It seems like with each passing day there are more accusations and new lawsuits filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs. The music mogul, whose homes were raided on March 25, denies any wrongdoing. But some of the allegations against him are reminding many of his behavior decades ago and his cruel response to the trauma he put others through in his reality TV series Making the Band.
Diddy’s unreasonable demands for the show’s participants
One of the memorable moments from Making the Band 2: Da Band was when Diddy demanded group members Sara Stokes, Lynese “Babs” Wiley, Dylan Dilinjah, Rodney “Chopper” Hill, Frederick “Freddy P” Watson, and Lloyd “Ness” Mathis walk from Midtown Manhattan to Junior’s in Brooklyn and get him a slice of cheesecake. Diddy made it clear anyone who opted not to do the walk would be sent packing.
What was an unbelievable ask then, likely...
Diddy’s unreasonable demands for the show’s participants
One of the memorable moments from Making the Band 2: Da Band was when Diddy demanded group members Sara Stokes, Lynese “Babs” Wiley, Dylan Dilinjah, Rodney “Chopper” Hill, Frederick “Freddy P” Watson, and Lloyd “Ness” Mathis walk from Midtown Manhattan to Junior’s in Brooklyn and get him a slice of cheesecake. Diddy made it clear anyone who opted not to do the walk would be sent packing.
What was an unbelievable ask then, likely...
- 4/8/2024
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Rodney Hill aka. Chopper is best known for being the troublemaking rapper in Da Band -- alongside Dylan, Freddy P, Ness, Babs and Sara Stokes -- in the early 2000s MTV reality show "Making the Band 2." Guess what he looks like now! Read more...
- 8/18/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs ruffled feathers when he excluded some of his own label's bands from the Bad Boy Reunion Tour. Of course ... Mase, Busta Rhymes, Faith Evans and 112 will all be hitting the stage. However, Da Band, B5, Day 26 and Diddy Dirty Money will all be at home -- or, at best, in the audience -- and there are some hurt feelings. B5's Dustin Michael tells TMZ ... "We just felt like our relationship [with Diddy] was better than that.
- 5/23/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Bet Networks tarnished the image of an incarcerated husband beater and the former inmate is now gearing up to sue the network. Sara Stokes claims a production company approached her while she sat in the Saint Clair County Jail in Michigan and convinced her she could re-write her narrative by appearing on a new reality show produced by Queen Latifah, "From the Bottom Up." Stokes says, all the promises of showing her in a positive light never materialized.
- 2/25/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The rebranded Centric, now self-described as the first network designed for Black women, has announced the launch of a new docu-series from Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit Entertainment shingle, titled "From the Bottom Up," which follows five high profile women after a publicized fall from grace. Starring Christine Beatty, Stacii Jae Johnson, Chrystale Wilson, Sara Stokes and Kim Smeadly; the six part series will follow them on the long road to redemption as they strive to change their lives, rebuild their families and live their dreams. The series provides an unfettered view into their world and the organic chaos within their individual lives, tackling real,...
- 1/14/2016
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
It's been a lousy week for Da Band singer Sara Stokes -- her husband just slapped her with divorce papers ... two days after she was thrown in jail. Emanuiel "Tony" Stokes filed docs in St. Clair County, Mi to end their 18-year marriage. He claims "the objects of matrimony have been destroyed."They've been at each other's throats for years ... she was even charged with stabbing him in 2009.We broke the story ... Sara was sentenced...
- 8/10/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Da Band singer Sara Stokes -- who's been in and out of trouble since the group's heyday -- is in jail after a knock-down-drag-out brawl with her husband. Cops tell us ... they were called to Stokes' home July 21st at 3:45 A.M. ... and found her and hubby Tony outside -- fighting on the ground. They say Stokes was drunk. Stokes was arrested and charged with domestic violence. And as if things weren't bad enough...
- 8/7/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Sara Stokes from " Making the Band 2 " was allegedly choked and beaten by her husband Tony, who was thrown in jail after the dispute ... TMZ has learned. Sources close to Sara tell us, it all went down last weekend at a friend's house in Georgia -- Tony Stokes accused Sara of being with another man ... and then allegedly choked and hit her. According to law enforcement, Tony was arrested for simple battery -- and released the next day on $2,000 bail.
- 4/1/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
T-Pain is reportedly being sued by Us reality singer Sara Stokes after he allegedly failed to credit her for a song she wrote for Jennifer Hudson. Stokes, who appeared on MTV's Making The Band, claimed that she co-wrote Hudson's track 'What's Wrong (Go Away)' with the rapper. The song featured on Hudson's self-titled debut in 2008. Stokes is now asking to be named as co-writer of the track. All Hip Hop quotes Stokes's lawyer as saying: "The exploitation of musicians is a story as old as the music and recording industry itself. "Unfortunately, too (more)...
- 6/8/2010
- by By Robert Copsey
- Digital Spy
The former MTV reality star who may or may not have stabbed her husband while their three kids watched pled not guilty to one charge stemming from the alleged incident. Sara Stokes -- who was on "Making the Band 2" -- pled not guilty to assault with ...
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- 9/1/2009
- TMZ
Former Da Band member is accused of stabbing her husband.
By Gil Kaufman
A mugshot of Sara Stokes taken on August 2, 2009
Photo: Moreno Valley Police Department
"Making the Band 2" alumna Sara Stokes was in Riverside County Court in California on Friday to enter a not-guilty plea to one charge of assault with a deadly weapon. Stokes, the former Diddy protégé, was arrested August 2 after allegedly stabbing her husband, Tony, with a weapon in the presence of her three children.
A court spokesperson confirmed to MTV News that Stokes was present in court and was assigned a public defender before entering her plea. Stokes is due back in court September 9.
Though a mug shot portrayed Stokes with bruises above and below her left eye and a bloodied nose, a lawyer for the former Da Band member released a statement following the arrest in which he said the couple were having "fun...
By Gil Kaufman
A mugshot of Sara Stokes taken on August 2, 2009
Photo: Moreno Valley Police Department
"Making the Band 2" alumna Sara Stokes was in Riverside County Court in California on Friday to enter a not-guilty plea to one charge of assault with a deadly weapon. Stokes, the former Diddy protégé, was arrested August 2 after allegedly stabbing her husband, Tony, with a weapon in the presence of her three children.
A court spokesperson confirmed to MTV News that Stokes was present in court and was assigned a public defender before entering her plea. Stokes is due back in court September 9.
Though a mug shot portrayed Stokes with bruises above and below her left eye and a bloodied nose, a lawyer for the former Da Band member released a statement following the arrest in which he said the couple were having "fun...
- 9/1/2009
- MTV Music News
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
The former MTV reality star accused of putting a knife through her husband's arm earlier this month claims the whole thing is a misunderstanding -- the dude stabbed himself! TMZ spoke with the manager for former "Making the Band 2" star Sara Stokes, ...
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The former MTV reality star accused of putting a knife through her husband's arm earlier this month claims the whole thing is a misunderstanding -- the dude stabbed himself! TMZ spoke with the manager for former "Making the Band 2" star Sara Stokes, ...
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- 8/15/2009
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
As great as "Making His Band" is, it can't compare to "Making the Band 2," which focused on Diddy trying to put together a rap group that ended up being called Da Band. Sadly, one of the group's members found her way into the news today, and it wasn't for something musical: Sara Stokes was arrested for stabbing her husband in a domestic incident in their California home. The group — consisting of singer Stokes and rappers Babs, Ness, Frederick, Dylan and Chopper — disbanded shortly after the release of their single underrated album Too Hot For TV in 2003. Diddy kept Ness and Babs together as a duo and added Chopper to his Bad Boy South roster, but the rest of the group seems to have faltered.
Ness is probably the success story of the group. Even though Diddy was ready to package him and Babs as "hip-hop's new Bonnie and Clyde," the...
Ness is probably the success story of the group. Even though Diddy was ready to package him and Babs as "hip-hop's new Bonnie and Clyde," the...
- 8/11/2009
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
The former Da Band singer allegedly struck husband in an altercation on August 2.
By Jayson Rodriguez
A mugshot of Sara Stokes taken on August 2, 2009
Photo: Moreno Valley Police Department
"Making the Band 2" alumna Sara Stokes was arrested last Sunday on domestic abuse charges after the former Diddy protégé allegedly stabbed her husband, Tony, in an altercation at their Moreno Valley, California, home on August 2, police have confirmed.
The singer, who along with rappers Chopper, Fred Watson, Babs, Ness and reggae vocalist Dylan formed Da Band — allegedly struck her husband with the weapon in the presence of her three children. Stokes is believed to have been injured in the fracas as she fell while storming out of her home. A mug shot shows Stokes with bruises above and below her left eye and a bloodied nose.
A lawyer for Stokes released a statement to TMZ explaining that the couple was in...
By Jayson Rodriguez
A mugshot of Sara Stokes taken on August 2, 2009
Photo: Moreno Valley Police Department
"Making the Band 2" alumna Sara Stokes was arrested last Sunday on domestic abuse charges after the former Diddy protégé allegedly stabbed her husband, Tony, in an altercation at their Moreno Valley, California, home on August 2, police have confirmed.
The singer, who along with rappers Chopper, Fred Watson, Babs, Ness and reggae vocalist Dylan formed Da Band — allegedly struck her husband with the weapon in the presence of her three children. Stokes is believed to have been injured in the fracas as she fell while storming out of her home. A mug shot shows Stokes with bruises above and below her left eye and a bloodied nose.
A lawyer for Stokes released a statement to TMZ explaining that the couple was in...
- 8/11/2009
- MTV Music News
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