Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Mother Janice Slams Netflix Docuseries, Calls It “Lies” and “Fake Narratives”
The mother of Sean “Diddy” Combs, Janice Combs, is speaking out against Netflix’s controversial new docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning, claiming the series spreads “lies” and “inaccuracies” about her son’s life and their family.
The four-part series, which premiered on December 2, chronicles the hip-hop mogul’s rise to fame and his downfall amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, abuse, and his recent federal convictions for prostitution-related charges. But now, Janice Combs is pushing back against what she calls false depictions in the show.
Janice Combs Denies Allegations in the Documentary
In a statement to Deadline published on Saturday, Dec. 6, Janice strongly refuted claims made in the first episode, particularly a moment involving Kirk Burrowes, a former friend and colleague of Diddy’s.
Burrowes alleged that following the 1991 City College basketball game tragedy — where nine people died in a stampede — he witnessed Diddy slap his mother during an argument. Janice says that never happened.
“The allegations stated by Mr. Kirk Burrowes 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 said. “That was a very sad day for all of us. For him to use this tragedy and incorporate fake narratives to further his prior failed and current attempt to gain what was never his — Bad Boy Records — is wrong, outrageous, and past offensive.”
She added that the Netflix series intentionally misrepresents her son’s past and called for a public retraction of the statements made.
“These inaccuracies regarding my son Sean’s upbringing and family life are intentionally done to mislead viewers and further harm our reputation,” Janice wrote. “I am requesting that these distortions, falsehoods and misleading statements be publicly retracted.”
Netflix and Producers Under Scrutiny
The series, executive produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, features interviews with several former associates of Combs and details his criminal charges, legal troubles, and multiple lawsuits alleging sexual assault.
A Netflix title card notes that Combs, 56, did not respond to the filmmakers’ requests for comment regarding the allegations that he physically harmed his mother.
Ahead of the series’ release, Diddy’s spokesperson Juda Engelmayer criticized the project as a “shameful hit piece,” alleging that Netflix used “stolen footage” that was never authorized for public release.
“As Netflix and CEO Ted Sarandos know, Mr. Combs has been amassing footage since he was 19 to tell his own story, in his own way,” Engelmayer said. “It is fundamentally unfair, and illegal, for Netflix to misappropriate that work.”
Engelmayer further claimed that the documentary is “built around a one-sided narrative” led by longtime rivals and individuals with “personal grievances, financial motives, or credibility issues.”
Ongoing Legal Battles
Sean Combs is currently serving a 50-month federal prison sentence following his conviction on prostitution-related charges in October. He was acquitted earlier this year of racketeering and sex trafficking but remains the subject of multiple civil lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault and abuse.
Netflix has not yet issued a response to Janice Combs’ statement or to the claims regarding unauthorized footage.
The controversy over Sean Combs: The Reckoning adds another chapter to what has become one of the most polarizing public downfalls in modern music history — one now dividing not only former associates but members of Combs’ own family.
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