Diddy not the monster they’ve painted him, says mother

Janice Combs, mother of rap mogul, Sean Combs, popularly known as P Diddy, has lashed out at her son’s critics, saying he wasn’t given a fair trial to hear his side of the many allegations against him.

Diddy’s mother argued that though the rapper “made mistakes in the past, as we all have,” he is “not the monster they have painted him to be, according to the BBC on Monday.

“It is heartbreaking to see my son judged not for the truth, but for a narrative created out of lies.

“It is truly agonising to watch the world turn against my son so quickly and easily over lies and misconceptions, without ever hearing his side or affording him the opportunity to present his side,” read a statement attributed to Janice and the Combs family and issued by her lawyer, Natlie Figgers.

The rapper and owner of record label, Bad Boy Records, was arrested on Monday, September 16, by federal agents in New York after facing months of civil lawsuits alleging sex trafficking, sexual abuse and rape.

Combs, who was denied bail twice, is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Centre in Brooklyn.

According to the Southern District of New York, the three major charges against Diddy in a legal indictment are racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution.

According to The Independent, federal prosecutors in an indictment, accused Diddy and his associates of coercing and abusing women to fulfil his sexual desires, including forcing victims into recorded sexual activities, which he allegedly called “Freak Outs.”

“My son may not have been entirely truthful about certain things, such as denying he has ever gotten violent with an ex-girlfriend when the hotel’s surveillance showed otherwise.

“Sometimes, the truth and a lie become so closely intertwined that it becomes terrifying to admit one part of the story, especially when that truth is outside the norm or is too complicated to be believed.

“This is why I believe my son’s civil legal team opted to settle the ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit instead of contesting it until the end, resulting in a ricochet effect as the federal government used this decision against my son by interpreting it as an admission of guilt,” she stated, referencing the ‘I’ll Be Missing You’ crooner when a video obtained by CNN showed Diddy physically assaulting his former girlfriend, Casandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura, in a hotel hallway in 2016.

The music business mogul, who signed one of rap music legends, the late Christopher Wallace, aka Notorious BIG, is currently being held in a Manhattan detention centre after being denied bail.

He’s next due in court on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, when his lawyers will argue for him to be released on bail.