Kriti Mehrotra
With HBO Max’s ‘Fall of Diddy’ pulling back the curtain on the titular music mogul’s entire career and the allegations against him, we get a docuseries that can only be described as gripping. That’s because it incorporates not just archival footage but also exclusive interviews with those close to the matter to really shine a light upon his alleged actions over the past few decades. Amongst them to thus be featured in this original production was none other than his childhood friend, self-proclaimed elder brother, and music producer, Tim Patterson (or Buttnaked Tim Dawg).
Tim Patterson Stood By P. Diddy Through All Stages of Life
It was around 1973 when Tim Patterson first came across Sean “Puffy” Combs (aka P. Diddy) after the latter’s family relocated to Mount Vernon, New York, following his father’s tragic demise. They were literally next-door neighbors 13 stairs apart, so they ended up developing a really close friendship, especially since they were just three years apart – Tim was 6 at the time. According to his own accounts, they hung out together all the time, so he was well aware of how the eventual hip-hop star was raised as well as his alleged struggles with bullying for being “soft.”
In fact, Tim claimed in the aforementioned production that apart from kids mocking Diddy, even his mother was often quite hot and cold with him owing to what she perceived to be his softness. Janice Smalls Combs wanted him to be “hard” so that he could really thrive in the real world, he said, plus the fact he looked a lot like his late father possibly also sometimes triggered her. After all, he alleged, there were times she went as far as to “punish” him – yet, he maintains no one can make any judgments on the same because no one truly knows her reasoning behind it.
Moreover, and more importantly, Tim still vividly remembers that as they grew older and began dating, the way his self-proclaimed little brother treated his partners was a lot different than he did. He admittedly never interfered back then despite often being tasked with taking Diddy’s girlfriends home after intense fights, yet reportedly, the rap per’s alleged behavior never changed. Since then, Tim has claimed in Peacock’s ‘Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy’ that he believes his friend’s childhood played a key role in his alleged interest in depraved acts as an adult, especially since it purportedly wasn’t uncommon for his mother to throw sex parties at home.
Tim Patterson Believes in The Claims Against P. Diddy
Tim’s connection with Diddy undeniably helped him a lot over the years, especially considering he likely developed an interest and career in music production thanks to the latter, but they don’t seem close anymore. That’s because, since the childhood friends did work together for years and were practically inseparable before they seemingly gradually decided to focus on independent endeavors, he feels as if he knows who Diddy is deep down. That’s why he has asserted that even though he still holds a lot of love for the man he once lovingly referred to as his younger brother, he believes in all the abuse as well as assault allegations against him.
As if that’s not enough, Tim has gone as far as to call Diddy a monster, yet he maintains his belief that monsters are made, not born. “I’ve always been asked the question why,” he recently said, referring to how the rapper allegedly became a predator. “I don’t know the answer to why, but I truly believe it all goes back to childhood.”
As for Tim’s own standing, from what we can tell, the music producer is still based in New York, where he has been doing his best to move on from the past by staying away from the limelight. However, better known as Buttnaked Tim Dawg, his passion for music has led him to work with some of the best hip-hop artists across the globe, so it’s highly likely he is continuing down this path to the best of his abilities.
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