(CNN)- Janice Smalls Combs came to the defense of her superstar son Sean “Diddy” Combs.
The musician and producer is currently in federal custody awaiting trial in his indictment in the Southern District of New York on charges of criminal conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation for prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty.
Combs also faces several civil lawsuits accusing him of sexual misconduct and other illegal activities.
Janice Combs released a statement through her attorney on Sunday Shared on social media.
Her statement began, “Today I address you as a heartbroken mother and deeply saddened by the allegations made against my son, Shawn Combs.”
“It is heartbreaking to see that my son is being judged not by the truth, but by a story fabricated out of lies,” he wrote. “To witness the public murder of my son before he even got a chance to prove his innocence is a pain so unbearable that words cannot express it.”
The case has exposed the music mogul’s alleged lifestyle away from the public eye. In their indictment, federal prosecutors cited the name of alleged “Freak Offs” Shawn Combs for elaborate sexual performances in which he was accused of drugging and forcing victims into prolonged sexual relationships with male sex workers since approximately 2009. is charged with.
Janice Combs also addressed surveillance video obtained by CNN that showed Sean Combs attacking his then-girlfriend, singer Cassie Ventura, in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.
“My son may not have been completely truthful about some things, such as his denial that he had become violent with an ex-girlfriend while under hotel surveillance,” he wrote in his statement. Another thing came to light.” “Sometimes truth and lies are so closely linked that it feels scary to accept any part of the story, especially when that truth is outside the norm or too complex to be believed.”
Sean Combs initially denied allegations of abusing Ventura, including a lawsuit he filed before the video became public. He apologized after the video was published.
“I was upset when I did that. Now I am angry. I went and sought professional help. “I started going to therapy, to rehab,” Combs said in a video shared on social media days after the video was released. “I had to ask God for his mercy and grace. Very sorry. But I am committed to becoming a better person every day. I don’t apologize. “I’m really sorry.”
His mother wrote that she believed her son’s “civil legal team decided to settle the ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit rather than fight it to the end, which caused a rebound effect because the federal government filed a lawsuit against my son This decision was used and interpreted as an admission of guilt.”
He wrote, “It is important to recognize that none of us, no matter our situation, is immune from fears or mistakes.” “Not being completely honest about an issue does not mean that my son is guilty of the despicable allegations and serious charges against him.”
Last week, Houston-based attorney Tony Buzbee and AVA Law Group announced that they had been hired by at least 120 other men and women “to file civil court claims” against Combs.
CNN has contacted Combs’s attorneys for comment on his mother’s statement.
