The 59-page book, reportedly based on the diaries of late model Kim Porter, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ longtime partner, has joined the ranks of trending issues amid the rapper’s legal troubles. Following his arrest on September 16, the music legend has been held in jail without bail.
While she is behind bars, numerous narratives, conspiracy theories, speculations and claims have become the widely accepted fuel fueling the rumors. “Kim’s Lost Words: A Journey for Justice from the Other Side,” now an Amazon bestseller, was self-published earlier this month — just days before Diddy’s arrest and indictment. “Kim’s Lost Words” attempts to paint a heartbreaking picture of Porter’s alleged abusive relationship with Diddy.
Amid claims that author Chris Todd (real name Todd Christopher Guze), who published the book under the name Jamal T. Millwood, pushed to get the book on shelves for his fifteen minutes of fame, Porter’s children have denounced the possibility of his involvement in the project. The man behind the publication finally broke his silence in a Rolling Stone interview published on September 24.
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Todd, who himself seems to be unsure about the authenticity of the book’s contents, revealed that two “music industry” sources sent him the memoir allegedly from Combs’ former partner in a flash drive. Despite the difference between truth and uncertainty, he put forward the idea that “he believes it’s true.”
Soon after Combs was charged with sex trafficking and racketeering, the book’s sales skyrocketed, even though it contains some mistakes and typos. The current Amazon number one bestseller features mentions from several A-list names in the entertainment industry, outperforming other new bestsellers.
What do we know about the author of the alleged Kim Porter memoir?
Todd, who has made the most of a nickname born out of the conspiracy theory that Tupac Shakur is still alive and living under that name, claimed Porter’s alleged book came into his possession after Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura filed a lawsuit against Combs in November 2023.
“They said they had his flash drive,” Todd said of the two men who allegedly contacted Diddy and the late model. “I didn’t ask too many questions about how they got it [or] Where did it come from.”
“If someone were to bother me and say, ‘Life or death, is this book real?’ I would have to say I don’t know. But it’s pretty much real to me,” he explained of the book’s legitimacy. “Sometimes you just have to put it out there. Maybe 100% of the book isn’t true, but maybe 80% is true. That means those people have to come forward and either confirm or deny [the claims]And that helps me as an investigator to get to the truth.”
Todd, who describes himself as “the voice of the voiceless,” bills himself as a producer, writer and investigative journalist who has solved some of pop culture’s biggest murder investigations.
While the verdict is still out on the memoir’s credibility, the conclusion of his recent interview ends with a bleak image of his intentions. Despite being asked about the protocol he followed to fact-check the claims made in the book, he seemed more interested in steering the conversation back to his own work as an investigator.
Although he proclaims himself to represent “the voice of Kim Porter,” he quickly avoids focusing too much on that. “I’m trying to explain to you, this is not about Kim Porter, it’s about Chris Todd!” His sincerity becomes even more questionable when you take a look at his arrogant response to PEOPLE in which he addresses himself in the third person: “Do you think Chris Todd would risk his life for something fake?? Number one on Amazon.”
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Diddy and Kim Porter’s family, former partners, and close friends react to the book
Two days ago, Porter’s former partner Al B. Sure! posted a lengthy IG post, sharing his opinion on the book’s unexpected success. Calling it a fake memoir, he said it is filled with “fabricated nonsense and offensive pages.” The singer-songwriter’s son Quincy Brown is also with him. He also warned the responsible parties against dragging his name “into this nonsense” because a “significant lawsuit” is being “fixed” on his head.
Meanwhile, Porter’s children, Quincy, Christian, Jessie and D’Lila — all raised by Combs — also released a joint statement on the SNS platform late Tuesday night, “The claim that our mom wrote a book is completely false. She did not, and anyone claiming to have the manuscript is misrepresenting themselves,” reads their statement, which otherwise does not directly allude to Diddy’s case. The IG post, captioned, “We love mommy,” also said, “Any so-called ‘friends’ speaking on behalf of our mom or her family are not friends, nor do they have her best interests in mind.” The rare response released by the children marked their first statement since Combs’ arrest.
Porter died in 2018 due to lobar pneumonia. His autopsy report insisted that he died of natural causes. However, the alleged memoir contradicts this, and hints that some wrongdoing was responsible for his death.
Her children also addressed the speculation in their statement: “Our lives fell apart when we lost our mother. She was our world, and nothing has been the same since she was gone. While it is very difficult to comprehend how she was taken from us so soon, the cause of her death has long been known. There was no foul play. Grief is a lifelong process, and we ask everyone to respect our request for peace.”
A source close to Porter’s family said they were “considering all their options” regarding legal action against Todd and others involved in the publication.
The late model’s close friend Ebony Electra also stressed on her Instagram that she “never drafted or wrote a book, memoir, or manuscript.”
Diddy’s attorney, Erica Wolf, also called the memoir “fake” and “a shameless attempt to profit off of tragedy” in a statement to PEOPLE.
