NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Although it's a bestseller on Amazon, the late Kim Porter did not write a tell-all memoir detailing an abusive relationship with her longtime partner her children said in a statement Tuesday.
鈥淜im鈥檚 Lost Words: A journey for justice, from the other side鈥︹�� was independently published on Amazon in early September, over a week prior to in New York and the unsealing of an . It's alleged to be based on Porter鈥檚 diary and notes.
Porter's children, Quincy, Christian, Jessie and D'Lila, denounced the book as a complete fabrication in a late Tuesday.
鈥淐laims that our mom wrote a book are simply untrue. She did not, and anyone claiming to have a manuscript is misrepresenting themselves," the statement read. "Any so-called 鈥榝riend鈥� speaking on behalf of our mom or her family is not a friend, nor do they have her best interests at heart.鈥�
Christian, Jessie and D'Lila are Porter and Combs' children, and Quincy is Porter's son from a previous relationship, but he was largely raised by Combs. Their statement is the first they've made since Combs was arrested, and they don't directly address the criminal case against him.
Likely in response to the book's alleged details of violence Combs committed against Porter, the children said the volume of 鈥渉urtful and false rumors鈥� circulating about their parents' relationship compelled them to speak out.
from pneumonia in November 2018 at age 47, according to her autopsy report, which . At the time of her death, Combs鈥� said he and the former model and actor were 鈥渕ore than best friends鈥� and 鈥渕ore than soul mates.鈥�
The book contends in its 鈥渄isclaimers鈥� section that foul play is responsible for Porter's death. Her children said they are 鈥渄eeply saddened that the world has made a spectacle of what has been the most tragic event of our lives," noting that her cause of death has been established for years and that there wasn't any foul play.
Riddled with typos and errors, a preview for the short 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' arrest and the . It reached the No. 1 spot on Amazon's bestseller's list, but has since dropped down in the rankings.
The author of the book is listed as Jamal T. Millwood, writing 鈥渇or Kimberly A. Porter." The author behind the book is Todd Christopher Guzze, who goes by the name Chris Todd and defines his occupation as an 鈥渋nvestigative producer, author and journalist.鈥�
In a phone interview with The Associated Press Wednesday, Todd said he was approached by people 鈥渧ery close to Kim and Sean Combs鈥� who provided him with a 鈥渇lash drive, documents and tapes鈥� from Porter that he eventually pieced together to create the memoir in a months-long process.
In response to Porter's children's statement, Todd said his 鈥渄oor is open鈥� for any family members to communicate directly with him.
Todd urged skeptics to 鈥渄o some homework on who I am鈥� and look at prior cases he's worked on.
Regarding the use of the pseudonym of Millwood 鈥� a name conspiracy theorists believe the late rapper Tupac Shakur is using as an alias after his was allegedly staged 鈥� Todd said his sources requested he use the name specifically for its connection to Shakur.
was the first to report Todd's identity behind the pseudonym.
Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press
