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For years, we’ve all been bumping to Diddy’s music, laughing at his antics, and seeing him as a bigger-than-life figure in hip hop and entertainment. But as the curtain falls on his empire, we’re realizing the man we once saw as a fun-loving, tren-dsetting mogul was hiding a much darker side.

He closes his song “Last Night” with an outro about calling up a woman, threatening to hurt her if she didn’t pick up the phone, and laughing it off like it was just a joke – just a passionate guy overreacting. Like maybe he was just playing a part, or maybe he was a little doofy; he couldn’t possibly be serious.

But looking at the evidence now, it’s clear he was very serious. And that closing? It wasn’t funny or cute. The allegations are piling up: drugging people with baby oil, multiple accounts of sexual assault, and a pattern of manipulation and abuse that stretched across decades. For too long, it was easy to write it off because frankly, to a lot of people looking in, Diddy didn’t seem like a serious tough guy.

He seemed like the life of the party, the guy you wanted to have a drink with. But beneath that persona was a man willing to destroy others to maintain his power. I look back on the case where he was taken to trial over a shooting and he let someone else take the blame for it, and we all at the time just rolled with it; astonishing.

This reckoning has clearly been long overdue. When people like Diddy are protected by their fame, wealth, and connections, it becomes easy for them to operate outside of accountability. For so long, that’s exactly what happened. People around him, whether because of fear, complicity, or indifference, let it slide.

But this isn’t just about Diddy getting what’s coming to him; it’s about finally opening our eyes to the culture of abuse that’s been allowed to flourish in the entertainment industry for decades. Seeing Diddy finally face the consequences of his actions is a reminder that no one is untouchable. It’s a painful, but necessary, reckoning for those who have long been above the law because of their power. But it’s also a victory for the victims; those who’ve been too afraid or silenced for too long. These aren’t just stories about one man’s abuse of power. This is the start of a conversation about what we allow, what we turn a blind eye to, and whom we choose to protect.

So yeah, it feels good to see Diddy finally face the music. His empire is crumbling, and maybe, just maybe, this is a sign we’re no longer willing to turn a blind eye to the monsters hiding behind the celebrity facade. It’s a sign that true power isn’t about how much money you make or how famous you are. It’s about the courage to stand up, speak out, and hold people accountable – even when they’ve been able to get away with it for far too long.

Kasey Rhone is an active, engaged Oklahoma citizen.

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