Sean “Diddy” Combs is looking for $100 million in damages from NBCUniversal, Peacock and Ample for what he deemed a defamatory documentary in “Diddy: The Making of a Dangerous Boy.”
In accordance with the authorized paperwork obtained by The New York Occasions, Diddy and his group are looking for redress for the networks recklessly selling false and defamatory allegations, together with claims of Diddy being a serial homicide, committing sexual assault of minors and engineering a intercourse trafficking operation.
Diddy denies he’s a assassin and intercourse trafficker
Erica Wolff, Combs’ legal professional, issued a press release condemning the documentary on a number of fronts.
“In making and broadcasting these falsehoods, amongst others, (the businesses) search solely to capitalize on the general public’s urge for food for scandal with none regard for the reality and on the expense of Mr. Combs’s proper to a good trial. Mr. Combs brings this lawsuit to carry (them) accountable for the extraordinary injury their reckless statements have brought on,” the assertion reads.
Particularly, the complainant says documentary used sources such singer Al B. Certain! who claims that the mom of three of Diddy’s youngsters, Kim Porter, was murdered, to forestall her from revealing damning details about him.
Diddy additionally cites the usage of Ariel Mitchell, who questioned the official reason behind Kim Porter’s dying, in addition to commentary from Jaguar Wright, who recommended Combs had one thing to do with the deaths of a number of individuals related to Uptown Information.
The authorized group provides that not one of the contributors within the explosive documentary offered any credible proof of their allegations.
Diddy’s authorized group says NBC didn’t have proof of documentary claims
“As described in right this moment’s lawsuit, NBCUniversal Media, LLC, Peacock TV, LLC, and Ample LLC made a aware choice to line their very own pockets on the expense of reality, decency, and primary requirements {of professional} journalism. Grossly exploiting the belief of their viewers and racing to outdo their competitors for essentially the most salacious Diddy exposé, Defendants maliciously and recklessly broadcast outrageous lies in ‘Diddy: The Making of a Dangerous Boy.’ Within the purported documentary, Defendants accuse Mr. Combs of horrible crimes, together with serial homicide and sexual assault of minors – realizing that there is no such thing as a proof to assist them. In making and broadcasting these falsehoods, amongst others, Defendants search solely to capitalize on the general public’s urge for food for scandal with none regard for the reality and on the expense of Mr. Combs’s proper to a good trial. Mr. Combs brings this lawsuit to carry Defendants accountable for the extraordinary injury their reckless statements have brought on.”