Kim Porter’s children are speaking out about the memoir their mother allegedly wrote, calling claims that she is the author of a book “simply untrue.” Children Christian “King” Combs, D’Lila Combs and Jessie Combs, Porter’s three children with Sean “Diddy” Combs, and Quincy Brown, Porter’s child from her relationship with Albert Joseph Brown (aka Al B. Sure!), released a joint statement on Instagram last night addressing the speculation.
“We have heard so many hurtful and false rumors about our parents, Kim Porter and Sean Combs’ relationship, and our mother’s tragic death, that we feel the need to speak out,” they wrote in the statement. “Claims that our mother has written a book are simply false. She has not, and anyone claiming to have a manuscript is misrepresenting themselves. Please also understand that any so-called ‘friend’ speaking on behalf of our mother or her family is not a friend, nor does they have her best interests at heart.”
“Our lives were shattered when we lost our mother,” the statement continued. “She was our world and nothing has been the same since her death. Although it was incredibly difficult to comprehend that she could be taken from us so soon, the cause of death has long been established and there was no foul play. Grief is a lifelong process and we ask everyone to respect our wish for peace as we continue to deal with her loss every day. We are deeply saddened that the world has made a spectacle of the most tragic event of our lives.”
Before saying goodbye as “Quincy, Christian, Jessie and D’Lila,” they added: “Our mother should be remembered as the beautiful, strong, kind and loving woman she was. Her memory should not be tarnished by horrific conspiracy theories. We ask that everyone respect our mother Kim Porter and honor her legacy so she can rest in peace. She deserves it.”
The 59-page book entitled KIM’S LOST WORDS: A journey for justice, from the other side… was self-published on Amazon earlier this month and traces Porter’s allegedly turbulent relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs before she died suddenly of lobar pneumonia in 2018.
The numerous typos, factual inaccuracies and unbelievable claims involving prominent names made little impression upon release, but after Combs’ arrest on sex trafficking and organized crime conspiracy charges, sales soared. The $22 book became the number one bestseller on Amazon, outselling new releases by Sally Rooney, Nicholas Sparks, Hillary Clinton and Ina Garten.
The sexually explicit allegations in the alleged memoir circulated widely on social media, amid rampant speculation, misinformation and memes surrounding Combs and his upcoming criminal trial.
Since its publication, Porter’s family members and friends have insisted that the memoirs are fake and full of “fabricated nonsense and offensive pages,” according to Porter’s ex-partner Al B. Sure! The singer-songwriter – who has a son, Quincy Brown, with the late model – said there would be a “significant lawsuit going directly to those responsible for dragging my name into this mess.”
Behind the book is a man named Chris Todd – real name according to records Todd Christopher Guzze. He describes himself as a producer, writer and investigative journalist and claims to have worked on and solved some of pop culture’s biggest murder investigations, including those of Nicole Brown Simpson, JonBenét Ramsey and the Zodiac Killer, to name a few.
Todd recently told Rolling Stone He believes the memoir is authentic, but when asked who the sources are or how he can guarantee it is genuine writing by Porter, he declined to give details on how he checked or verified the material. “If someone were to grill me and say, ‘It’s a matter of life and death, is this book real?’ I have to say I don’t know. But for me, it’s real enough,” Todd said. “Sometimes you just have to get it out there.”
After several lawsuits in recent months alleging sexual assault and other crimes, Combs was charged on Sept. 17 with forced prostitution, organized crime, fraud or coercion and transportation for the purpose of prostitution. Combs’ attorney, Marc Agnifilo, called it an “unjustified charge” and said his client was “an innocent man who has nothing to hide.”
