On May 11, NBC premiered a “Dateline” episode describing Combs’s various past legal entanglements. Less than a month later, the episode has now disappeared both from NBC’s website as well as from Peacock, NBC’s streaming service. The removal comes as NBC and Peacock face a defamation lawsuit from Combs over a separate news documentary.

The Dateline episode, titled “Sean Combs on Trial,” has been entirely wiped from the networks’ official streaming platforms, with only promotional materials remaining scattered online, such as a trailer, a publicity piece, and official social media posts.

The episode’s logline described it as a “report on Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ life.” The show summarizes Combs’s rise to fame and his litany of past legal troubles, culminating with the present trial over charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs has pleaded not guilty to the charges and rejected a plea deal.

An NBC spokesperson told The Intercept that once the trial began on May 12, the “Dateline” episode that aired the........

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