Diddy: Netflix & 50 Cent Stole Documentary Footage

Sean "Diddy" Combs claims Netflix "stole" his personal video footage for use in their 50 Cent-produced four-part docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning, according to Rolling Stone magazine.

In a teaser for the documentary, "the music mogul is seen in a Manhattan hotel room strategizing with his attorneys on a conference call days before his September 2024 arrest."

"We have to find somebody that’ll work with us," Combs reportedly stated during the call. "That has dealt in the dirtiest of dirty business. We’re losing."

"The footage was filmed on September 10, 2024," Rolling Stone stated, "just six days before plainclothes officials arrested Combs in that hotel’s lobby on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution."

Combs says the footage was "never authorized for release."

"At the time, Combs was considering making his own documentary, according to the New York Times, and even had discussions with Netflix about the project, but the parties ultimately couldn’t agree on how much creative control Combs would have."

Combs’ spokesperson Juda Engelmayer described the Netflix doc as a "shameful hit piece" that contains "conversations with his lawyers that were plainly not intended for public viewing."

"Engelmayer also took issue with 50 Cent, real name Curtis Jackson, being an executive producer," Rolling Stone continued. "Engelmayer said Jackson 'has a personal vendetta against Mr. Combs and has made a career of slandering and defaming him.'"

Combs is currently serving a 50-month prison sentence for transportation to engage in prostitution.

Sean Combs: The Reckoning is now available to stream on Netflix, although multiple outlets have reported that the streaming giant has been served with a cease-and-desist notice by Combs' legal team.

Netflix says they have obtained all legal rights to the footage.

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