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Fake Books, Fake Streams, Real Money: What the Diddy-Kim Porter ‘Biography’ Says About Streaming Fraud
A memoir allegedly written by Diddy’s late girlfriend Kim Porter sold well on Amazon. But is it real? And who’s in charge?
A few days after the Sept. 16 arrest of Sean “Diddy” Combs on racketeering and sex trafficking charges, a book said to be based on diaries and notes from his late girlfriend, Kim Porter, became a best-seller on Amazon. This sounds harmless enough until you realize that — wait a minute — that’s basically what Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance says about the claim that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. Another argument is that low-quality material undermines the integrity of the system — consumers who hear lousy music and read dubious books might be less inclined to spend more money on such legitimate products.
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