(AP) – Amazon confirmed Tuesday that it has removed from its site a memoir purporting to tell the story of late actor and model Kim Porter's abusive relationship with her longtime partner, a hip-hop mogul. Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Porter and Combs' children claimed the book, titled “Kim's Lost Words: A Journey for Justice, From the Other Side…” was a complete fabrication after it became an Amazon bestseller in September. he accused.
An Amazon spokesperson said in a statement: “We are aware of a dispute regarding this title and have notified the publisher.” “This book is currently not for sale in our store.”
Independent publisher Todd Christopher Gutse, who goes by the name Chris Todd, defines himself as an “investigative producer, author, and journalist.” Todd told The Associated Press in a September phone interview that “someone very close to Kim and Sean Combs” provided “flash drives, documents, tapes” from Porter that ultimately led to the memoir. He said he stitched them together to create.
Todd used the pen name Jamal T. Millwood when publishing this title.
Todd did not comment on the removal when contacted by The Associated Press on Tuesday.
The book details physical abuse, sexual coercion, and other acts of violence that Combs allegedly committed. The $22 paperback was quietly released on Amazon, but skyrocketed following news. Combs' arrest and Shocking details of the indictment against him. He pleaded not guilty.
The memoir reached No. 1 on Amazon's bestseller list in September, but then dropped down the charts and Amazon eventually removed the magazine from its site.
