Kim Porter’s children address ‘hurtful and false rumors’ about her death that have surfaced since Diddy’s sex trafficking arrest: What we know

Sean “Diddy” Combs’s intercourse trafficking case has pushed curiosity in — and hypothesis about — his relationship with ex-girlfriend Kim Porter, who died in 2018 on the age of 47.

The incarcerated rap mogul and their youngsters issued statements on Sept. 24 slamming what they are saying is a faux memoir purportedly written by the late mannequin that was revealed this month.

In addition they cited “horrific conspiracy theories” round Porter’s dying, insisting there was no foul play. Since Diddy’s Sept. 16 arrest and subsequent felony prices of racketeering, intercourse trafficking and transportation to have interaction in prostitution, there have been calls to open an investigation into Porter’s dying, most notably from singer-songwriter Al B. Positive!, who’s the daddy of Porter’s eldest baby, Quincy Brown.

What simply occurred?

Diddy and Porter’s 4 youngsters launched statements shredding the 59-page memoir, Kim’s Misplaced Phrases: A journey for justice, from the opposite aspect… The ebook — self-published by Chris Todd utilizing the pen identify Jamal T. Millwood — is on Amazon’s Prime 20 ebook listing this week regardless of Todd saying he can’t assure the memoir’s authenticity.

“The Kim Porter ‘memoir’ is faux,” Diddy’s legal professional Erica Wolf stated in an announcement. “It is usually offensive — a shameless try to revenue from tragedy.”

The assertion continued, “Not like the fabrications in his sickening ‘memoir,’ it’s a longtime undeniable fact that Ms. Porter died of pure causes. Could she relaxation in peace.”

Porter’s youngsters — Brown, Christian Combs, Jessie Combs and D’Lila Combs — addressed the “hurtful and false rumors” in their very own assertion, posted to their Instagram accounts.

They stated it’s “merely unfaithful” that Porter wrote a ebook.

As for the “horrific conspiracy theories” that Diddy might have been concerned in her dying, floated within the ebook in addition to on-line, they stated they’re “deeply saddened that the world has made a spectacle of what has been probably the most tragic occasion in our lives.”

“Our lives have been shattered after we misplaced our mom. She was our world. And nothing has been the identical since she handed,” they wrote. That stated, “The reason for her dying has lengthy been established” as lobar pneumonia. “There was no foul play.”

They ended by asking the general public to “please respect our mom… It’s what she deserves.”

Probably the most distinguished voice within the name for a dying investigation is Al B. Positive!, whose actual identify is Albert Joseph Brown III. He’s Porter’s ex and Quincy’s organic father. (Diddy raised Quincy, and Quincy considers the “I’ll Be Lacking You” singer his father.)

In a collection of Instagram posts, Al B. Positive! known as for authorities, together with the FBI, CIA, New York Police Division and Los Angeles Police Division, to look into Porter’s dying. He claims there’s a conspiracy and that her dying, from pure causes, was really a “tragic homicide.”

Cassie Ventura, who’s talked about in Al B. Positive!’s posts and dated Diddy on and off for 11 years earlier than they cut up in 2018, sued the Dangerous Boy Leisure head in 2023 for rape, abuse and intercourse trafficking. It sparked sexual abuse lawsuits in opposition to him — together with a brand new one filed Sept. 24 by accuser Thalia Graves — in addition to the federal prices.

Yahoo Leisure contacted the LAPD to see if any formal requests have been made to research Porter’s dying. “Right now there isn’t any remark,” a spokesperson says.

Who’s Kim Porter?

As a mannequin, Porter walked runways and appeared on journal covers together with Essence and Jet. The Georgia native additionally had minor appearing roles on TV reveals together with Legislation & Order and Single Women. She additionally appeared in a number of music movies.

Her son Quincy was 3 when she began relationship Diddy in 1994. They have been in a relationship till 2007, producing son Christian and twins Jessie and D’Lila. Diddy additionally has a son, Justin, with Misa Hylton; a daughter, Probability, with Sarah Chapman; and a daughter, Love, with Dana Tran.

Porter instructed Essence in 2007 that their romantic relationship fell aside after he fathered Probability outdoors of their relationship in 2006. Nonetheless, she additionally stated they remained pals and co-parents. They spent some holidays collectively and even appeared at business occasions collectively post-split.

How did Porter die?

On Nov. 15, 2018, Porter was discovered unresponsive at her Toluca Lake, Calif., dwelling and pronounced useless on the scene. On the time, it was reported that she had been struggling flu-like signs for a number of weeks, and contacted her physician as a result of she wasn’t getting higher. An post-mortem report later revealed that she had died of lobar pneumonia.

After her dying, Diddy posted a social media tribute, writing, “I do not know what I’ll do with out you child… We have been greater than finest pals, we have been greater than soulmates. WE WERE SOME OTHER S—!! And I miss you a lot.”

Diddy raised their youngsters. The youngest, the twins, graduated highschool earlier this yr.

What’s the cope with the memoir?

Kim’s Misplaced Phrases was self-published by Chris Todd (actual identify Todd Guzze), utilizing the pen identify “Jamal T. Millwood for Kimberly A. Porter,” Sept. 6 on Amazon.

Todd instructed Rolling Stone he was given a flash drive containing the ebook from two music business sources. Whereas he “believes it to be true,” he stated he can’t assure it.

“If anyone put my toes to the fireplace and so they stated, ‘Life or dying, is that ebook actual?’ I’ve to say I don’t know,” he stated.

The memoir, which is reportedly riddled with typos and inaccuracies, particulars orgies at Diddy’s dwelling and claims he bodily abused Porter. The ultimate entry has Porter allegedly writing about feeling sick and messaging a good friend, “He bought me,” hinting it was Diddy, earlier than she known as 911 and was discovered unresponsive.

“Kim Porter’s household is exploring all their [legal] choices,” a supply near the household instructed Folks.

Al B. Positive!, who stated he remained pals with Porter, dismissed the ebook’s contents as “faux” on social media. Porter’s pals Kimora Lee Simmons and Lawanda Lane instructed Rolling Stone they don’t know the writer. Lane added that “each web page in that ebook is fake” and the “extraordinarily non-public” Porter wasn’t engaged on a memoir earlier than her dying.

Why are folks calling for an investigation into Porter’s dying?

Within the wake of his arrest, Diddy’s actions and phrases have been beneath a microscope — not simply by prosecutors in his case, but in addition within the courtroom of public opinion.

During the last week, numerous previous interviews with Diddy have resurfaced on X and TikTok, with previous feedback he’s made about girls and events being reevaluated in gentle of the accusations. It’s alleged that Diddy held “freak-offs” during which he coerced girls to take part in days-long intercourse performances with paid intercourse employees. He’d ply the ladies with medicine, in keeping with the indictment, and secretly videotape them, conserving it to probably use in opposition to them.

Is Porter named in any of Diddy’s lawsuits?

April Lampros sued Diddy in Could, accusing him of sexually assaulting her a number of occasions within the Nineties when she was a trend pupil and he was her mentor. She claimed one incident, in 1996, concerned being ordered to Diddy’s condo, having the Ecstasy pressured down her throat and being coerced to have intercourse with Porter whereas Diddy masturbated.

Lampros additionally claimed that Diddy and Porter later had her fired from her job.

What’s the newest with Diddy’s case?

Yahoo Leisure spoke to a number of authorized specialists about what’s subsequent in Diddy’s case, which might take about two years from indictment to sentencing to play out. He’s at present incarcerated within the Metropolitan Detention Heart in Brooklyn, N.Y.

There have been a number of civil lawsuits filed in opposition to Diddy during the last yr, together with the one from Graves on Tuesday. She alleges that Combs and one other defendant sexually assaulted her in 2001 — and that it was recorded on tape.