Diddy‘s mother allegedly exposed him to sex parties at an early age, so says one of the embattled mogul’s childhood friends.
Rolling Stone got a preview of the Peacock documentary Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boyahead of its premiere on Tuesday (January 14). According to the publication, producer Tim “Dawg” Patterson speaks at length about the parties Janice Combs would throw back when they were children.
“On the weekend, [Diddy] partied in the house, and we did that a lot,” he said. “He was around all types of alcohol; he was around reefer smoke. Drug addicts around, lesbians around, homosexuals, he was around pimps, pushers. That was just who was in our house. People that attended the parties were from Harlem, from the streets. It wouldn’t be a thing to mistakenly walk into one of the bedrooms and you got a couple in there, butt naked.”
He continued: “That’s what we were privy to; this is what we were fed. Was it desensitizing us? I’m sure it was. Were we aware of it? No, that was just Saturday night.”
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“I’ve always been asked the question why. I don’t know the answer to why, but I truly believe it all goes back to childhood.”
Another childhood friend, DJ EZ Lee Davis, is also interviewed in the doc and said that though he never attended Janice’s parties, he heard rumors about what went down and that “everyone was welcome.”
“[Janice] had little cool chicks that would come around and … she made sure everybody was comfortable,” he said.
Back in October, Janice Combs defended her son from accusations of sex trafficking and sexual assault in her first comments since his arrest.
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Combs released a statement through her attorney Natlie G. Figgers in which she said: “It is heartbreaking to see my son judged not for the truth, but for a narrative created out of lies.
“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.”
83-year-old Combs also addressed her son’s relationship with Cassie and the brutal assault that was caught on camera by hotel CCTV.
“My son may not have been entirely truthful about certain things, such as denying he has ever gotten violent with an ex-girlfriend when the hotel’s surveillance showed otherwise,” she added.
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“Sometimes, the truth and a lie become so closely intertwined that it becomes terrifying to admit one part of the story, especially when that truth is outside the norm or is too complicated to be believed.
“This is why I believe my son’s civil legal team opted to settle the ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit instead of contesting it until the end, resulting in a ricochet effect as the federal government used this decision against my son by interpreting it as an admission of guilt.”
Combs also suggested that Diddy has been unfairly targeted: “Many individuals who were wrongfully convicted and later exonerated had their freedom taken from them not because they were guilty of the crimes they were accused of, but because they didn’t fit the image of what this society considers to be a ‘good person.’ History has showed us how individuals can be wrongfully convicted due to their past actions or mistakes.”
The mogul’s mother added that she believed the lawsuits filed against him were motivated by money: “These lies thrown at him are motivated by those seeking a financial gain, and not justice. These individuals saw how quickly my son’s civil legal team settled his ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit, so they believe they can receive a quick payday by falsely accusing my son.
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“False allegations of sexual assault thwart true victims of sexual violence from getting the justice they deserve. To make matters worse, the federal government is now using these lies to prosecute my son. This injustice has been unbearable for our family.
“The worst part of this ordeal is watching my beloved son be stripped of his dignity, not for what he did, but for what people choose to believe about him.”
She concluded: “My son is not the monster they have painted him to be, and he deserves the chance to tell his side. I can only pray that I am alive to see him speak his truth and be vindicated.”
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Diddy currently remains incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn as he awaits trial.
