Sean “Diddy” Combs’ mom Janice has spoken out in opposition to Netflix’s new docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning, claiming that the sequence is “intentionally misleading” about her relationship together with her son and his upbringing.
“I am writing this statement to correct some of the lies presented in the Netflix Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” she stated in a press release to Deadline. “These inaccuracies regarding my son Sean’s upbringing and family life [are] intentionally done to mislead viewers and further harm our reputation.”
Janice continued, first addressing a declare within the doc that she beat her son when he was a toddler.
“In the documentary, I am portrayed as an abusive parent,” she alleged. “This is untrue. As I have stated previously, I was a single mother, raising my son, I held three and even four jobs in an attempt to provide a comfortable upbringing and quality education for my child. I raised Sean with love and hard work, not abuse.”
After that, Janice introduced up the incident talked about within the sequence the place her son allegedly hit heras they had been arguing within the aftermath of the 1991 City College celeb basketball recreation tragedythe place 9 folks died and greater than 30 had been injured at an occasion that Diddy promoted.
“The allegations stated by Mr. Kirk Burrows that my son slapped me while we were conversing after the tragic City College events on December 28, 1991, are inaccurate and patently false,” she stated. “That was a very sad day for all of us.”
Sean Combs: The Reckoning got here out on Dec. 2. The docuseries was govt produced by 50 Cent, who has had a private beef with Diddy. In an interview with GQ concerning the docuseries, 50 Cent revealed that the undertaking wasn’t pushed by his issues with the music mogul.
“If someone’s not saying something, then you would assume everybody in hip-hop is okay with what’s going on,” stated Fif, including that many artists favor to “mind [their] business” as a result of place of energy the producer held for many years, which in the end left 50 feeling like he needs to be the particular person to step ahead.
Ahead of its launch, Diddy’s authorized crew despatched Netflix a cease-and-desist letter concerning the docuseries, referring to it as a “hit piece.” The letter additionally alleged that documentary interviewees had been paid to take part.
Netflix responded to the letter, clarifying that nobody was paid to be part of the documentary.