Janice Combs, mother of Hip-Hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, has publicly condemned Netflix’s recently released documentary The Reckoning, calling it “completely false” and accusing the producers of pushing misleading narratives.
The 83-year-old told Deadline that the series, which premiered on December 2, contains “inaccuracies regarding my son Sean’s upbringing and family life” and is intended to “further harm our reputation.”
The documentary, executive produced by 50 Cent, explores allegations against Diddy, including claims of sex trafficking and racketeering. It features an interview with Kirk Burrows, a former associate of Diddy, who alleges that Diddy once slapped his mother following the 1991 City College stampede, a tragedy that left nine people dead.
Janice Combs strongly denied the claim. “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 said. “That was a very sad day for all of us.”
She also criticized 50 Cent for using the tragedy and what she called “fake narratives” to advance a personal agenda. “For him to use this tragedy and incorporate false stories to further his prior failed and current attempt to gain what was never his—Bad Boy Records—is wrong, outrageous, and offensive,” she stated.
Diddy’s legal team previously sent a cease-and-desist letter to Netflix, calling the series a “hit piece” and accusing the producers of corporate retaliation. Janice Combs, who reportedly attended most of her son’s two-month trial in Manhattan this past summer, said the documentary was designed to provoke viewers rather than inform them and accused Netflix of sensationalising the content to promote the series.
Diddy is currently serving a 50-month sentence at Fort Dix in New Jersey following convictions for transporting two male prostitutes across state lines.
