Sean “Diddy” Combs’ mother, Janice Combs, has issued a strong rebuttal to the new Netflix docuseries about her son, describing parts of it as “lies,” “inaccuracies,” and deliberate attempts to mislead viewers.

In a statement shared with Deadline, Janice criticized the four-part series Sean Combs: The Reckoning, released on December 2, saying it misrepresents her son’s upbringing and family life.

“I am writing this statement to correct some of the lies presented in the Netflix Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” she said. “These inaccuracies regarding my son Sean’s upbringing and family life are intentionally done to mislead viewers and further harm our reputation.”

She specifically refuted claims made in the first episode about a 1991 tragedy at a charity basketball game at City College of New York, where nine people died in a stampede. In the episode, Kirk Burrowes—Sean’s former friend and colleague—alleges that he saw Sean slap his mother that day.

Janice flatly denied the allegation.

“The claims by Mr. Kirk Burrowes that my son slapped me after the tragic City College events on December 28, 1991, are inaccurate and patently false,” she said. “That was a very sad day for all of us… For him to use this tragedy and push fake narratives to further his prior failed and current attempts to gain what was never his — Bad Boy Records — is wrong, outrageous, and beyond offensive.”

She added that the statements should be publicly retracted.

In the series, Burrowes claims he witnessed Diddy lash out at his mother during an emotional moment, saying he “put his hands on her,” called her a derogatory name, and slapped her. A title card notes that Diddy, 56, did not respond to the filmmakers’ request for comment regarding the allegation.

The docuseries arrives shortly after the disgraced music mogul’s federal convictions on two prostitution-related charges, for which he is serving a 50-month prison sentence handed down in October. He is also facing dozens of sexual-assault lawsuits.

A day before the series premiered, Diddy’s spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, labeled the project a “shameful hit piece,” accusing Netflix of using “stolen footage” that was never authorized for release.

“As Netflix and CEO Ted Sarandos know, Mr. Combs has been amassing footage since he was 19 to tell his own story. It is fundamentally unfair, and illegal, for Netflix to misappropriate that work,” Engelmayer said.

He also criticized Netflix for partnering with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson—one of Diddy’s longtime rivals—who served as a producer on the docuseries.

When asked about the specific allegation that Diddy slapped his mother, Engelmayer declined to address it directly.

“Many of the people featured have longstanding grievances, financial motives, or credibility issues documented for years,” he said, adding that some allegations have already been addressed in court, while others “were never raised in any legal forum because they’re simply not true.”

He concluded that the project is built on a “one-sided narrative” lacking context, evidence, or verification.