Janice Combs, the mother of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, is forcefully disputing claims made in the Netflix documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning, calling its portrayal of her son and their family “false” and demanding public corrections.
In a statement provided to Deadline, Combs rejected a central allegation in the film—that her son slapped her following the City College tragedy on December 28, 1991.
“My son did not slap me,” she said, directly challenging the documentary’s narrative. Combs accused the filmmakers of deliberately misrepresenting her family’s history to mislead viewers and further damage their reputation.
“These inaccuracies regarding my son Sean’s upbringing and family life are intentionally done,” Combs said, adding that the film exploits a painful moment in history to advance what she described as a fabricated storyline.
Combs also criticized the documentary’s depiction of Bad Boy Records, the label founded by her son, calling it “wrong, outrageous and past offensive.” She has called on Netflix to publicly retract what she says are factual errors presented in the film.
The documentary, which examines allegations and controversies surrounding Combs and the broader hip-hop industry, is executive produced by rapper and entrepreneur 50 Cent.
In a recent interview with GQ, 50 Cent defended the project, saying it was not motivated by personal grievances but by a desire to address issues within hip-hop culture.
“If someone’s not saying something, then you would assume that everybody in hip-hop is okay with what’s going on,” he said, framing the documentary as an effort to break silence rather than assign guilt.
He also explained that the stories featured in the film came from people connected to the culture.
“When you’re part of the culture, things will come to you faster,” he said, suggesting the accounts emerged organically from those willing to share their experiences.
The back-and-forth has intensified public debate around the documentary, raising broader questions about responsibility, accuracy, and accountability in high-profile true-crime and culture-focused films.
As Janice Combs continues to demand corrections and the filmmakers stand by their work, viewers are left to weigh competing narratives—and the power of documentaries to shape public perception.
