Diddy has been the subject of several allegations and lawsuits, and thus, multiple documentaries. Al B. Sure! will appear in the upcoming Peacock documentary, which promises to be “distinct.”
Ari Mark, who previously worked on The Price Of Glee and This Is The Zodiac Speaking, is the executive producer for the documentary debuting on Jan. 14. He initially did not plan to work on a documentary, but changed his mind after connecting with Ariel Mitchell, an attorney representing several clients pursuing litigation against the controversial mogul.
Together, they arrived at a “much more victim-forward approach” for Diddy: The Making Of A Bad Boy, especially with the help of his childhood friend, Tim Patterson, who grew up in the same house as him. Others slated to appear in the documentary include Puff’s former bodyguard, his former makeup artist, friends, and associates from various points of his life, Making The Band 2 winner Sara Rivers, and, most notably, Al B. Sure!
Al B. Sure! appearing in Diddy: The Making Of A Bad Boy will mark his first time speaking publicly about Diddy. Both men dated the late Kim Porter. The Boston singer previously shared an Instagram post attempting to link Porter’s death to the Bad Boy founder’s misconduct over the years, plus his stint in a coma.
“Being able to call Al B. Sure and be like, ‘This film is happening. It’s not contingent on your participation. It’s not contingent on you saying this or that or the other thing or revealing some big secret. We just want you to be in this film because we think it will be a better film as a result,’” Ari Mark told The Hollywood Reporter. “‘And we’re not asking you to share your whole life story, we’re just asking you to share whatever you’re comfortable sharing at this particular moment in time within the trajectory of the saga of your weird, very kind of complicated relationship with Sean Combs.’”
Mark believes that his approach, presenting the documentary as a sure thing whether the New Jack Swing artist participated or not, assisted in landing him for it. “When you present it that way, No. 1, people listen and I think they recognize that we have a good track record and we’re not making this up,” he said. “I think we really took off the pressure and said, ‘Let’s just have a conversation. Let’s sit down and see where it goes.’ And you’ll see he stops himself about things he didn’t want to share about. I think what a lot of people don’t realize about producing these types of projects — there is a big leap of faith and you hope that the pieces come together because of who you are and what your intentions are.”
Diddy is currently behind bars on racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges. He has applied for bail numerous times, but was unsuccessful in his efforts. His trial is set to begin in spring 2025, marking the next chapter in an almost two-year ordeal which began with his ex-girlfriend, Cassie, suing him for rape, assault, and trafficking.
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