Report: P. Diddy arrested after fight with UCLA football coach

[joeybee12]

P. Diddy was reportedly arrested on UCLA’s campus Monday for getting into a fight with a Bruins assistant coach early Monday afternoon. Yes, you read that correctly.

And yes, that P. Diddy. (He’ll always be Puff Daddy to me)

Diddy’s son, Justin Combs, is a defensive back for the Bruins.

According to TMZ, one of UCLA’s assistant coaches was “screaming at Justin on the field,” and Diddy later “confronted the coach and grabbed him.” As a result, Diddy, 45, was “arrested for assault” and remains in custody “at campus jail.”

I'd imagine Diddy did this at some point during the altercation:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/report--p--diddy-arrested-after-fight-with-ucla-football-coach-221946184.html

Who would have thunk someone so talentless woould also be such an asshole?

[randys1]

1. P. Diddy is talentless?

[joeybee12]

2. IMHO yes...

Smart businessman, but no creative ability whatsoever.

[1StrongBlackMan]

9. It amazes me ...

how quickly DU will proclaim a multi-award winning, multi-millionaire, African-American artist/performer, "talentless."

[randys1]

10. Yep, but we do have some real experts here, that is why they are posting here and not

in show biz

[1StrongBlackMan]

13. I'm curious ...

about DU's assessment of Taylor Swift's "talents."

[pennylane100]

15. Why, did she assault someone.

[1StrongBlackMan]

17. No ...

But neither did the last 3 or 4 award winning Hip hop artists, that hit DU and we're immediately adjudged talentless.

[pennylane100]

43. I was not aware of that, could you provide links.

In the interests of accuracy, I do not enjoy hip hop music and I do not listen to it. However, I think that the lyrics in some songs are amazing. I also do not enjoy jazz and never listen to it. When awards are given to artists or bands that I do not like, I do not judge the talent of the artist, I just know that I do not enjoy listening. Does that make me a racist.

[1StrongBlackMan]

48. Search DU for Snoop and/or Kanye and/or Cultural appropriation ...

When awards are given to artists or bands that I do not like, I do not judge the talent of the artist, I just know that I do not enjoy listening. Does that make me a racist.

No ... But your last sentence makes you suspect.

[pennylane100]

49. How so.

[1StrongBlackMan]

53. Think about it. Or, not. n/t

[pennylane100]

57. I did and I got nothing.

[1StrongBlackMan]

61. Okay. n/t

[CK_John]

24. Yup Apple.

[pennylane100]

44. Great answer.

[muriel_volestrangler]

56. She can be 'talentless' too:

I still can not believe they let that talentless Taylor Swift have top billing with Nicks and then proceed to F...K up the entire song on the Grammys a very years back.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101817850

Well, Taylor Swift, Ke$ha, Alicia Keyes and so many others can't sing worth a damn
in public.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php/depts.washIngton.edu/images/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=210x34699

[pennylane100]

14. I do not think that DU "proclaimed" anything.

Apparently there was a DU poster that did not think the guy was talented. That was his opinion (yes, he is entitled to his opinion) and he expressed it.

[1StrongBlackMan]

16. There is a pattern here. n/t

[demmiblue]

18. For the record, are you suggesting that joey has some sort of issue with race?

You insinuated it, you may as well own it.

Personally, when I think of the OP, I think of kittehs.

[1StrongBlackMan]

19. No, Joeybee didn't make the talentless remark. n/t

[demmiblue]

20. .

[1StrongBlackMan]

26. Oh ... my bad. He did make the talentless remark. n/t

[joeybee12]

32. Yes I did...because that's my opinion...

And if you want to look through my cd collection I have lots of Donna Summer and Diana Ross...so basically I guess I think they're talentless because I think PDiddy is.

[1StrongBlackMan]

35. I corrected my statement ...

I don't believe that individual taste should not be mistaken for a measure of talent. For example, I have listened to/seen a lot of opera ... No matter how hard I try, I still can't get into it; yet, there is no doubt that the lead performers are talented ... they just don't meet my ear.

[joeybee12]

36. Well, pop performers versus opera stars...

Not as much needs to go into that, for P Diddy or anyone for that matter.

BTW, my cats don't like opera...classical music they love, but something about the arias really irritates them...they also run when South Park is on...must be the vocal range...go figure.

[1StrongBlackMan]

37. Okay ...

than take Country and Western or (most) Punk or Rockabilly ... I have no doubt, anyone that wins awards in those genres have talent, despite my dislike for their music.

[AngryAmish]

27. Mr. Combs is anything but talentless.

And he sure loves his Cambodian.

[snooper2]

33. He is not a rapper, he is a stage performer- I still think he had something to do with killing Tupac

[1StrongBlackMan]

39. He is both ...

He did underground mix tapes, long before he took to the stage.

[snooper2]

41. I'm just saying, he ain't no Chamillionaire

[progressoid]

58. Multi-award winning, multi-millionaire is not an indicator of artistic talent.

Andy Warhol was an award winning millionaire. His biggest talent was marketing. Not art.

[1StrongBlackMan]

60. Okay. I disagree; but, okay. n/t

[progressoid]

63. How about Bill O Reilly.

He too is an award winning, multi-millionaire.

Talent shouldn't be assessed by awards or money.

[alp227]

64. I like your posts in general, but you're reaching here.

Being "multi-award winning" and "multi-millionaire" doesn't mean "multi-talented".

Diddy made his fortune dumbing down hip-hop (and posthumously exploiting Biggie Smalls) for the mindless masses.

[truebrit71]

22. Massively so....

....

[randys1]

40. Get back to us when you have your recording contract.

[truebrit71]

42. Having a recording contract is not indicative of having any talent.

A good agent, maybe, but talent? Not so much.

[progressoid]

65. Yup.

#t=78

[Romeo.lima333]

3. the thought of someone thinking the diddler had(s) talent made me laugh

[shenmue]

5. Could we please arrest him because his music sucks?

[joeybee12]

6. Update says he went after the coach with a kettlebell...

Which I had to look up...looks like he could have done some serious damage...what an asshole.

[muriel_volestrangler]

55. He has been charged with 'assault with a deadly weapon'

The UCLA Police Department updated the allegations late Monday night to include three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of making terrorist threats and one count of battery. Combs was released on bail before 10 p.m. The deadly weapon charge is a felony. He is scheduled to be back in court on July 13.
...
Several media outlets later identified Sal Alosi, the Bruins’ strength and conditioning coach, as the individual whom Combs allegedly assaulted. A TMZ report said Combs swung the kettlebell at Alosi and “narrowly” missed. Combs was reportedly mad after the coach had screamed at the younger Combs during the workout. BruinReportOnline reported that a UCLA intern was nearly struck with the kettlebell.

http://www.ocregister.com/ucla/ucla-667963-combs-diddy.html

[joeybee12]

59. The espn article pretty much called Alosi a jerk...

Which I guess he was with the Jets...still if he did swing that, that's serious, The security video apparently picked it up...Puff, P. Diddy has been in trouble before but this time it might stick.

[HughBeaumont]

7. "When you hear things like this, you can't help but lament the days of the Confederacy."

Ah, Yahoo. Never lose that endearing class your Kleagle is so famous for.

[joeybee12]

8. You should read the comments in the stories about the confederate flag...

I swear it's Free Republic...only worse.

[Journeyman]

11. I understand P. Diddy made a sizable donation to the UCLA athletic program . . .

Perhaps he believes his money bought him more than the hearty handshake, clap on the back, a "hail fellow, well met" it deserved.

[Goblinmonger]

34. I'm kind of glad that he did.

Because his son is on the football team, he is on scholarship. That is just the way it works--on the roster means you take a scholarship spot. Now, obviously, the mini-Diddy doesn't need the scholarship, so I like that the money is going back to the program. Personally, I would have taken the money and set up a full-ride for a student in need, but that's just me.

But, yeah, I think Diddy thinks he gets more out of that donation than he really does.

[bigwillq]

12. When a kid is participating in athletics, the coach is in charge.

Parents need to let the coach do his/her job.

"Screaming" at an athlete is not grounds for parental intervention, IMO.

[yeoman6987]

31. Especially an adult child

How embarrassing for the son who will take a ribbing for it probably for a long time.

[Mosby]

67. why are coaches screaming at anyone?

Do professors scream at students?

[bigwillq]

68. I've had some professors that did.

Some coaches yell, some don't. Some professors yell, some don't. Everyone has a different teaching method. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. An effective teacher or coach knows what to do to motivate a student, and sometimes they have to yell. Or at least in my experience they did.

[madinmaryland]

21. So you have resorted to posting sports threads in GD?? I guess you have

everyone over there on ignore.

[demmiblue]

23. As far as I can tell, this is news thread about a crime related to a big name in American culture.

A sports thread would be more about scores and such.

[Liberal_in_LA]

28. I wouldn't call this a sports story

[Snobblevitch]

25. This story is an example of why

parents should not be at college athletes' practices.

If Combs did assault the coach with that kettlebell, he needs to do some time in the county lockup, and then some house arrest. That thing could do significant damage.

[NCTraveler]

46. "he needs to do some time in the county lockup"

What you just read leads you to believe he needs to be temporarily removed from society? Seriously?


They have turned so many of us into punitive and callous jerks. Or maybe we are just that way in nature. I don't think so.

[Snobblevitch]

66. "Jerk" Really?

I have not been here long, but calling me a jerk seems over-the-top. Take a look at the weapon allegedly used. If it had connected with the coaches head it easily could have killed him.

[tularetom]

29. I heard he went back to being Puff Daddy

What happened, that didn't last?

[Blue_Tires]

30. You can criticize him for the brawl, but

"talentless" is going a bit overboard, imo

[stevenleser]

38. Above a certain level of seriousness in sports, coaches yell and get upset.

It usually starts at around 12-13 years old if a kid makes one of the better teams.

This shouldnt have been a surprise to him.

[NCTraveler]

45. I'm not big on so many artist, yet still recognize their tallent.

With Combs longevity and career as a whole, he clearly has talent. Along with a serious side of smarts. I also love that he is out there fighting for his family. Not the best way to do it but the image is good with me. Guy might be an asshole. I don't know and nothing in this story leads me to make such a broad assumption. You seem to pay a lot more attention to him than I do.

[joeybee12]

50. Apparently there is video of it...

And he threatened the coach with a kettlebell...interesting to see if we ever see that video.

[NCTraveler]

51. I'm sure his talent will be on full display on the video.

Threatened a coach with a kettlebell. lol.

[joeybee12]

52. I had to google that

Had no clue what it was prior.

[NCTraveler]

54. I don't do much excercise. I do stretch. I use one to help in certian positions.

These things happen all the time in locker rooms across the country. Look at the dollar signs involved. It generates a lot of emotions. Add family to that an it can be tough. Parents routinely got in heated yelling matches with our high school football coach. Sometimes it turned to shoves. It isn't as unusual as some people think. Normally when a parent gets to that level of frustration, its because they see talent in their son. The schools often do as well. Said parents are removed from sporting practices, the school benefits from the young mans talent, and life goes on.

[bigtree]

47. Diddy was wrong

...but the coach looks like a piece of work.

"Alosi used to be the strength coach for the New York Jets, until he was caught tripping an opposing player who was running down the field to cover a punt."

[seveneyes]

62. Some advice for P. Diddy