rick riley, tonight you are real. thank you so much. >> thank you! [laughter] >>> ahead, there is more trouble down the line for diddy. after a wave of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse. now he is stepping down from the tv network that he cofounded. the latest on the fallout is next! ♪ ♪ ♪ >> more fallout for sean didi combs in the wake of lawsuits alleging sexual salts and other deeply troubling behavior, -- announcing in an instant crump post that comes to stepping down as chairman, the company saying quote, this decision helps that revolt since what -- create meaningful content for the culture, and amplify the vocals of all black people throughout the country in the african diaspora. did he did settle at least one of the lawsuits against him, but his lawyer still says that settlement was in no way, and ammunition of wrongdoing. stating, mr. comes's decision to settle the lawsuit does not in any way, undermine his flat out denial of the claims. joining me now to discuss, is -- host of boston globe today, should june thank you for coming tonight i want

. >>> i want to bring in rick riley. s a former "sports illustrated" writer who worked there for 23 years. rick, you just heard maggie's reporting. and i'm wondering what your reaction is to thinking about all of it. you're hugging yourself right now. does it diminish everything? are you shocked? what's going on? >> no. i'm checking to see if i'm real. i'm checking to see if i'm real, because i've been called a neutral white male before, and it's not very pleasing, you know. but i think i'm real. i was there 23 years. first of all, maggie, great job. excellent reporting to ferret this out. can you imagine what i think is probably the greatest american magazine in history, a magazine that i dreamed of joining. every sports writer wanted in the old days to be at s.i, because it was the best writing, the best photography. i can remember being in college in my dorm, and riley, "sports illustrated" is on the phone. i run to the phone. is this really "sports illustrated"? and they're like yeah, is this rick riley? this is my bi