1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,359 Speaker 1: What's up everyone, and welcome to another episode of The 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:07,280 Diddy Diaries. We're going to pick up where we left 3 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:12,279 off with the Sarah Rivers lawsuit filed against Diddy. Defendant 4 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:18,239 Jackie French. Defendant Jackie French, upon information and belief, resides 5 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:21,079 and is domiciled within the state of New York at 6 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:24,320 all times relevant here in. Defendant Jackie was director of 7 00:00:24,399 --> 00:00:29,199 original series at MTV's network in New York. Defendant Lou Pearlman. 8 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:33,359 Defendant Lou Pearlman Defendant Lou, upon information and belief, is 9 00:00:33,399 --> 00:00:36,399 deceased but was domiciled within the state of New York. 10 00:00:36,799 --> 00:00:40,320 Defendant Lou created the original series Making the Band with 11 00:00:40,439 --> 00:00:44,479 defendant Bunnam Murray for defendant's MTV Network in New York. 12 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:51,119 Defendants Bunham Murray. Defendant Bunnam Murray is an American media 13 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:55,119 production company headquartered in California and owned by a French company, 14 00:00:55,439 --> 00:00:59,920 Bonaget Entertainment since twenty ten at all relevant times herein, 15 00:01:00,159 --> 00:01:04,680 Defendant bm and its subsidiaries financially benefited from, condoned and 16 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:09,200 enabled defending Ditty's misconduct as defined under all relevant statutes. 17 00:01:09,599 --> 00:01:14,280 Defendant town Square Media Group Defendant town Square Media. Defendant 18 00:01:14,359 --> 00:01:18,560 King is an American media company that owns radio stations, websites, 19 00:01:18,599 --> 00:01:22,799 and digital marketing services. Headquartered in New York. At all 20 00:01:22,879 --> 00:01:27,159 relevant times herein, Defendant and its subsidiaries financially benefited from 21 00:01:27,239 --> 00:01:31,519 condoned and enabled Defendant Ditty's misconduct, as defined under all 22 00:01:31,519 --> 00:01:37,319 relevant statutes. Defendant Dose, upon information and belief, Plaintiff alleges 23 00:01:37,359 --> 00:01:41,120 that defendant does are other parties not yet identified, who 24 00:01:41,159 --> 00:01:46,120 have violated plaintiff by assaulting, battering, and threateninger conspired and 25 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:49,560 or aided and abetted the defendant Ditty and other defendants 26 00:01:49,599 --> 00:01:54,359 in their participation in a corrupt organization that caused Plaintiff's injuries. 27 00:01:54,879 --> 00:01:58,799 The true names, whether corporate, individual, or otherwise, of defendants 28 00:01:58,799 --> 00:02:03,319 are presently unknown to Plaintiff, which therefore sues said defendants 29 00:02:03,359 --> 00:02:06,359 by such fictitious names, and will seek leave to amend 30 00:02:06,359 --> 00:02:10,199 this complaint to show their true names and capabilities when 31 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:14,800 same have been ascertained. Pursuing the CPLR Section ten twenty five. 32 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:19,919 Upon information and belief, Plaintiff beliefs some or all of 33 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,759 the defendant Dose one through ten are citizens of the 34 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:26,560 State of New York. Upon information and belief plaintiff beliefs, 35 00:02:26,719 --> 00:02:29,800 and they're on alleges that at all times relevant here too. 36 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,639 Each of the defendant one Dose one through ten were 37 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:38,479 the agent, affiliate, officer, director, manager, principal, alter ego, and 38 00:02:38,719 --> 00:02:42,280 or employee of defendants. The limitations Article sixteen of the 39 00:02:42,319 --> 00:02:45,360 CPLR do not apply because one or more of the 40 00:02:45,439 --> 00:02:49,319 exceptions set fourth in CPLR Section sixteen oh one and 41 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:54,639 or sixteen oh two apply factual allegations. Plaintiffs selected from 42 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:58,000 open call audition to be a semi finalist in the 43 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:01,919 inaugural hip hop edition of Ma in the Band. The 44 00:03:02,039 --> 00:03:05,919 television show entitled Making the Band originally aired on ABC 45 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,800 on March twenty fourth, two thousand, for three seasons, ending 46 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:13,560 on March thirtieth, two thousand and two. MTB was created 47 00:03:13,599 --> 00:03:17,159 by defendant Lou and the founders of Defendant BM Mary 48 00:03:17,199 --> 00:03:21,599 Ellis Bonham and Jonathan Murray. The group that was made 49 00:03:21,759 --> 00:03:25,080 during this inaugural season was boy band and pop group Otown. 50 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:29,800 The Otown season is referred to as MTB one. The 51 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:33,439 group Otown was assembled by defendant Lou. Defendant Lou is 52 00:03:33,479 --> 00:03:37,360 also responsible for the boy band supergroups Backstreet Boys and 53 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:41,560 in sync. Upon information and belief, Defendant lou BM and 54 00:03:41,719 --> 00:03:45,479 MTV decided the next season of MTB would form a 55 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:50,039 hip hop group. Defendant lou BM and MTV then enlisted 56 00:03:50,039 --> 00:03:52,680 defendant Diddy to find a group from an open casting 57 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:56,680 and have it filmed, produced, and aired on television referred 58 00:03:56,680 --> 00:04:02,000 to as MTB two. Plaintiff, while in Atlanta pursuing her 59 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:05,719 already blossoming music career, received a call alerting her to 60 00:04:05,759 --> 00:04:08,639 an opening casting call for a music group by defendant Ditty. 61 00:04:09,639 --> 00:04:13,319 Plaintiff immediately returned home to Detroit to audition for the 62 00:04:13,319 --> 00:04:16,560 potential group. Plaintiff was the seventh person to be seen 63 00:04:16,879 --> 00:04:19,279 out of the thousands of people who appeared to have 64 00:04:19,319 --> 00:04:22,560 a chance at music stardom with defendants MTV, bad Boy, 65 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,920 and Diddy. Plaintiff was selected as a semi finalist and 66 00:04:26,079 --> 00:04:27,959 was told that the next steps would be to come 67 00:04:27,959 --> 00:04:31,680 to New York to continue the audition process, be evaluated 68 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:35,040 by Defendant Ditty, and ultimately have an opportunity to be 69 00:04:35,079 --> 00:04:37,319 a member of the group being formed on the new 70 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:43,319 season of MTB called MTB two. What follows is all 71 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:46,600 a sequence of events that were documented by Defendant BM 72 00:04:46,879 --> 00:04:51,120 and aired on defendant MTV's network between October nineteen, two 73 00:04:51,199 --> 00:04:55,040 thousand and two and April twentieth, two thousand four. It's 74 00:04:55,079 --> 00:04:58,240 important to note that plaintiff was never compensated for her 75 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:03,399 participation on mtvb T two. MTB two season one, Episode one, 76 00:05:03,519 --> 00:05:08,600 Open Call Initial Talent Search. First episode describes the show 77 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:11,639 as the second installment, but this time looking to form 78 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:16,079 a hip hop group called MTB two. In this episode, 79 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:20,920 we meet plaintiff. Defendant Harve explains Defending MTV held auditions 80 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:25,399 for candidates in Detroit, Miami, New York City, Atlanta, Los Angeles, 81 00:05:25,439 --> 00:05:27,839 and d C Baltimore to be members of the new 82 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:31,560 hip hop group formed by defendan Ditty. On MTB two, 83 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:35,800 defendan Didty meets with an unidentified executive, John doll One, 84 00:05:35,879 --> 00:05:38,839 who is never named, while appearing on the show, presumably 85 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:43,040 as an employee of Defending MTV, regarding the next steps 86 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:47,439 for the semi finalists from the open auditions of MTB two. 87 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:51,720 Also at this meeting is defendant Phil, a longtime friend 88 00:05:51,759 --> 00:05:55,600 and business executive working for defendan Ditty and his enterprise. 89 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,199 During this meeting about MTB two, defendan Ditty take a 90 00:06:00,199 --> 00:06:04,240 call from his son. Defending MTV transports through various dough 91 00:06:04,319 --> 00:06:08,399 Common carriers all the semi finalists to NYC to meet 92 00:06:08,439 --> 00:06:11,319 the defendant Ditty for the further consideration to be part 93 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:15,399 of the group. Defending Ditty conducts auditions with the semi 94 00:06:15,399 --> 00:06:20,959 finalists MTB two, Season one, Episode two, search for more talent. 95 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:25,120 In this episode, celebrity cameos are made by Andre Herrel 96 00:06:25,439 --> 00:06:29,959 and Russell Simmons. Defending Ditty meets with defendants MTV and 97 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:34,759 bm to brainstorm ideas to promote casting. Defending Ditty complaints 98 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:37,279 to defend An MTV that he doesn't feel like he 99 00:06:37,319 --> 00:06:40,160 has the talent from the current group of semi finalists 100 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:43,399 to make a group and defend An MTV have to 101 00:06:43,399 --> 00:06:46,240 be involved with acquiring the talent so that Defendant Ditty 102 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:49,519 can form the group. Defendan Ditty complains to defend An 103 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:53,959 MTV that he feels bamboozled by Defending MTV into thinking 104 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,560 that this was something hot when it was not even 105 00:06:56,600 --> 00:07:00,160 good enough to make it into his office. Defend and 106 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,240 Diddy complains to Defend at MTV that he doesn't feel 107 00:07:03,319 --> 00:07:05,680 like they're doing what they need to do to help 108 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:09,040 him promote his endeavor. Defendan Didty then makes it an 109 00:07:09,079 --> 00:07:12,160 analogy to describe the type of promotion he wanted from 110 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:16,959 defending MTV regarding the MTB two production. When on Puff 111 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,399 on trial, what happens in the trial, the whole world 112 00:07:19,439 --> 00:07:23,839 knows about it. A Puffy trial is special. Defendan Diddy 113 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:27,279 went on to say since MTB was positive, he deserved 114 00:07:27,279 --> 00:07:31,199 the same attention press as his trial coverage. Defendan Diddy 115 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,360 complains to defendant Jackie that he needs kids on MTV 116 00:07:34,519 --> 00:07:37,800 to see it so everybody could get excited, and that 117 00:07:37,879 --> 00:07:41,560 Defendant Ditty would not stop until he has seen everybody everywhere. 118 00:07:42,199 --> 00:07:45,279 Defendan Didty then makes an analogy about not choosing a 119 00:07:45,319 --> 00:07:48,199 woman to leave the club with at ten PM versus 120 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:50,720 at the height of the night at one thirty am. 121 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,000 In an effort to explain why he would not stop 122 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:56,800 until he has seen everybody everywhere, Defending Diddy went so 123 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:59,360 far as to say he would wait as late as 124 00:07:59,399 --> 00:08:01,920 three am to decide on what woman to leave the 125 00:08:01,959 --> 00:08:05,720 club with to emphasize his seriousness on his commitment to 126 00:08:05,759 --> 00:08:09,959 seeing everybody everywhere. Defendant Ditty then offers the idea of 127 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:13,800 a one day New York City only talent search. Defendant 128 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,959 Ditty advises anyone who wants a chance at stardom the 129 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:20,199 hala at Us. Defendant Didty states that he is very 130 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:23,600 particular about choosing the members of the group because he's 131 00:08:23,639 --> 00:08:26,160 not going to put his name on anything not filling 132 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:29,839 a void in the marketplace. As a result to a 133 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:34,799 seeming commitment to excellence, Defendant Ditty sends the semi finalist home. 134 00:08:35,879 --> 00:08:38,159 During the scene when the contestants are told that they 135 00:08:38,159 --> 00:08:40,919 are being sent home, you can see the contestants signing 136 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:46,679 documents plaintiff believes where contracts with defendants BM, MTV, Viacom, 137 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:51,279 and Paramount. Defendant Ditty scolds the contestant's behavior to members 138 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,600 of his staff and staff of defendant BM and MTV, 139 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:58,320 saying they were pampered because defendants BM and MTV bought 140 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:02,120 them plane tickets and put them in hotels. This episode 141 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:05,759 ends with celebrity appearances from rappers Lone and Foxy Brown. 142 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:11,679 MTV Season two to one, Episode three semifinalists selected. A 143 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:15,039 forty eight hour New York City audition process begins as 144 00:09:15,039 --> 00:09:19,440 demanded by Defendan Didty. Approximately three thousand people show up 145 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:23,720 for the first day of open auditions. Defendan Didty meanwhile, 146 00:09:24,039 --> 00:09:27,679 is getting ready for his performance on Defendant's MTV award 147 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:32,320 show called The Video Music Awards VMAs. Defendant Ditty calls 148 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:36,799 MTV executive Eli Cola Cola and Defendan Didty discuss Defending 149 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:40,120 Ditty's demand for more time to perform at the VMAs. 150 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:45,919 Defending Ditty's request is ultimately granted. Defendan Ditty chooses fifteen 151 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:49,080 of the original semifinalists to return to New York to 152 00:09:49,159 --> 00:09:54,120 consider consideration for the group. Contestants, including plaintiff, are placed 153 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:56,759 in a hotel and share their hotel room with a roommate. 154 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:00,519 Semifinalists are then transported from the hotel tell to a 155 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:03,799 location where the audition for Defendan Ditty so he can 156 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:07,960 select the candidates for bad Boy boot Camp. During this episode, 157 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:11,039 Defendan Didty provides insight on what he's looking for in 158 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,559 group members, stating a lot of times some of the 159 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:16,720 biggest superstars haven't had the most talent or having had 160 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:20,519 the most vocal ability, haven't been the perfect package, and 161 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,720 that talent is just the icing on the cake. While 162 00:10:23,759 --> 00:10:26,480 waiting on selection, a candidate complains about the lack of 163 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:30,080 receiving food. The same candidate is scolded by Defending Tracy, 164 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:33,080 who makes her first appearance as vice president of marketing 165 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:38,440 for defendant Bbe. Defending Tracy admonishes the contestant for complaining 166 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:41,639 about not being fed and told the contestant she needed 167 00:10:41,639 --> 00:10:44,519 to be humble somehow, indicating that the desire to eat 168 00:10:44,799 --> 00:10:49,559 lack humility. Defendant Ditty was told about the contestant's food comment, 169 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:53,960 which defendan Ditty responded by immediately eliminating the contestant from 170 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:58,480 consideration in the group. Defending Ditty exposes his intent with 171 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:01,759 the group members, stating he was literally going to break them. 172 00:11:02,759 --> 00:11:06,440 Defending Ditty explains his desire to break the contestants because 173 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:08,960 he says it's what the music industry tries to do 174 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:12,240 to us every day, and complains about how being in 175 00:11:12,279 --> 00:11:16,039 the music industry is one of the hardest jobs. Defending 176 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:19,799 Ditty then further advises people that they should neither let 177 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:24,080 anyone interrupt you from your dreams. Defending Ditty then selects 178 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:27,840 the contestants for bad Boy boot Camp, which plaintiff is selected. 179 00:11:28,519 --> 00:11:30,559 All right, we're going to wrap up this episode right here, 180 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:32,480 and then the next episode, we're going to pick up 181 00:11:32,519 --> 00:11:37,240 with MTB two, Season one, episode four. All of the information, 182 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:41,480 including my contact information, can be found in the description box.