Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal and production company Ample, accusing them of airing false claims in their documentary, ‘Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.’
The lawsuit, filed in New York, alleges that the documentary falsely portrays Combs as a “serial murderer, rapist of minors, and sex trafficker”, drawing crude psychological conclusions about him.
“It maliciously and baselessly jumps to the conclusion that Mr. Combs is a ‘monster’ and ‘an embodiment of Lucifer’ with ‘a lot of similarities to Jeffrey Epstein,’” the complaint states.
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Among the claims in the lawsuit, Combs’ attorneys highlight allegations that he played a role in the 2018 death of Kim Porter, the mother of three of his children. The documentary features Porter’s ex, Al B. Sure! (Albert Joseph Brown III), questioning her cause of death, which was officially ruled as lobar pneumonia. Sure also suggests Porter was “gone because she was going to be the next Cassie Ventura,” referencing Ventura’s explosive 2023 lawsuit against Combs for sexual assault, which was settled within 24 hours.
Combs’ legal team argues that despite the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office confirming Porter’s death was due to natural causes, and authorities finding “no criminal involvement,” the documentary falsely accuses their client of “murdering the love of his life and mother of his children.”
The lawsuit also takes issue with the conspiracy theories aired in the documentary, including claims that Combs was somehow involved in the deaths of The Notorious B.I.G., record executive Andre Harrell, and rapper Heavy D—despite all three having officially determined causes of death.
“By maliciously advancing the unhinged narrative that Mr. Combs is a serial killer — with absolutely no evidence or logic to stand on and in the face of clear evidence to the contrary — Defendants spread fake news of the most damaging kind,” the lawsuit states.
Combs’ attorneys further dispute resurfaced allegations from Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones’ $30 million lawsuit, which accused Combs of assaulting underage women. They emphasize that the women in question have publicly denied these claims, stating they were not minors at the time and never witnessed anything inappropriate.
The lawsuit also targets journalist Courtney Burgess—who is already facing a separate defamation lawsuit—for allegedly spreading misinformation about Porter’s unpublished memoir and other defamatory claims.
Combs’ legal team asserts that they warned NBC and Ample on Dec. 10, 2024, that the documentary contained “unequivocally false” claims that had already been debunked, but the companies proceeded with its release anyway.
“The defamatory statements published by Defendants have caused substantial reputational and financial harm to Mr. Combs and have damaged his right to a fair trial,” the lawsuit states.
Combs’ attorney, Erica Wolff, condemned NBCUniversal and Ample for “exploiting public interest for profit at the expense of truth.”
“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,” she said in a statement to Page Six. “This reckless pursuit of sensationalism is an attack on truth and Mr. Combs’ right to a fair trial.”
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Neither NBCUniversal nor Ample has responded to the lawsuit.
Meanwhile, Combs remains incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, NY, awaiting his federal trial on sex trafficking, racketeering, and prostitution-related charges. He has pleaded not guilty, and his trial is set to begin on May 5.
