Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Files $100 Million Defamation Suit Against NBCUniversal, Ample and Peacock Over ‘Making of a Bad Boy’ Doc
Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal, Peacock TV and Ample Entertainment for defamatory statements published in the documentary “Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.”
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in New York, asserts that these media companies “falsely, recklessly, and maliciously” accused Combs of serial murder and sex trafficking, among other claims made by Al B. Sure, Rodney Jones (who has filed his own lawsuit against Combs) and attorney Ariel Mitchell, among other sources.
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The documentary “Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy” premiered on Peacock on Jan. 14 and looks into multiple claims against the mogul, most prominently, Combs’ alleged involvement in the death of his former girlfriend, Kimberly Porter, in addition to Biggie, Andre Harrell, Heavy D, and the attempted murder of Al B. Sure.
Erica Wolff, Combs’ attorney, issued a statement on the new lawsuit claiming these media companies “made a conscious decision to line their own pockets at the expense of truth, decency, and basic standards of professional journalism.”
Wolff continues, “Grossly exploiting the trust of their audience and racing to outdo their competition for the most salacious Diddy exposé, Defendants maliciously and recklessly broadcast outrageous lies in ‘Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.’ In the purported documentary, Defendants accuse Mr. Combs of horrible crimes, including serial murder and sexual assault of minors – knowing that there is no evidence to support them. In making and broadcasting these falsehoods, among others, Defendants seek only to capitalize on the public’s appetite for scandal without any regard for the truth and at the expense of Mr. Combs’s right to a fair trial. Mr. Combs brings this lawsuit to hold Defendants accountable for the extraordinary damage their reckless statements have caused.”
The lawsuit highlights and attempts to discredit individual sources and also cites a Hollywood Reporter interview with co-founder of Defendant Ample and an executive producer of the Documentary, Ari Mark. The lawsuit notes that Mark “acknowledged that the Documentary was a rush job because of competing documentaries on the same subject,” saying “There’s no time and this was an extremely fast turnaround.”
Combs is seeking $100 million in damages for the “severe reputational and economic harm” caused by what he claims are false and defamatory statements.
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