Sean "Diddy" Combs sues NBCUniversal for $100M over documentary

Sean "Diddy" Combs is taking NBCUniversal to court, suing for $100 million over a documentary he says falsely accuses him of being a serial murderer and sex trafficker.

The lawsuit, filed in New York, slams Diddy: Making of a Bad Boy for making "malicious and baseless" claims, comparing him to Jeffrey Epstein and calling him "an embodiment of Lucifer". The doco, which premiered last month on Peacock TV, allegedly ignored the truth in pursuit of a sensationalised hit piece.

PEOPLE managed to obtain the complaint and shared some of it on its website:

"[The documentary] shamelessly advances conspiracy theories that lack any foundation in reality, repeatedly insinuating that Mr. Combs is a serial killer because it cannot be a ‘coincidence’ that multiple people in Mr. Combs’ orbit have died," it claims.

Combs' lawsuit also cites music producer Courtney Burgess, alleging he falsely claimed to have video evidence of the Bad Boy Records founder assaulting celebrities and minors.

"Burgess has never met Mr. Combs and has never had any relationship with anyone in Mr. Combs’s family," the complaint claims. "Nevertheless, Burgess has claimed on multiple occasions that Kimberly Porter provided him with a copy of her memoir and videos depicting Mr. Combs sexually assaulting inebriated celebrities and minors," the complaint alleges.

Combs remains behind bars in Brooklyn, awaiting trial in May on federal sex-trafficking and racketeering charges - which he vehemently denies. NBCUniversal has yet to comment.

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