Janice Combs says her son Diddy “isn’t a monster” amid legal troubles

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been dominating headlines since molestation allegations began surfacing earlier this year. The tycoon is currently in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, awaiting trial. Meanwhile, the music producer’s mother, Janice Combs, speaks out for the first time and defends her son.

“My son is not the monster he has been painted as and deserves a chance to voice his opinion,” she said in a statement released Oct. 6 through attorney Natlie G. Figgers.

The statement continued: “It breaks my heart to see my son judged not by the truth, but by a narrative built on lies. Witnessing what feels like a public lynching of my son before he had the opportunity to prove his innocence is a pain too much to bear to put into words. Like every human being, my son deserves his day in court to finally share his side and prove his innocence.”

This public lynching that Combs is talking about could include 120 additional accusers who came forward to accuse the artist of molestation as far back as 1991. The accusation that broke the dam came from Combs’ ex-girlfriend and artist Cassie Ventura, who sued the mogul for rape and sex trafficking in November 2023.

“My son may not have been entirely honest about certain issues, such as denying that he had ever been violent towards his ex-girlfriend, when hotel surveillance showed otherwise,” Janice continued in her statement. “Sometimes truth and lies are so closely intertwined that admitting one part of the story becomes terrifying, especially when it is outside the norm or too complicated to believe. Therefore, I believe that my son’s civil legal team decided to settle his ex-girlfriend’s case rather than contest it to the end, which had a backfire effect as the federal government used the decision against my son by interpreting it as an admission of guilt. “

The lawsuit was dismissed and settled out of court – Cassie walked away with $30 million. However, Cassie cannot re-file her lawsuit.

Janice continued in a recent statement: “Many people who were wrongly convicted and later acquitted were imprisoned not because they were guilty of the crimes they were accused of, but because they did not fit the image of what society believes for being a “good person”. “History has shown us how you can be wrongfully convicted for your past actions or mistakes.”

She continued: “It’s truly heartbreaking to watch the world turn against my son so quickly and easily over lies and misunderstandings and never listen to his side or allow him to present it,” she added.

In September, federal prosecutors charged the business’s owner with racketeering and sex trafficking. He tried to apply for bail twice, but was denied by a federal judge and a magistrate on both occasions. The reason is that the judge believes Combs poses a risk to the community and witnesses in the case.

“The lies he is accused of are motivated by financial gain, not justice,” we read in the statement. She continued: “These people saw how quickly my son’s civil legal team settled his ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit, so they believed they could get a quick payout by falsely accusing my son. False allegations of sexual assault prevent real victims of sexual violence from receiving the justice they deserve. Worse still, the federal government is now using these lies to go after my son. This injustice was unbearable for our family. The worst part of this ordeal is watching my beloved son be stripped of his dignity, not because of what he did, but because of what people want to believe about him.”