NBC is pushing back hard against Sean “ Diddy ” Combs’ $100 million defamation lawsuit, arguing that its Peacock documentary, The Making of a Bad Boy , didn’t tarnish the mogul’s reputation—because, according to the network, that damage had already been done.

The media giant’s newly filed motion to dismiss, first highlighted by AllHipHop , positions Combs’ own legal troubles and courtroom admissions as the true source of his downfall, not the film he claims defamed him.

Central to NBC’s argument is Combs’ statement at his federal sentencing, where he addressed the judge after being partially convicted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. “Because of my decisions, I lost my freedom,” Combs told the judge at his sentencing, where he received a 50-month prison term.

“I los

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