His former colleague Ana Gasteyer, whose tenure from 1996 to 2002 overlapped with Ferrell’s, recalled Wednesday on the “ Las Culturistas ” podcast co-hosted by current “SNL” star Bowen Yang that Combs had “shut down the whole building.”

"He really did not roll with it." Will Ferrell had no interest in respecting Sean Combs' wishes when he first appeared on Saturday Night Live. Ana Gasteyer recalled the Anchorman star violating Diddy's closed-set protocols while he rehearsed for his musical performance in a 1998 episode of the series.

Former "SNL" cast member Ana Gasteyer recalled Sean "Diddy" Combs demanding a closed set in 1998 before Will Ferrell decided to prank him.