Amazon announced Tuesday the removal of a memoir from its site that purports to tell the story of an abusive relationship between the late actor and model Kim Porter and her longtime partner, hip-hop mogul Sean 鈥滵iddy" Combs.
Porter and Combs' children denounced the book 鈥� titled 鈥淜im鈥檚 Lost Words: A journey for justice, from the other side鈥︹�� 鈥� as a complete fabrication after it became a bestseller on Amazon in September.
鈥淲e were made aware of a dispute regarding this title and have notified the publisher,鈥� an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement. "The book is not currently available for sale in our store.鈥�
The independent publisher is Todd Christopher Guzze, who goes by the name Chris Todd and defines his occupation as an 鈥渋nvestigative producer, author and journalist." Todd told The Associated Press in a phone interview in September that sources 鈥渧ery close to Kim and Sean Combs鈥� provided him with a 鈥渇lash drive, documents and tapes鈥� from Porter that he eventually pieced together to create the memoir. Todd used the pseudonym Jamal T. Millwood when publishing the title.
Todd did not comment on the removal Tuesday when contacted by the AP.
The book details physical abuse, sexual coercion and other acts of violence Combs allegedly committed. The $22 paperback had a quiet release on Amazon but skyrocketed after the news of Combs鈥� arrest and the shocking details of the indictment against him. He has pleaded not guilty.
The memoir reached the No. 1 spot on Amazon鈥檚 bestseller鈥檚 list in September and dipped down on the charts before Amazon eventually pulled it from the site.
