From hit songs to hit-piece documentary?
Produced by rival rapper Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, the documentary sequence ‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning’ Premiered yesterday (2) on Netflix, and it’s already inflicting controversy.
The streaming large needed to defend its new documentary about disgraced mogul rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, insisting it’s ‘not a success piece or an act of retribution’.
NME reported:
“It comes after the rapper’s legal professionals despatched a cease-and-desist to the streamer forward of its airing, claiming that fifty Cent’s new docuseries concerning the disgraced artist makes use of ‘stolen’ footage.
The four-part present, titled Sean Combs: The Reckoning, was launched on Netflix yesterday (December 2). It was first reported that fifty Cent – actual identify Curtis Jackson – was engaged on the doc in 2023. He serves as an government producer on the challenge, which was directed by Alex Stapleton.”
Deadline reviews that Diddy says the brand new documentary about him, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, is a “shameful hit piece” and has accused them of airing “unauthorized” and “stolen” footage, demanding that the movie be pulled.
He additionally insist Netflix ought to’ve by no means gotten into enterprise… pic.twitter.com/gxciF4oybU
— Akademiks TV (@AkademiksTV) December 3, 2025
Diddy’s group accused Netflix of utilizing ‘stolen footage that was by no means approved for launch’.
The docuseries can be referred to as a ‘shameful hit piece’.
Combs had allegedly been filming himself for a future documentary.
“‘Sean was making his personal documentary since he was 19 years outdated. This footage was commissioned as a part of it’, [Diddy spokesman] mentioned in an e mail to CNN.
He claimed that the footage seen in Netflix’s trailer, which was filmed six days earlier than Combs’ September 2024 arrest, was meant for that long-running challenge.”
Footage proven in 50 Cent’s documentary captures Diddy on a telephone name simply six days earlier than his arrest, saying: “We have to discover somebody who will work with us who has labored within the dirtiest of soiled companies. We’re dropping.”
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) December 1, 2025
Ayo… this new Diddy documentary on Netflix is WILD 😳
The quantity of evil allegations being thrown Diddy’s method is insane. One dude within the doc even claims Diddy acted like he was going to cowl Biggie’s funeral prices… then noticed the value and charged it again to Biggie, making… pic.twitter.com/nf49hSo2Ti
— Cousin Tino ™️ (@TINOISFUNNY) December 2, 2025
Netflix issued a response:
“The claims being made about Sean Combs: The Reckoning are false. The challenge has no ties to any previous conversations between Sean Combs and Netflix. The footage of Combs main as much as his indictment and arrest had been legally obtained. This isn’t a success piece or an act of retribution.
Curtis Jackson is an government producer however doesn’t have inventive management. Nobody was paid to take part.”
What feud, I put two of his children in my scripted Television reveals. I simply didn’t like he mentioned fruity shit to me. 🤨and he mentioned fruity shit to me, I don’t like that! LOL @50CentAction247 DEC 2 Netflix • https://t.co/WtNREs3AKy pic.twitter.com/etuuSM2Fo6
— 50cent (@50cent) December 1, 2025
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