Article continues below advertisementMore details about Sean "Diddy" Combs' difficult childhood were uncovered in Netflix's new docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning.In the four-part project, which centers on the rapper's rise, downfall and jail sentence on prostitution charges, his childhood friend and neighbor Tim Patterson claimed he witnessed the star being hit by his mother, Janice Combs, more than once.Article continues below advertisementJanice Combs Accused of Abusing Son Sean 'Diddy' CombsSource: megaSean 'Diddy' Combs' childhood friend claimed his mother abused him.