Janice Small Combs defended her son, superstar Sean "Diddy" Combs. The musician and producer is currently in federal custody awaiting trial in the Southern District of New York on charges of organized crime conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation of prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty. Combs also faces multiple civil lawsuits alleging various sexual assaults and other misconduct. Janice Combs released a statement through her lawyer on Sunday, which was shared on social media. "I come to you today as a mother who is devastated and deeply saddened by the allegations against my son, Sean Combs," her statement began.
"It is heartbreaking to see my son tried for a lie, not the truth," she wrote. "It is painful beyond words to witness my son being lynched in public before he can prove his innocence." The case has brought the music mogul's alleged lifestyle, which had remained out of the public eye, into the spotlight. In the indictment, federal prosecutors cited Sean Combs' so-called "freak-offs" -- a term for elaborate sexual acts -- and accused him of drugging victims and forcing them into extensive sexual acts with male sex workers beginning around 2009. Janice Combs also spoke about a surveillance video obtained by CNN that showed Sean Combs abusing his then-girlfriend, singer Cassie Ventura, in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.
"My son may not have been completely truthful about some things, such as when he denied engaging in violent acts against his ex-girlfriend, despite hotel surveillance showing the opposite," she wrote in a statement. "Sometimes the truth and lies are so intertwined that it can be scary to admit part of the story, especially when that truth is outside the norm or too complicated to believe." Sean Combs initially denied the abuse allegations against Ventura. They were part of a lawsuit she filed before the video was released. After the video was released, he apologized. "I hated it when I did it. I still do. I sought professional help. "I've been to therapy, I've been to rehab," Combs said in a video shared on social media days after the broadcast. "I've had to ask for God's grace and mercy. I'm sorry. But I'm committed to being a better person every day. I'm not asking for forgiveness." I am truly sorry. ” His mother wrote that she believes her son’s “civil rights team chose to settle rather than fight his ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit to the end. It has backfired because the federal government interpreted that decision as an admission by my son and used it against my son. He has been accused of guilt. ” “It is important to recognize that no matter where we stand, no one is immune to fear or failure,” she wrote. “The fact that my son is not telling the full truth on an issue does not mean he is guilty of the damning allegations and serious charges made against him.” Last week, Houston-based attorney Tony Buzbee announced that at least 120 other men and women have been hired “to pursue the civil court case” against Combs, along with the AVA Law Group. CNN has reached out to Combs’ lawyer for comment on his mother’s statement.
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