Diddy and 50 Cent
Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs have criticised a new Netflix documentary produced by rapper 50 Cent, calling it “a shameful hit piece” that uses private footage without permission.
The four-part series, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, includes recordings made days before Diddy’s 2024 arrest, including phone calls with his lawyers. Netflix has billed the footage as “explosive”, but Combs’ team says it was never authorised for release.
A spokesman accused Netflix of working with a “longtime adversary” and trying to “sensationalise every minute” of the music mogul’s life. He added that the documentary used footage Diddy had collected since his youth for his own storytelling project.
The director insists the footage was obtained legally.
The documentary also revisits old allegations involving the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, as well as abuse claims from past lawsuits — all of which Combs has repeatedly denied.
Diddy is currently serving a 50-month prison sentence after being convicted on prostitution-related charges earlier this year. He plans to appeal.