Sean “Diddy” Combs’ mom has come to his protection amid a collection of authorized troubles involving accusations of sexual assault and intercourse trafficking.
Janice Small Combs launched an announcement on Sunday via her lawyer, Natlie G. Figgers, and on behalf of the Combs household, saying that whereas her son shouldn’t be excellent and has “made errors prior to now, as all of us have,” he’s not responsible of the allegations in opposition to him.
“It’s heartbreaking to see my son judged not for the reality, however for a story created out of lies,” she stated within the assertion, which was shared with The Hollywood Reporter. “To bear witness what appears to be like a public lynching of my son earlier than he has had the chance to show his innocence is a ache too insufferable to place into phrases. Like each human being, my son deserves to have his day in court docket, to lastly share his facet, and to show his innocence.”
The assertion was launched 5 days after it was revealed that Combs will face lawsuits from 120 further accusers along with the dozen he was already going through. Lawyer Tony Buzbee stated Tuesday that he represents a number of women and men who accuse Combs of intercourse crimes going again to 1991. Many accusers say they have been raped after being drugged, Buzbee stated.
The brand new accusations additionally come almost a 12 months after Combs settled a lawsuit from singer Cassie Ventura, his ex-girlfriend who goes professionally by her first title, who accused him of rape and abuse. He denied the allegations, however then video surfaced in Could of him bodily assaulting her in a resort. Two days later, he stated he was “really sorry” for what occurred.
In her assertion, Janice acknowledged that her son lied concerning the incident however provided her reason.
“My son could not have been fully truthful about sure issues, equivalent to denying he has ever gotten violent with an ex-girlfriend when the resort’s surveillance confirmed in any other case,” she stated. “Typically, the reality and a lie develop into so intently intertwined that it turns into terrifying to confess one a part of the story, particularly when that fact is outdoors the norm or is just too difficult to be believed. Because of this I consider my son’s civil authorized staff opted to settle the ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit as an alternative of contesting it till the tip, leading to a ricochet impact because the federal authorities used this determination in opposition to my son by deciphering it as an request for forgiveness.”
Janice additional argued that simply because her son lied about that doesn’t make him responsible of the “repulsive allegations and the grave costs leveled in opposition to him.”
“Many people who have been wrongfully convicted and later exonerated had their freedom taken from them not as a result of they have been responsible of the crimes they have been accused of, however as a result of they didn’t match the picture of what this society considers to be a ‘good particular person,’” she continued. “Historical past has confirmed us how people could be wrongfully convicted resulting from their previous actions or errors.”
Janice added that she’s been damage listening to all of the “jokes” being made at her son’s expense and that he’s not being given a possibility to share his facet of the story.
“It’s really agonizing to look at the world flip in opposition to my son so shortly and simply over lies and misconceptions, with out ever listening to his facet or affording him the chance to current his facet,” she stated.
She added that she thinks the allegations are coming from individuals wanting cash within the wake of the Cassie settlement.
“These lies thrown at him are motivated by these searching for a monetary acquire, and never justice,” she stated. “These people noticed how shortly my son’s civil authorized staff settled his ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit, in order that they consider they’ll obtain a fast payday by falsely accusing my son. False allegations of sexual assault thwart true victims of sexual violence from getting the justice they deserve. To make issues worse, the federal authorities is now utilizing these lies to prosecute my son. This injustice has been insufferable for our household. The worst a part of this ordeal is watching my beloved son be stripped of his dignity, not for what he did, however for what individuals select to consider about him.”
Combs was arrested in mid-September following a grand jury’s indictment. He has been denied bail for intercourse trafficking and racketeering costs.
Learn Janice’s assertion in full:
Janice Smalls Combs, the mom of Sean Combs, via her undersigned counsel and on the behalf of the Combs household, releases the next assertion:
“I come to you immediately as a mom that’s devastated and profoundly saddened by the allegations made in opposition to my son, Sean Combs. It’s heartbreaking to see my son judged not for the reality, however for a story created out of lies. To bear witness what appears to be like a public lynching of my son earlier than he has had the chance to show his innocence is a ache too insufferable to place into phrases. Like each human being, my son deserves to have his day in court docket, to lastly share his facet, and to show his innocence.
I’m not right here to painting my son as excellent as a result of he’s not. He has made errors in his previous, as all of us have. My son could not have been fully truthful about sure issues, equivalent to denying he has ever gotten violent with an ex-girlfriend when the resort’s surveillance confirmed in any other case. Typically, the reality and a lie develop into so intently intertwined that it turns into terrifying to confess one a part of the story, particularly when that fact is outdoors the norm or is just too difficult to be believed. Because of this I consider my son’s civil authorized staff opted to settle the ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit as an alternative of contesting it till the tip, leading to a ricochet impact because the federal authorities used this determination in opposition to my son by deciphering it as an request for forgiveness.
It is very important acknowledge that none of us, no matter our standing, are proof against concern or errors. Not being fully easy about one concern doesn’t imply my son is responsible of the repulsive allegations and the grave costs leveled in opposition to him. Many people who have been wrongfully convicted and later exonerated had their freedom taken from them not as a result of they have been responsible of the crimes they have been accused of, however as a result of they didn’t match the picture of what this society considers to be a “good particular person.” Historical past has confirmed us how people could be wrongfully convicted resulting from their previous actions or errors.
Watching the world make jokes and chortle at my son’s life crumbling earlier than our eyes is one thing I can always remember. It’s really agonizing to look at the world flip in opposition to my son so shortly and simply over lies and misconceptions, with out ever listening to his facet or affording him the chance to current his facet. These lies thrown at him are motivated by these searching for a monetary acquire, and never justice. These people noticed how shortly my son’s civil authorized staff settled his ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit, in order that they consider they’ll obtain a fast payday by falsely accusing my son. False allegations of sexual assault thwart true victims of sexual violence from getting the justice they deserve. To make issues worse, the federal authorities is now utilizing these lies to prosecute my son. This injustice has been insufferable for our household. The worst a part of this ordeal is watching my beloved son be stripped of his dignity, not for what he did, however for what individuals select to consider about him.
I ask his supporters, followers, colleagues, mates, and the general public, to not decide him earlier than you’ve had the possibility to listen to his facet. I urge you to consider those that have been wrongfully persecuted, to do not forget that not everybody who has made errors in life deserves to have their total existence judged by a single motion or a number of errors. My son shouldn’t be the monster they’ve painted him to be, and he deserves the possibility to inform his facet. I can solely pray that I’m alive to see him converse his fact and be vindicated.”
Respectfully submitted on the behalf of Janice Smalls Combs and the Combs’ household,
The Regulation Workplace of Natlie G. Figgers, LLC. /s/ NATLIE G. FIGGERS, ESQUIRE
Florida Bar No. 1009125
Counsel for Ms. Janice Smalls Combs
