Diddy recently recorded a video blog in which he premiered his new short film for his fragrance “I am King.” The mogul dedicated the perfume to hard working men and groundbreaking African American leaders. He name dropped Martin Luther King, Barack Obama, and Mohammad Ali, as if there was some tie between their world-changing efforts and Diddy’s constant need to promote his products, amass wealth and stroke his ego. Diddy added that the video he made to promote “I am King” was also his audition tape for the James Bond franchise. He said that we have a black president now and we may as well have a black Bond. Diddy will make an appearance on “CSI: Miami” and apparently he think that qualifies to carry an entire action series:
This blog is about my new fragrance, “I am King” available exclusively at Macy’s. I am debuting the movie for “I am King.” I would like to dedicate this fragrance to all the men out that take care of their children, families, and respect and treat yourself like the kings that we all are.
I would also like to say that this is my audition tape. I’ve been out there getting my hustle on in Hollywood. I just landed a role on CSI Miami, about to announce this movie. I feel like I am best suited to be the next James Bond. We’ve got a black President, it’s time for a black Bond. This is also my audition tape and it’s also the movie for the fragrance “I am King.”
I would like to dedicate the fragrance to Martin Luther King, Mohammad Ali, Barack Obama, this fragrance is dedicated to you, strong powerful intelligent black men.
[Transcribed from Diddy’s video blog]
Diddy then premiered the film, which opened with a laughable shot of him trying to look serious and deep. It was filmed in the South of France where Casino Royal was set and included scenes featuring gambling, a jet ski, helicopter and scantily dressed supermodels liks Bar Rafeali hanging on Diddy without much motivation. There wasn’t any kind of loose plot and the promotional film meandered around in its attempt to make Diddy look like a jet-setting guy who gets the ladies.
Diddy has little chance of being named the next Bond. Daniel Craig is a huge success and is likely to stick around for many more movies. Bond is also British. Years down the road there might be a hot young-ish black British actor who can nail the role, but that’s a while off. Diddy should console himself with the millions he’s wasting on luxury items and just live the hollow lifestyle he’s become accustomed to. He can always continue to fund his own Bond-like movies if he wants. Judging from the comments on YouTube, though, it’s likely to be as ridiculed as this first feeble attempt. At least he got us to pay attention to his perfume.
[Story idea and cost of video details from Highbridnation via Gossip Rocks]
Diddy is shown below performing on 12/9/08. Credit: WENN
hilarious!
Even with the helicopter, supermodels and being in the beautiful South of France, Diddy still managed to make that ‘mini-movie’ look amature and cheap.
Also, if Diddy is so into celebrating black culture then where are the black women, he always seems to use mostly white models as his preference of women in his adverts. Diddy is just other wannabe white man.
He is no James Bond. He is mediocre at best. James Bond has a strong chin, this guy doesn’t even HAVE ONE!
This guy just insists on making an ass of himself, doesn’t he?
sorry, but he’s not even British.
This person is ridiculous, what makes him and Beyonce think that we need a “black bond” and a “black wonder woman”? Just because Obama became pres doesn’t mean every egomaniacs out there can claim that we need a black first on everything else.
Diddy’s a douchebag.
Why the hell does anyone spend a nickel on any of his crap?
The asses are the morons who spend their money on him.
I would NEVER see a Bond film with him in it! I love Daniel Craig as Bond, but if Bond went black, someone like Chiwetel Ejiofor would be a much better candidate. Diddy and this video are a joke – he needs to get over himself.
I believe, therefore you, Diddy, are a MAJOR DOUCHE!
Never mind he isn’t British, he can’t even speak English. Bond would NEVER say “birfright” (no typo)and his girls would never dress so skanky.
“Years down the road there might be a hot young-ish black British actor who can nail the role, but that’s a while off”
Actually its not a while off there are a few candidates that could easily be the black james bond and while a black james bond isn’t neccessary it would be kind of cool, but for fuck sake why the hell would diddy think that he could take part in a franchise like that? and not even one small part like a wave or a “here’s your gun mr bond” he wants the starring ROLE?! For one he is AMERICAN & Bond is british and I don’t think that should ever change, if for some reason hell freezes over and he did get the part he needs to atleast do the accent and for that I would pay top dollar to see because it would be bloody hilarious.
wow, that was hilarious. the shots of him riding the jet ski in a suit…wtf…who rides a jet ski wearing a full on suit??
First of all, he is not very photogenic with those tiny baby teeth of his and the never closing mouth. I can only imagine the drool on his pillow every morning. Maybe with all that money he should work on getting some serious acting lessons and a good gym membership. James Bond can act and do great action sequences. We don’t want to see Dolemite!
Money & ego seem to make him forget that he’s kinda ugly with no charisma–He’ll never ever be in a Bond film-let alone be a Bond
Yanno… there is a black first lady too.. maybe a black chick could have gotten a part in his little flick. Having said that LMAO!! I swear if he gets the Bond role that film will TANK!! I know my a$$ sure wont go see it and I love Bond. If there’s gonna be a black bond, there is only one choice…. IDRIS ELBA!!
PS… the drool on his pillow comment, HILARIOUS! Diddy IS a major Douchebag!
Lol! I think I just threw up and laughed at the same time! Is he kidding me? What makes it worse is he spent $750,000 on this and my 10 year old could of shot it better. Does he know what state the world is in right now and this is what he does while comparing himself to King and Obama. I find it insulting!
Has he cloned himself yet? Could anyone in the world advertise how much they love themselves more than this? Narcissus
That was astoundingly………… bad. Oh my. What on earth???? I am speechless….
check out the into to his film, he says,’ a brief in the impossible ‘. Is he saying it wif his baby teeth. Hilarious. We all should have strong briefs. Wifout strong briefs, how can we have strong drims.
yeah he should of spend all of that money on RachelWelch’s wigs for his models
Ha! Diddy is so far up his own @rse he forgot to realise Bond is British! In which case I think Seal would make a good one.
u know I have had a really bad new year so far….but THIS made me laugh so hard that I feel a lot better now. Thanks Diddy
oh god. the props are cool, the girls are pretty, and the setting’s gorgeous, but diddy’s just not bond material.
Any celebrity with a “themed” identity crisis is a douchebag. End of!
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little
The most hilarious part is Diddy in a tux crankin’ along on a jetski. Thanks, Diddy, I needed a gut-busting laugh!
he’s had so many women chasing after his money for so long, he thinks it’s because he’s attractive. Pssh, you should see the way he be calling himself “pretty”. Hah!
Now as far as black Bonds go my vote has to be for Djimon Hounsou.
(Oh, and I noticed a couple of black girls in the video.)
OH my freakin’ god. He thinks cause he can stand around in designer suits with models hanging off him in slow motion that that makes him Bond material??? It’s just like watching one of his old music videos.