Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy

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Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy

2025

1h 39m

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Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy is a raw, exclusive look at Sean Combs long before he was known as Puff or Diddy. Featuring never-before-seen footage and stories from those who know him best, Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy sheds light on his childhood, rise to fame, and recent criminal allegations, challenging viewers to rethink everything they thought they knew about the mogul behind the music--and the mugshot.

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Ed Power

Daily Telegraph (UK)

The accusations against Combs are serious and deserve a more thoughtful analysis than what’s on offer...

Rated: 1/5

Jan 30, 2025

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy can be recommended to watch only for some of the revealing interviews and previously unreleased footage. However, the tabloid-ish format lowers the quality of this documentary, which needed more cohesive timeline editing.

Jan 17, 2025

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Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

This unwieldy new Peacock documentary lays out much of the case against the disgraced impresario- and throws in a bunch of other nonsense as well.

Jan 17, 2025

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Will D

It was okay. It started off good with the recap of childhood with Tim Patterson, but turned into the same sensational crap that’s produced by people magazine. Not real and bs. Better docs on YouTube. But so far better than the garbage on max.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/25

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Audience Member

Not one to become indulged with solicitous celeb tabloid legal drama-it's not my thing. Still, I must admit, the surprising details of Diddy's early upbringing from his childhood friends were interesting. The persistent bullying he endured as a young male and the ambition for "the need to feel powerful" that fueled his ego was eye-opening. Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy, explains Diddy's unapologetic persona but the speedy documentary lacks a deeper dive into his meteoric rise, sex party allegations, and bromance with the late great Biggie. However, understandable due to the ongoing investigation currently pending. Overall, it's a sad & disturbing downfall for a man who had it all. It's a subtly ok documentary about the troubled hip-hop mogul but if you're looking for substance, you'll find more in one of Diddy's brand ads or nostalgic 90s music videos.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/25

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Amanda D

Hardly any new information than what you can find from a fast Google search. With all of this in court still, too soon for anyone to really “talk” about what went on. This director has good ideas, but terrible execution. Another disappointment like the Nickelodeon documentary….

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/15/25

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Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy is a raw, exclusive look at Sean Combs long before he was known as Puff or Diddy. Featuring never-before-seen footage and stories from those who know him best, Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy sheds light on his childhood, rise to fame, and recent criminal allegations, challenging viewers to rethink everything they thought they knew about the mogul behind the music--and the mugshot.

Distributor: Peacock
Production Co: AMPLE Entertainment, Blink Films, FGW Productions
Genre: Biography, Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 14, 2025
Runtime: 1h 39m

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