Current:Home > MarketsAlleged Kim Porter memoir pulled from Amazon after children slam book -Keystone Capital Education
Alleged Kim Porter memoir pulled from Amazon after children slam book
View
Date:2025-04-11 21:15:35
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! (2)
Related
- Opinion: Gianni Infantino, FIFA sell souls and 2034 World Cup for Saudi Arabia's billions
- Judge won’t delay Trump’s defamation claims trial, calling the ex-president’s appeal frivolous
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez calls on US to declassify documents on Chile’s 1973 coup
- 'Reservation Dogs' co-creator says the show gives audiences permission to laugh
- In ‘Nickel Boys,’ striving for a new way to see
- Indiana basketball coach Mike Woodson gets $1M raise, putting him among Big Ten's leaders
- Middle-aged US adults binge drinking, using marijuana at record levels, new study finds
- Southern Baptist leader resigns from top administrative post for lying on his resume about schooling
- Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie return for an 'Encore,' reminisce about 'The Simple Life'
- U.S. businessman serving sentence for bribery in Russia now arrested for espionage
Ranking
- This was the average Social Security benefit in 2004, and here's what it is now
- How And Just Like That Gave Stanford Blatch a Final Ending After Willie Garson's Death
- Justice Department seeks 33 years in prison for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case
- 'Divine Rivals' is a BookTok hit: What to read next, including 'Lovely War'
- Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience
- Nearly 4,000 pages show new detail of Ken Paxton’s alleged misdeeds ahead of Texas impeachment trial
- Ukraine claims it has retaken key village from Russians as counteroffensive grinds on
- Conspiracy theorists gather at Missouri summit to discuss rigged voting machines, 2020 election
Recommendation
Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
9 California officers charged in federal corruption case
Post Malone Reveals He Lost 55 Lbs. From This Healthy Diet Tip
Hormel sends 5 truckloads of Spam, a popular favorite in Hawaii, after Maui fires
Small twin
Shannon Sharpe joining 'First Take' alongside Stephen A. Smith this fall, per report
American Airlines sues a travel site to crack down on consumers who use this trick to save money
US postal worker sentenced to federal prison for PPP loan fraud in South Carolina