I don't have a big time connection to all that is happening with and surrounding the infamous Sean "Diddy" Combs, but there is a thread, thin as it may be, that connects my experience(s) with him and others in the music industry. It's a thicker thread for my daughter, but because I'm her mother, I am thereby connected as well. (again, it's not very strong, and for that, I thank God.)
Back in 2008 or 2009, I couldn't remember exactly when my kid was singing and seeking means to go public with her talents. We lived in a certain small town in the Sooner State, but it had an actual recording studio for being as small as it was. I stopped in one day to inquire what it would take to have them either record or listen to her; I was willing to pay the hourly rate for an hour or two, and the producers in charge had me bring my daughter to the studio so they could have a listen.
We were filming yet another interview/show with our famous dog Faith, so I convinced the producers to let us use the studio for Laura, and we could include them and their studio in the international interview as well. Everyone was excited -- the recording went VERY well, too. A few days after the interview, and before it aired, another producer from Los Angeles called and wanted to fly down and meet with us regarding Laura's talent. It can't be that easy, right?
Let me back up and say that before we had entered the studio, Laura had sung publically, she had been on television shows; she had done live performances, she was on Oprah with Faith; she had toured with OzzFest in 2007, she had even been on a Japanese variety show, where she sang a little, and was being "courted" by a couple of interested parties, but since no one was from America who had designs on how to help her, I turned their offers down.
Turns out the man who was coming to see Laura was connected with and possibly involved with the making of other stars, one of which was up and coming if not barely known, who, as it turns out, is now extremely twisted up in the whole Diddy party thing and for that reason, I'm not going to say her name. You've heard it a million times.
The man was on his way to meet us, packed and ready to go I'm told, when he was suddenly shot in the head inside his Los Angeles home; no, I'm not kidding. I'm not making that up; that is what we were told, and since we had no intention of getting too involved with an industry that had just proven how cut-throat it could be - yeah, my daughter never got the "break," she definitely deserved. HOWEVER, knowing now what I know about the girl he chose to promote over for my kid, yeah...no! You can keep the money, we don't need it. We have Jesus.
The recording studio in our town all but shut the doors to us after that, claiming they had never seen anyone harmed over a newcomer before, and they didn't want us even using their names or the studio in that yet-to-be-aired interview. We called the producers of that show, told them what happened, they verified it, and then decided we'd reshoot the entire show, this time not focusing on Laura's talent.
At the time, I remember my daughter's disappointment. It wasn't fair, it wasn't right, she deserved better -- all these things were running through my head -- fast forward some 15 or 16 years later -- and again, I thank God EVERY DAY that she didn't get too mixed up with those people. They had so many issues, so many liars, so much drama, and when you look back now on all the bits and pieces coming out about these musicians, artists, athletes, actors, and so forth who are literally in bed with Diddy and Jay Z and all the other moguls who run the industry -- yeah, again...NO.
It's a mess, but not one we didn't see. The day the man (I won't give his name) died my young daughter, who hadn't had too many experiences, turned to me and said that some of the people she met on tour with Ozfest had told her about what happened to those who get too close to the fire. Now we see it - I think of Aaron Carter, Craig Mack, Whitney Houston, and others who just happened to die before their time, and it always seemed suspicious. Kate Spade, Robin Williams, Anthony Bourdain, all of them -- I never believed any of them died by their own hand -- Jeffery Epstein!
It's all coming out, isn't it? Well, let me say this -- we saw it coming back in 2006 when our dog Faith refused to let Oprah touch her. She loved the Osbournes! Dogs know....they just know. I truly hope Oprah is found out for who she is. I hope Combs and Carter are found out for who they are. I hope it all comes out in the wash, and every last one of those who harmed kids will be wrung out and hung out to dry. I don't want any of them to go to Hell, but they can sure stay in prison for the rest of their natural lives; that won't be long enough for some.
Photo Credit: doggieoutpost.com
Oprah tried to get Faith to come to her, the dog refused.
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