Biggie’s estate manager responds to claims in Diddy documentary

Rapper Notorious B.I.G. AKA Biggie Smalls (Christopher Wallace) joined by Sean (Puffy) Combs and Lil' Kim receives Billboard Music Award on December 6, 1995 at The Coliseum in New York City, New York.

Rapper Notorious B.I.G. AKA Biggie Smalls (Christopher Wallace) joined by Sean (Puffy) Combs and Lil’ Kim receives Billboard Music Award on December 6, 1995 at The Coliseum in New York City, New York. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

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(NewsNation) — The recently released Netflix docuseries “Sean Combs: The Reckoning” makes new claims about Diddy’s relationship with legendary hip-hop artist Christopher Wallace, who performed under the stage names the Notorious B.I.G. and Biggie Smalls, prompting a response from Wallace’s estate manager.

In a Dec. 4 appearance on the “Breakfast Club” radio show, Loren Lorosa said that she recently spoke to Wayne Barrow, who co-managed Biggie’s estate with his mother, Voletta Wallace, to clear the air on topics related to the late rapper.

In the docuseries, Bad Boy Records co-founder Kirk Burrowes alleges that Diddy planned a funeral for Biggie, but after finding out how expensive it would be, billed the Wallace estate instead.

Lorosa said that Barrow completely rejected the docuseries’ claim that Diddy backed out of paying for the funeral and called it “disrespectful that anyone would even imply that Biggie’s mom and close friends would even be that naive to allow something like that to happen and not catch it.”

On the call, Barrow also reportedly denied the docuseries’ claim that at the time of Biggie’s passing, he was in a contract dispute with Diddy’s label, Bad Boy Records.

For years, rumors have persisted regarding a possible connection between Diddy and the deaths of rap legends Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls, a topic that is addressed in the series.

The four-part series was produced by Diddy’s longtime rival, rapper 50 Cent, and chronicles Combs’ ascent to become one of the most powerful men in hip-hop and his downfall over a litany of accusations involving sexual assault and abuse.

NewsNation’s Teddy Grant and Rob Taub contributed to this report.

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