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Will you answer the calling?

Posted by Robin on 26 November 2008 38 Comments

Sean Combs of Sean John in a new promo spot for the recently released I Am King fragrance. This one is around 5 minutes long; there is a longer version here where Diddy talks to the camera and explains that the film is his audition for the James Bond role, and dedicates the I Am King fragrance to Martin Luther King, Barack Obama and Muhammad Ali. That one is over 6 minutes.

Found via Techcrunch, where blogger Michael Arrington declared: "This is, officially, the worst thing I have ever seen on the Internet."

Update: if that wasn't enough Diddy for you, check out his new billboard in Times Square.

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: celebrity perfumes, sean john, video

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  1. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 9:17 am

    Finally, someone has come up with a fitting tribute to those three great men: cheap cologne.

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  2. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 9:59 am

    Ah. The simple musings of a humble man. How refreshing.
    :-P

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  3. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 10:07 am

    can you imagine what's going thru the heads of the 'belted unitard twin' models? lord, that joker reminds me of this guy i went to college with. completely full of himself, no idea of how hilarious it all is from the outside. what a riot!

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  4. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 10:07 am

    Note to Diddy/James Bond's women: Look into pants.

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  5. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 10:13 am

    LOL — exactly.

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  6. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 10:14 am

    Humble is not his strong point — based on this ad, I'd say his strong point is looking bored. Why does he looks so bored? Seriously, he doesn't crack a smile once, or even look interested in anything that is happening around him.

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  7. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 10:28 am

    It looked to me like NOTHING was going through the heads of the belted unitard twins. Seriously, they look as bored as Diddy.

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  8. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 10:34 am

    that's what happens when you try to look enigmatic/mysterious and completely fail at it. Of course, perhaps he was taking inspiration from the Monty Python bored cat sketch.

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  9. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 10:54 am

    Pants, schmants, we don't need no stinking pants ;-)

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  10. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 10:58 am

    Call Confuse-A-Cat, stat! :-)

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  11. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 11:06 am

    I'm amazed that billboard is large enough to contain his massive ego.

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  12. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 11:12 am

    What grabbed me was the notion “This is, officially, the worst thing I have ever seen on the Internet.” Even by this term, the “movie” failed to hold my interest past 2 minutes. Let me know if I missed something and I might try to watch it again.

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  13. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 11:38 am

    Yawn, He needs to get over himself. This is over the top pretentious and silly.

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  14. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 11:48 am

    Well, some was left over for the movie.

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  15. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 11:49 am

    No, it's actually pretty dull. Not the worst thing I've seen on the internet — in fact, have seen worse perfume commercials — but it's sort of sad. Rich people doing rich people things and looking bored while they do them.

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  16. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 11:50 am

    I wonder if he doesn't hire people who level with him? Because someone should have told him how absurd (and boring) this movie is.

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  17. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 11:56 am

    If I had to spend all my time in his presence, I'd look bored too. You can run away, but you can't escape yourself…

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  18. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 1:37 pm

    Real Men don't smile, maybe?

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  19. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 1:40 pm

    Ooh. Tough crowd here today! Ha!

    Audition for the James Bond role? Are they casting? Does he actually act?

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  20. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 3:45 pm

    Yes, as usual.

    No, I think he was just trying to make the point that it was time for him to be James Bond, or time for there to be a black James Bond in general or something.

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  21. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 3:52 pm

    I especially liked the tux-and-SeaDoo combo! How cool is THAT?Go, Diddy, GO!!

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  22. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 5:25 pm

    *jaw drops*

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  23. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 6:10 pm

    He *sounds* bored in his songs

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  24. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 6:37 pm

    LOL!

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  25. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 6:38 pm

    Yep.

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  26. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 9:30 pm

    Oh, boy. I barely made it past a minute. Snore! I just don't get why this was made – ?

    “Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” Macbeth Quote (Act V, Scene V).

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  27. Anonymous says:
    26 November 2008 at 10:30 pm

    Perhaps he's not smiling because he nicked himself shaving. No, not his face…

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  28. Anonymous says:
    27 November 2008 at 12:40 am

    *yawwwwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnn* This ad REEKS of SUPREME ARROGANCE.
    (Every time I see his face — or hear him talk — I get the sudden impulse to roll my eyes. )

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  29. Anonymous says:
    27 November 2008 at 2:54 am

    IT IS the worst thing I have seen in the internet, honestly, it is the worst directed and cut video! I am not a pro, but even I can see it!
    The scent will be okay though, but to name it along with these people is embarassing.

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  30. Anonymous says:
    27 November 2008 at 8:07 am

    So far, am not hearing good things about the scent either, which is too bad because I thought the original scent for men was pretty good.

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  31. Anonymous says:
    27 November 2008 at 8:08 am

    It's hard not to.

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  32. Anonymous says:
    27 November 2008 at 10:47 am

    Are you sure you mean bored? Maybe it's all the expression a single-cell brain can manage. Brainlessness and conceit are a scary combination. Would someone kindly explain what he has to do with anyone that has actually achieved something?

    By the way, I didn't watch it, thank you.

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  33. Anonymous says:
    27 November 2008 at 1:57 pm

    Have to admit though, the guy *does* wear a tuxedo well…musicians like him, Kanye West, and Mos Def have really changed the image of rappers in terms of urban-preppy style.

    And the unitard twins are so ridiculous that I've got to smile (just like Bond girls make me laugh).

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  34. Anonymous says:
    27 November 2008 at 3:40 pm

    The key to watching this bit of dull pomposity is FAST FORWARD, FAST FORWARD…

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  35. Anonymous says:
    27 November 2008 at 9:54 pm

    Perfect.

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  36. Anonymous says:
    27 November 2008 at 9:59 pm

    I can't explain anything, I don't pay any attention. Obviously many people adore him!

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  37. Anonymous says:
    28 November 2008 at 9:38 am

    Snowcrocus, the girls are funny, if less intentionally so, perhaps, than in Bond.

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  38. Anonymous says:
    28 November 2008 at 11:28 am

    Yep.

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