacock, Ari Mark, executive producer of The Making of a Bad Boy, spoke to Us about the work that went into the doc.

“So many have resisted speaking up for years, so this is really the first time they’re opening up,” he exclusively told Us in January. “I hope audiences recognize how tough that must be and that they feel like they have the producers’ and the network’s gratitude. Seeing the man behind the mugshot is something I think that is valuable and important, not just because of an audience’s curiosity. … There is a societal responsibility to tell these types of stories.”

While Diddy did not participate in the film, his attorneys issued a statement to producers, saying, “Sean Combs unequivocally denies the baseless allegations being circulated in connection with this documentary. Regarding the legal cases referenced, Mr. Combs will not comment on pending litigation. He will fight them in court, where the facts will be distinguished from fiction.”

Diddy’s team added, “This documentary recycles and perpetuates the same lies and conspiracy theories that have been slung against Mr. Combs for months. It is disappointing to see NBC and Peacock rolling in the same mud as unethical tabloid reporters. By providing a platform for proven liars and opportunists to make false criminal accusations, the documentary is irresponsible journalism of the worst kind.”

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