Sean “Diddy” Combs’s mom, Janice Combs, denied that the disgraced rapper ever abused her.
“I am writing this statement to correct some of the lies presented in the Netflix, ‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning,’ released on December 2, 2025,” she told Deadline in a statement Saturday.
“These inaccuracies regarding my son Sean’s upbringing and family life is intentionally done to mislead viewers and further harm our reputation,” Janice, 85, added.
The former teacher’s assistant then said that Bad Boy co-founder Kirk Burrowes’ claims that Sean, 56, “slapped” his mom as they conversed about the nine people who were killed in the 1991 City College stampede, the “Act Bad” rapper organized, were “inaccurate and patently false.”
“That was a very sad day for all of us,” she told the outlet of the deadly crowd rush that took place in an overly packed school gym.
“For him to use this tragedy and incorporate fake narratives to further his prior failed and current attempt to gain what was never his, Bad Boy Records is wrong, outrageous and past offensive,” Janice added.
“I am requesting that these distortions, falsehoods and misleading statements be publicly retracted.”
In the “Reckoning” documentary, which was executive produced by Sean’s arch nemesis, 50 Cent, Burrowes, who founded Bad Boy Entertainment with Sean in the early ’90s, claimed he witnessed the Revolt co-founder hitting Janice.
“I saw Janice question Sean [about his future]. He’s going into this music business thing. He just left school, and now this extreme tragedy has occurred,” Burrowes recalled.
“She’s like, ‘Did he make the right decision?’ And I saw him put his hands on her. Call her a bitch and slapped her,” the music producer alleged.
Burrowes filed multiple lawsuits against Sean, his mother, Janice, and others, alleging sexual abuse, physical violence, financial fraud and a conspiracy to seize his ownership stake in the Bad Boy company.
Burrowes claims that in 1996, Sean, who was allegedly wielding a baseball bat, forced the hitmaker to sign over a 25% ownership stake in Bad Boy Entertainment.
Burrowes has also sued Janice for allegedly conspiring to assume control of his share and concealing the fraud unlawfully.
In March, Burrowes accused the “I’ll Be Missing You” emcee of a “deeply disturbing pattern” of abuse, including unwanted sexual advances, forced voyeurism, physical coercion, and forced submission between 1995 and 1996.
In a statement, Sean’s legal team denied Burrowes’ allegations. “This latest lawsuit filed by Kirk Burrowes, filed by none other than Tyrone Blackburn, is another frivolous attempt to re-litigate claims that have been repeatedly thrown out of court over the past 30 years,” the lawyers said.
“Despite repeated dismissals, Burrowes and Blackburn are intent on wasting the court’s time and resources by refiling dismissed claims and now dragging Mr. Combs’ 80 year old mother into this.“
Sean is currently behind bars, serving a 50-month sentence for two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
The hip-hop giant is expected to be released in June 2028.
“Sean Combs: The Reckoning” is available to stream on Netflix.
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