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Theres an itch to depict Diddy as a Black Jeffrey Epstein, the ringleader of clandestine, A-list perversion.
The scale of the misconduct alleged over the past year is breathtaking.
But rumor baiting is eclipsing constructive reflection.
But he has told Howard Stern he would not sendhissons on the same journey.)
Heinspired a wave of talent shows about kids trying to grab the attention of a music-industry titan.
Diddy would go on to follow in his footsteps.
By 2002, the yearAmerican Idoldebuted, Diddy had escaped a gun charge and abandoned the Puff Daddy moniker.
He got a shot at image reform by givingMaking the Banda hip-hop revamp, taking the reins from Pearlman.
Diddy used MTV to flash business bona fides and form groups like Danity Kane and Day26.
(He, too, settled a lawsuit against Pearlman in the early aughts.)
In recent weeks, the conspiracy trail has gotten more unwieldy.
The well seems poisoned.
The discourse has lost the plot.
Meanwhile, young men are still being socialized by figures harboring errant notions about masculinity.
The stratosphere of hip-hop entertainers and commentators is dotted with toxicity masquerading as family values.
