7 Shocking Details Netflix’s Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Docuseries Left Out

Warning: The following post contains discussions of sexual assault, domestic abuse, child abuse, and acts of violence.

Netflix’s Sean Combs: The Reckoning is a docuseries that takes a hard look at the shocking allegations against the music mogul behind Bad Boy Records. The series highlights claims from accusers who describe what they say was a decades-long, narcissistic reign of control, intimidation, and abuse.

Directed by Alex Stapleton and executive produced by long-time Combs critic Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, the series features interviews with peers, alleged victims, and people who worked closely with Sean “Diddy” Combs throughout various stages of his life — from his rise to power in the early ’90s to the controversies that have followed him in the decades since.

However, despite how thoroughly the docuseries examines Combs — who is currently incarcerated after being sentenced to 50 months (4 years and 2 months) in federal prison on two counts of transportation for purposes of prostitution, plus a fine and supervised release afterward — there still appear to be a few rocks left unturned.

Here are a few mysteries that still surround Combs that demand answers.

What happened to Kim Porter?

This is still quite a mystery, as the former model, actress, and longtime partner of Sean Combs died on November 15, 2018, in her home in Toluca Lake, California. She was 47 years old at the time.

A full autopsy was conducted, and on January 25, 2019, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner determined her official cause of death as lobar pneumonia. However, some have rejected those findings over the years.

In 2024, Porter’s former partner Al B. Sure! made an Instagram post, titled “Because Justince Matters,” in which he referred to her death as a “tragic murder.” It also contained images from her memoir.

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“In a nutshell, Kimberly was allegedly taken from us because she was set on course to accomplish what Mrs. Cassie Ventura did by igniting the bonfire, which brings us here today,” wrote the artist.

However, Porter’s children have often denied this and insisted in interviews that her death was caused by natural causes (via Glamour).

What happened to Kid Cudi’s car?

During Combs’ trial, Kid Cudi, a.ka. Scott Mescudi, testified in 2025 that in January 2012, a Molotov-cocktail attack destroyed his Porsche 911 Cabriolet while it was parked at his home in Hollywood Hills. Prosecutors showed photos of the burnt-out car, including a charred interior and a cut convertible top.

According to Mescudi, the fire happened only weeks after an alleged break-in at his home, which he says was carried out by associates of Diddy’s, at a time when Cudi had briefly started dating Diddy’s ex, Cassie Ventura.

According to People, Combs’ defense team asked the court to strike Mescudi’s testimony, as they argued it is speculative and prejudicial as a “witness generally cannot testify that in his opinion, a declarant was lying when making a statement” and that the testimony was “mere speculation.”

As of now, there has been no public verdict or criminal conviction finding Diddy legally responsible.

What happened with Justin Combs, Sean’s son?

According to The Guardian, a suit filed by Jane Doe against the music mogul and his son, Justin, alleges that the pair were involved in a brutal sexual assault against the woman in 2017. The lawsuit claims that the younger Combs used his father’s celebrity status to “lure [the] plaintiff, a young female, from Louisiana to Los Angeles, where she was literally held prisoner for a weekend and repeatedly raped” by the two men and additional unknown assailants.

It should be noted that, at this time, the claims against Justin are allegations, and there has been no public conviction or court verdict against him related to this case.

What happened with Christian “King” Combs, Sean’s other son?

According to People, a lawsuit was filed accusing King of sexually assaulting an employee on a yacht in April 2024.

In the complaint, Grace O’Marcaigh accused King of “sexual assault, sexual harassment and infliction of emotional distress” while she was working on a yacht chartered by Combs in late 2022.

Sean Combs was also named as a defendant in the lawsuit for aiding and abetting his son, as he had chartered the boat.

According to the BBC, Grace claimed King groped her, “proceeded to kiss her neck, face, and hands,” as he “was trying to force” Grace “to perform oral sex on him.” She alleged she was able to fight him off.

The BBC reported that as a result of the alleged attack, Ms O’Marcaigh says her long-time romantic relationship ended, and that she developed an eating disorder, and now suffers from seizures.

Did Sean Combs attack music executive Steve Stoute?

In 1999, Interscope Records music executive Steve Stoute told the Los Angeles Times that Sean Combs, along with two bodyguards, burst into his office at the record label, punched him in the face, and then bashed him with a telephone and a champagne bottle. The attack occurred over the video for “Hate Me Now,” in which Combs requested that his scenes in the video be removed, but Stout allegedly did not comply.

“He punched me in the face, and then he grabbed the phone and bashed me in the head with it,” Stoute told the L.A. Times. “One minute I’m in the middle of a meeting, and the next minute I’m down on the floor and Puffy and his guys are kicking and pounding me. One of them picks up a chair and throws it at me. Then Puffy throws my desk over, and they just walk out like nothing happened.”

Combs pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of harassment, rather than assault, on September 8, 1999; he was ordered to complete an anger-management program.

What happened at the 1998 White Party?

According to CNS, in 2024, a man identified as John Doe claimed that when he was 16 years old, he attended Combs’s 1998 White Party and was lured by Combs with talk of breaking into the music business. According to the man, Combs then coerced him into a sexual act. The complaint says Combs told him to drop his pants and described it as a “rite of passage” to become a star.

The fact that the alleged victim was a minor at the time of the event makes the claim especially grave. If proved true, the crime is potentially subject to different legal ramifications than allegations involving adults.

As far as public records show, there’s no criminal conviction tied specifically to the 1998 White Party allegation. The case remains in the civil court system as of the latest reporting.

What happened to Liza Gardner in 1990?

As reported by NPR, back in 1990, when music fan Liza Gardner was only 16, she and a 15-year-old friend Monica Case met Sean Combs and R&B singer Aaron Hall at an MCA Records event and were allegedly provided alcohol and marijuana, despite being minors. Once intoxicated, the duo took the young girls to Hall’s apartment and forced them into sexual acts.

According to NPR, the suit also states that Devante Swing from the band Jodeci was in the room at the time and did nothing to stop Combs. Swing was added as a co-defendant in the new complaint for “aiding and abetting” the sexual assault. The lawsuit also names UMG Recordings and Universal Music Group.

Liza Gardner filed a lawsuit against Sean Combs (Diddy) and singer Aaron Hall in November 2023 under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, regarding an alleged sexual assault in 1990.

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