{"id":129695,"date":"2024-10-07T21:47:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T21:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/07\/diddys-mom-claims-her-son-is-innocent-in-wake-of-sex-trafficking-charges\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T21:47:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T21:47:03","slug":"diddys-mom-claims-her-son-is-innocent-in-wake-of-sex-trafficking-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/07\/diddys-mom-claims-her-son-is-innocent-in-wake-of-sex-trafficking-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Diddy\u2019s Mom Claims Her Son is Innocent in Wake of Sex Trafficking Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Janice Smalls Combs, the mother of Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs, has released a statement in defense of her son as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/09\/diddy-arrested-in-wake-of-sickening-sex-trafficking-lawsuits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he faces gross charges<\/a> of sex trafficking, racketeering and sexual abuse.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper and businessman was taken into custody at a Manhattan hotel on Monday, September 16 after having been indicted by a grand jury.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677212532-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-510749 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677212532-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677212532-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677212532-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677212532-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677212532-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677212532-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677212532-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677212532-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diddy performs on stage during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jason Kempin\/Getty Images for MTV)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI come to you today as a mother that is devastated and profoundly saddened by the allegations made against my son, Sean Combs. It is heartbreaking to see my son judged not for the truth, but for a narrative created out of lies,\u201d Janice said in a message shared by her lawyer Natlie G. Figgers.<\/p>\n<p>She continued:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo bear witness [sic] what seems to be like a public lynching of my son before he has had the opportunity to prove his innocence is a pain too unbearable to put into words.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike every human being, my son deserves to have this day in court, to finally share his side, and to prove his innocence.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677051939-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-510750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677051939-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677051939-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677051939-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677051939-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677051939-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677051939-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677051939-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677051939-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677051939-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-510750 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677051939-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677051939-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677051939-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677051939-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677051939-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677051939-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677051939-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677051939-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1677051939-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Janice Combs and Diddy attend the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Diddy\u2019s mom went on to explain that she was \u201cnot here to portray [her] son as perfect because he is not,\u201d adding: \u201cHe has made mistakes in his past, as we all have\u201d and saying:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy son may not have been entirely truthful about certain things, such as denying he has ever gotten violent with an ex-girlfriend when the hotel\u2019s surveillance showed otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, in May, CNN obtained surveillance footage from 2016 that featured Diddy grabbing Cassie Ventura outside of an elevator\u2026 tossing her to the ground\u2026 and kicking her numerous times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so difficult to reflect on the darkest times in your life,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/05\/diddy-breaks-silence-on-graphic-cassie-assault-im-disgusted-with-myself\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Combs said in response back then<\/a>, adding via Instagram:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes you gotta do that. I was f-cked up. I mean I hit rock bottom but I make no excuses. My behavior on that video is inexcusable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI take full responsibility for my actions in that video.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-958605420-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-510451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-958605420-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-958605420-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-958605420-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-958605420-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-958605420-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-958605420-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-958605420-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-958605420-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-510451 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-958605420-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-958605420-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-958605420-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-958605420-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-958605420-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-958605420-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-958605420-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-958605420-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diddy attends the 2018 Fox Network Upfront at Wollman Rink, Central Park on May 14, 2018 in New York City.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As part of the indictment against Diddy, meanwhile, authorities say the mogul organized \u201cFreak Offs,\u201d or \u201celaborate sex performances\u201d during which women were compelled through \u201cforce, threats of force, and coercion, to cause victims to engage in extended sex acts with male commercial sex workers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to this legal document, among supplies\u00a0seized by authorities from Diddy\u2019s homes earlier this year were 1,000 bottles of baby oil.<\/p>\n<p>Diddy accused by authorities of\u00a0arranging, directing, masturbating during and often \u201celectronically recording\u201d the Freak Offs \u2014 while also transporting commercial sex workers \u201cacross state lines and internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just totally gross and horrible in every way.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0926_diddy_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Diddy on November 7, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-510067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0926_diddy_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0926_diddy_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0926_diddy_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0926_diddy_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0926_diddy_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0926_diddy_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0926_diddy_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0926_diddy_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Diddy on November 7, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-510067 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0926_diddy_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0926_diddy_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0926_diddy_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0926_diddy_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0926_diddy_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0926_diddy_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0926_diddy_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0926_diddy_01-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diddy performs at O2 Shepherd\u2019s Bush Empire in a special one night only event at O2 Shepherd\u2019s Bush Empire on November 07, 2023.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Samir Hussein\/Getty Images for Sean Diddy Combs)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back to Janice, who went on as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes, the truth and a lie become so closely intertwined that it becomes terrifying to admit one part of the story, especially when that truth is outside the norm or is too complicated to be believed. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is why I believe my son\u2019s civil legal team opted to settle the ex-girlfriend\u2019s lawsuit instead of contesting it until the end, resulting in a ricochet effect as the federal government used this decision against my son by interpreting it as an admission of guilt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot being entirely straightforward about one issue does not mean my son is guilty of the repulsive allegations and the grave charges leveled against him. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany individuals who were wrongfully convicted and later exonerated had their freedom taken from them not because they were guilty of the crimes they were accused of, but because they didn\u2019t fit the image of what this society considers to be a \u2018good person.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-963873538-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-509530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-963873538-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-963873538-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-963873538-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-963873538-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-963873538-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-963873538-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-963873538-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-963873538-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-509530 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-963873538-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-963873538-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-963873538-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-963873538-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-963873538-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-963873538-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-963873538-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-963873538-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diddy attends the premiere of Fox\u2019s \u201cThe Four: Battle For Stardom\u201d Season 2 at CBS Studios \u2013 Radford on May 30, 2018 in Studio City, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Rich Fury\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And she concluded:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWatching the world make jokes and laugh at my son\u2019s life crumbling before our eyes is something I can never forget. It is truly agonizing to watch the world turn against my son so quickly and easily over lies and misconceptions, without ever hearing his side or affording him the opportunity to present his side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese lies thrown at him are motivated by those seeking a financial gain, and not justice. These individuals saw how quickly my son\u2019s civil legal team settled his ex-girlfriend\u2019s lawsuit, so they believe they can receive a quick payday by falsely accusing my son. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFalse allegations of sexual assault thwart true victims of sexual violence from getting the justice they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diddy has pleaded not guilty to the charges after he was denied bail twice. He was remanded to Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn until his trial.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/10\/diddys-mom-claims-her-son-is-innocent-in-wake-of-sex-trafficking-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Janice Smalls Combs, the mother of Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs, has released a statement in defense of her son as he faces gross charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and sexual abuse. The rapper and businessman was taken into custody at a Manhattan hotel on Monday, September 16 after having been indicted by a grand jury. Diddy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":129696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-129695","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129695"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129695\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}