Sean "Diddy" Combs' former girlfriend Kat Pasion alleged in The Fall of Diddy docuseries the disgraced mogul once said there was some of convicted sex abuser R. Kelly "in all of us."
Speaking out for the first time in the upcoming ID Discovery docuseries, Pasion said Combs made the remark in 2019 while watching a documentary about R. Kelly.
Newsweek has contacted representatives for Combs, Kelly, and Pasion by email for comment.
Why It Matters
People have made comparisons between the alleged sex crimes of Combs and R. Kelly since the "Bad Boy For Life" singer was arrested on federal sex trafficking, racketeering, and engaging in prostitution charges in September.
In 2021, R. Kelly was convicted in a federal court in New York on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, and the exploitation of minors. The prosecution argued that Kelly operated a criminal enterprise to recruit and exploit young women and girls for decades. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison for these crimes.
Multiple documentaries were made about the "Ignition" singer's case, including the bombshell 2019 series Surviving R. Kelly.
What To Know
In Episode 4 of The Fall of Diddy, Pasion, an actress who dated Combs off-and-on from 2019 to 2021, recalled being on vacation with Combs in the Bahamas when a documentary about R. Kelly premiered.
Pasion shared an alleged message she sent Combs about watching the R. Kelly documentary with her, which read, "I had to restart the r Kelly docu if you want to watch it from where we left off come to the room in 3 minutes.. I can't pause it because I tried and I had to restart it again. I didn't want to bother you outside.
"He [Combs] came into the room to watch a little bit. He's walking out of the room, and he says, 'There's a little bit of R. Kelly in all of us,' and then walks out the door," Paison said in the docuseries.
"I remember being like, 'There is not a little bit of R. Kelly in all of us,' but I wasn't absorbing the severity of that statement until later," she added.
Kat Paison Accuses Diddy of Raping Her
Paison then said Combs raped her in 2021 after allegedly taking "tucci," also known as pink cocaine—a drug Paison said he had never tried before.
"His whole tone – everything changed," Paison said about Combs' behavior after allegedly taking the drug, adding the sex "wasn't consensual."
"The person who came out of that bathroom and woke me up was someone that was— I didn't even recognize him."
Two weeks later, Combs allegedly called Pasion to yell at her and threaten her livelihood, saying he would get her deported back to Canada.
"I said, 'You're a demon,' and he hung up," Paison said.
"This man is sick," she continued. "He uses his resources and uses what he can do for you, and thinks that that can Band-Aid and solve the horrible things he does to people because he thinks he's God."
What People Are Saying
Danity Kane member D. Woods in The Fall of Diddy: "Aubrey [O'Day] came into my hotel room and told me that she ran into Puff in person, and he had pulled her in close, and he said, "Now you're hot enough that I can f--k you."
Combs' legal team in a previous statement to Newsweek: "These documentaries include unchecked claims and provide platforms for baseless conspiracy theories without accountability or evidence."
What Happens Next
Combs' next court date is scheduled for March 17. His sex trafficking trial is set to start on May 5.
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