Sean Diddy Combs Children Express “United” Support for Dad Amid His Sex-Trafficking Charges
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ kids are speaking out again.
In a statement on social media, Quincy Brown, Justin, Christian (King), Chance, Jessie and D’Lila Combs, expressed their “united” support for their dad, more than a month after Diddy was arrested, indicted and charged with sex trafficking and racketeering. Diddy remains behind bars as he awaits his trial, which has been set for May 5.
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“The past month has devastated our family,” the statement reads. “Many have judged both him and us based on accusations, conspiracy theories and false narratives that have spiraled into absurdity on social media. We stand united, supporting you every step of the way. We hold onto the truth, knowing it will prevail, and nothing will break the strength of our family. We miss you and love you Dad.”
Brown, Christian (King) Combs and twins, D’Lila and Jessie Combs, whom Diddy shared with his late ex Kim Porter, who died in 2018, released a statement last month after Al B. Sure!, the R&B singer and Brown’s biological father, called for an investigation to be opened into Porter’s death.
“Our lives were shattered when we lost our mother,” their statement at the time read. “She was our world, and nothing has been the same since she passed. While it has been incredibly difficult to reconcile how she could be taken from us too soon, the cause of her death has long been established. There was no foul play. Grief is a lifelong process, and we ask that everyone respect our request for peace as we continue to cope with her loss every day.
“We are deeply saddened that the world has made a spectacle of what has been the most tragic event of our lives. Our mother should be remembered for the beautiful, strong, kind, and loving woman she was. Her memory should not be tainted by horrific conspiracy theories,” the statement concluded. “We ask that everyone please respect our mother, Kim Porter, and hold her legacy in high regard so that she may rest in peace. It’s what she deserves. We love you and miss you Mommy. Quincy, Christian, Jessie & D’Lila.”
Justin Combs is Diddy’s first-born son with fashion designer Misa Hylton. Chance’s mother is businesswoman Sarah Chapman.
Hylton had previously expressed support for Diddy’s ex Casandra “Cassie” Ventura after a video of him assaulting her was released last May. Ventura had sued Diddy last year, accusing him of rape and a decade of physical abuse. The suit was settled a day after it was filed but it kicked off a year in which Diddy faced numerous additional lawsuits with similar complaints.
Diddy was indicted in September on three counts of directing a vast criminal enterprise through which he allegedly assaulted and trafficked women with the aid of his business empire from at least 2008. He’s been accused of engaging in a “pervasive pattern of abuse” that involved coercing women to participate in highly orchestrated sexual encounters with male sex workers who were allegedly transported across state lines and internationally. His bail was denied after he pleaded not guilty to the charges, due to concerns he could flee the country.
Since then, numerous additional lawsuits have been filed against the music mogul, with 120 accusers, it was announced earlier this month, bringing claims against Diddy for sexual assault and sex trafficking. When the lawsuits were announced, Tony Buzbee, a lawyer for the accusers, said many of the accusers claim they were raped after being drugged and that “many people trying to break into the industry were coerced into this type of conduct under the promise of becoming a star.”
Twenty five of the accusers were minors, as young as nine and 14 years old at the time of the alleged incidents, according to the announcement.
The accusers, equally split among men and women, are located across 25 states, with the majority in California, New York, Georgia and Florida, lawyers said.
Diddy’s lawyer, Erica Wolff, has said that Diddy “emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors.”
Diddy’s family has been by his side as he has been battling the charges against him, with his mother and six of his children attending a recent hearing, where his trial date was set.
Diddy’s mother, Janice Combs, issued a statement earlier this month defending her son.
“It is heartbreaking to see my son judged not for the truth, but for a narrative created out of lies,” she said. “To bear witness 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. Like every human being, my son deserves to have his day in court, to finally share his side, and to prove his innocence.”
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