Diddy sues TV channel for $100,000,000 over documentary

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is suing NBCUniversal, Peacock TV and Ample Entertainment for $100 million.

The rapper has filed a defamation lawsuit after the airing of Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.

The documentary was originally released on January 14 and focuses on allegations against Combs, who is currently in prison awaiting a federal criminal trial.

The filing made on Wednesday in New York claims that the media companies ‘falsely, recklessly, and maliciously’ accused Combs of sex trafficking and murdering figures around him including former partner Kim Porter, rapper Christopher Wallace, known as Biggie Smalls and The Notorious BIG. He claims that defamatory statements have caused him ‘severe reputational and economic harm’.

Combs’ lawyer Erica Wolff said NBC, Peacock and Ample ‘made a conscious decision to line their own pockets at the expense of truth, decency, and basic standards of professional journalism.’

They ‘maliciously and recklessly broadcast outrageous lies’, the statement continued.

Combs has denied allegations (Picture: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

‘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 documentary aired earlier this year (Picture: Peacock/Everett/REX/Shutterstock)

In the new true crime doc, one accuser claims Combs attacked her in 2018. She goes only by the name of Ashley and does not show her face to cameras.

Recalling the alleged assault, Parham becomes tearful and says of the impact it’s had on her: ‘I’ve become incredibly reclusive. I don’t trust anyone.’

The woman already sued Combs last October, using her full name, Ashley Parham. In her suit, she claims that she and the musician met at the apartment of a man she knew in Oakland, California.

Combs has repeatedly denied all allegations made against him, branding them ‘fabricated’ in a statement issued via his lawyers to the documentary producers.

He claims the documentary caused ‘severe reputational and economic harm’ (Picture: Peacock)

Addressing the documentary, Combs’ legal team also told People at the time that the project ‘recycles and perpetuates the same lies and conspiracy theories that have been slung against Mr Combs for months.’

The comment added that, by airing the documentary, NBC and Peacock are ‘providing a platform for proven liars and opportunists to make false criminal accusations’.

Claiming that the documentary is ‘irresponsible journalism of the worst kind’, Combs’ lawyers added that Parham’s allegations in particular are ‘unfounded’, as ‘confirmed’ by a ‘thorough investigation’ by police.

‘Mr Combs was nowhere near Orinda, California, on the day she claims she was assaulted,’ they said.

He is awaiting trial (Picture: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Combs is due to face trial in May after being charged with sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution.

He also faces several lawsuits filed by alleged victims amid a string of damning allegations including kidnapping, drugging and coercing women into sexual activities. It is alleged firearms and threats of violence were sometimes used. There are said to be more than 30 separate civil lawsuits against him.

Combs has been denied bail on multiple occasions after pleading not guilty to three felony counts.

‘In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr Combs never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone – man or woman, adult or minor,’ Combs’ lawyer previously said.

Metro has contacted NBCUniversal and Ample Entertainment for comment.

Watch Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy on Peacock from January 14.

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