P. Diddy was paid an advance of $300,000 to write an autobiography. The only problem is he forgot to write the book.

Random House has sued the rap mogul to recover that money, the publisher revealed Tuesday.

“He signed an agreement with our Ballantine imprint in 1998 to write his autobiography, which he agreed to complete and deliver to us in 1999,” Tom Perry, a spokesperson for the company, said.

“We now have waited for over five years and have received neither the manuscript nor the return of the money we advanced Mr. Combs, the latter of which we have been seeking since 2001. We hope the court will help Mr. Combs do what is right,” he said.

Diddy would not comment on the suit.

Random House is also naming Bad Boy Books Inc. in the suit.

Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones was once paid over $1 million to write his memoirs but couldn’t come up with enough material to warrant a book, so he returned the money.






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