in june 2008 combs' representative denied rumors of another name change. combs ventured into reality television in august 2008 with the premiere of his vh1 series "i want to work for diddy". after the season finale of "making the band 4", combs said he would be heading back into the studio to record his next album. in an interview with "the daily mail", he said, "i had christina aguilera on my last album, but it's all about leona lewis on my next." he appeared—credited under his real name—in two episodes of season 7 of "": "presumed guilty" and "sink or swim", in the role of lawyer derek powell.