Current:Home > ContactAlleged Kim Porter memoir pulled from Amazon after children slam book -InvestTomorrow
Alleged Kim Porter memoir pulled from Amazon after children slam book
View
Date:2025-04-14 21:00:51
A controversial memoir allegedly written by Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend Kim Porter has been removed online.
"Kim's Lost Words: A Journey for Justice, From the Other Side," a 60-page book that is purportedly based on a collection of the late model's diary entries, was removed from Amazon's online store Tuesday.
"We were made aware of a dispute regarding this title and have notified the publisher," a spokesperson for Amazon confirmed to USA TODAY in an emailed statement Thursday. "The book is not currently available for sale in our store."
The title was also reportedly removed from Barnes & Noble's online store, according to NBC News.
The book, authored by producer Todd Christopher Guzze under the pseudonym Jamal T. Millwood, was published Sept. 6 and allegedly contained details of Combs' parties, illegal activities and abuse toward Porter, according to a report from the Daily Mail. The British outlet noted that Guzze did not provide proof of the book's authenticity.
Check out: USA TODAY's weekly Best-selling Booklist
USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for Barnes & Noble and Guzze for comment.
'Horrific':Kim Porter's children with Diddy call out conspiracy theories about her death
Combs had an on-again, off-again relationship with Porter from 1994 to 2007. She died in August 2018 at the age of 47 after she was found unresponsive in her San Fernando Valley home. The Los Angeles County coroner's office later confirmed she died of pneumonia.
The publication of "Kim's Lost Words" comes amid a wave of legal trouble for Porter's ex Combs, who was arrested in September and subsequently charged with racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.
On Tuesday, Texas-based lawyer Tony Buzbee announced a series of pending sexual abuse lawsuits against the embattled music mogul. The attorney is representing 120 accusers, who are bringing allegations of "violent sexual assault or rape," "facilitated sex with a controlled substance," "dissemination of video recordings" and "sexual abuse of minors" against Combs, among other offenses.
Kim Porter's children criticize memoir rumor
Porter and Combs' children addressed the posthumous release of Porter's alleged memoir and other conspiracies about her death in a social media statement last week, calling the rumors "simply untrue" and "hurtful."
"We have seen so many hurtful and false rumors circulating about our parents, Kim Porter and Sean Combs' relationship, as well as about our mom's tragic passing, that we feel the need to speak out," wrote Christian "King" Combs, twins D'Lila and Jessie Combs and Quincy Brown (whom Combs adopted) in a Sept. 24 Instagram post.
Diddy faces 120 sexual abuse claims:A timeline of allegations and the rapper's career
"Claims that our mom wrote a book are simply untrue," they continued. "She did not, and anyone claiming to have a manuscript is misrepresenting themselves. Additionally, please understand that any so-called 'friend' speaking on behalf of our mom or her family is not a friend, nor do they have her best interests at heart."
Brown's father, singer Al B. Sure!, referenced the memoir in a Sept. 23 post on Instagram and called for an investigation into Porter's death.
Contributing: Taijuan Moorman and Jay Stahl, USA TODAY
veryGood! (361)
Related
- NCAA hits former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh with suspension, show-cause for recruiting violations
- Hunter Biden indicted on nine tax charges, adding to gun charges in special counsel probe
- This week on Sunday Morning (December 10)
- NFL Week 14 picks: Will Cowboys topple Eagles, turn playoff race on its head?
- Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
- Mom convicted of killing kids in Idaho pleads not guilty to Arizona murder conspiracy charges
- Prince Harry in U.K. High Court battle over downgraded security on visits to Britain
- Adele delivers raunchy, inspiring speech at THR gala: 'The boss at home, the boss at work'
- Selena Gomez engaged to Benny Blanco after 1 year together: 'Forever begins now'
- Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher ahead of a key US jobs report
Ranking
- 'Kraven the Hunter' spoilers! Let's dig into that twisty ending, supervillain reveal
- 'Peaky Blinders' actor, poet and activist Benjamin Zephaniah dead at 65
- 5 tech mistakes that can leave you vulnerable to hackers
- Trump appeals ruling rejecting immunity claim as window narrows to derail federal election case
- Tropical rains flood homes in an inland Georgia neighborhood for the second time since 2016
- Peaky Blinders' Benjamin Zephaniah Dead at 65 After Brain Tumor Battle
- LeBron James, Bucks among favorites as NBA's wildly successful In-Season tourney concludes
- Rebels in Congo take key outpost in the east as peacekeepers withdraw and fighting intensifies
Recommendation
Family of explorer who died in the Titan sub implosion seeks $50M-plus in wrongful death lawsuit
Jayden Daniels, the dazzling quarterback for LSU, is the AP college football player of the year
National Board of Review, AFI announce best movies of 2023 honorees including 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
Voting rights groups push for answers from Mississippi election officials about ballot shortages
Shilo Sanders' bankruptcy case reaches 'impasse' over NIL information for CU star
Best movies of 2023: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Fallen Leaves,’ ‘May December’
Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher ahead of a key US jobs report
Ex-Ohio vice detective pleads guilty to charge he kidnapped sex workers