The Cases Against Sean Combs

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The New York Times

Music Interviews, Music Commentary, Music

3.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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A discussion of the accusations the music mogul faces, the court of public opinion and how the entertainment press covers morally complicated figures. Guests: Ben Sisario, Julia Jacobs and Joe Coscarelli. Soon, you’ll need a subscription to keep full access to this show, and to other New York Times podcasts, on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Don’t miss out on exploring all of our shows, featuring everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone. Welcome to Popcast. It's your host John Carer
0:08.6	Monica. This week on Popcast we are going to talk about Diddy the allegations against Sean Combs
0:16.0	and the legal situation that he finds himself ensnared in right now.
0:20.3	First we're going to talk to Ben Cessario and Julia Jacobs, two of our reporters who've been reporting extensively on these allegations and legal proceedings, criminal and civil, as they've been unfolding.
0:32.0	And then myself, Joe Coscaro is going to call in and we're going to talk a little bit about covering figures like this in the entertainment press.
0:40.0	And how do we navigate writing about people who are important musically and creatively
0:48.0	when things of this nature start to emerge and how do you balance and rethink your coverage.
0:54.0	Before we get into those segments though we have two pieces of business that I want to get into.
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