Overview

• Simon & Schuster removed Do You Believe Me Now? from its website and Amazon listings on August 7 after unresolved creative differences over how extensively the book addresses Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.
• Al B. Sure!’s lawyer, Robert J. Hantman, says the publisher pushed for more allegations against Combs while the singer declined to expand on claims linking Combs to his 2022 coma and ex-wife Kim Porter’s death.
• The memoir’s audio preorder page now lists a December 31, 2050 release date, signaling an indefinite delay.
• Hantman announced an official inquiry into potential external meddling in the book deal and has engaged private investigator Bo Dietl to lead the probe.
• Originally billed to detail Sure!’s near-death health crisis, industry ties and his relationship with Porter, the memoir remains in limbo as tensions over Combs-related content persist.