Journalist Mara S. Campo to interview Combs’ former assistant Phil Pines in an exclusive sit-down
Investigation Discovery Africa announced today it will air an exclusive sit-down with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ former assistant, Phil Pines, expanding the finale of ID’s four-part docuseries THE FALL OF DIDDY. The 30-minute interview, conducted by journalist Mara S. Campo, who is also a featured contributor in THE FALL OF DIDDY, will premiere on Sunday, 16 February @ 22:50 following the conclusion of ID’s highly anticipated docuseries.
Filmed Wednesday, January 22 in New York City, the interview with Phil Pines, who served as Senior Executive Assistant with Combs from 2019 to 2021, addresses allegations he made against the hip hop mogul in a December 2024 civil suit, providing intimate details of his time working for Combs. Pines will speak, for the first time on camera, at length about his experience in Combs’ employment – including being allegedly tasked with setting up and cleaning up Combs’ ‘Wild King Nights,’ some of the alleged behaviour he witnessed, and the alleged manipulation he experienced under the fear of Combs’ retribution and power.
The exclusive interview sit-down will premiere following the conclusion of ID’s four-part docuseries, THE FALL OF DIDDY. From Maxine Productions (the producers behind Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV) and Rolling Stone Films, the docuseries features exclusive, never-before-heard accounts and never-before-seen archival footage, offering personal insights into harrowing allegations of violent behaviour and illegal activity that have shadowed the music mogul. Spanning Combs’ decades-long impact on music and popular culture, from his early days as a talented creative to his 2024 arrest, the docuseries uncovers the insidious and terrifying allegations of sexual assault, abusive behaviour, violence, and other disturbing claims that lay beneath his success. The first two episodes of THE FALL OF DIDDY aired on Sunday, 9 February, and the final three on Sunday, 16 February, at 21:00 on ID, DStv channel 171.
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Author: Lindinkosi Ngwenya from Burson on behalf of Warner Bro’s Discovery.
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