Nationwide — Veteran R&B artist Al B. Certain! is talking out boldly in opposition to Sean “Diddy” Combs, claiming he’s the “final man respiration” who is aware of the reality in regards to the embattled music mogul. In a latest interview with FOX 5 New York, Al B. Certain! promoted his upcoming memoir Do You Imagine Me Now? and alleged that Diddy performed a sinister function within the 2018 demise of their mutual ex, Kim Porter. He additional revealed that federal prosecutors have subpoenaed him to testify in Diddy’s ongoing intercourse trafficking trial and that he intends to cooperate.
Al B. Certain!, born Albert Joseph Brown III, rose to fame within the late Eighties with hits like “Nite and Day” and helped pioneer the New Jack Swing sound. He shared a romantic relationship with mannequin and actress Kim Porter within the early Nineties, and collectively that they had a son, actor Quincy Brown. Porter later turned longtime associate to Diddy, elevating Quincy alongside their three organic kids. Al claims that earlier than her demise, Porter privately warned him to “watch his again” round Diddy and questioned how a seemingly wholesome 47-year-old may all of the sudden die of pneumonia.
Kim Porter was discovered lifeless in her Los Angeles dwelling in November 2018, and her demise was formally dominated as lobar pneumonia by the L.A. County Coroner’s Workplace. Regardless of that ruling, hypothesis has persevered in some circles. Al B. Certain! has lengthy maintained that foul play might have been concerned and is now publicly linking Diddy to what he calls a “cover-up.” He additionally accused Diddy of launching a focused PR marketing campaign in opposition to him that contributed to his 2022 liver failure, which led to a coma and in the end a liver transplant.
Diddy, who has lately been hit with a number of civil lawsuits alleging sexual assault and human trafficking, is now dealing with a high-profile federal trial that would doubtlessly reshape his legacy within the leisure business. Prosecutors within the Southern District of New York, led by Maurene Comey and her crew, are anticipated to current a wide-ranging case. Allegations embody drug-fueled intercourse events, coerced acts involving minors, and a community of enablers. Nonetheless, they famous in court docket this week that testimony relating to Kim Porter and Al B. Certain! might not play a significant function within the proceedings.
Regardless of Al’s claims, their son Quincy Brown has publicly maintained his help for Diddy, whom he considers a father determine. “His Pops till the tip,” Quincy as soon as mentioned in a submit, reaffirming his loyalty. The Porter household additionally launched a press release final yr urging the general public to simply accept the official findings and permit them house to grieve. “There was no foul play. Grief is a lifelong course of, and we ask that everybody respect our request for peace,” the assertion learn.
As public curiosity within the Diddy trial intensifies, Al B. Certain!’s dramatic claims add one other layer of intrigue. Whether or not or not his testimony will considerably impression the federal case stays to be seen. Diddy’s authorized crew has not but responded to the newest spherical of allegations, however the rising variety of witnesses and swirling accusations recommend the trial will likely be one of the intently watched superstar court docket battles in years.
His memoir entitled Do You Imagine Me Now? is obtainable for pre-order on Amazon
