Diddy pushed again towards Netflix’s new docuseries, accusing the streamer of utilizing unauthorized footage and empowering longtime rival 50 Cent.

Diddy slammed the Netflix docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning as a “shameful hit piece” simply days earlier than its launch, accusing the platform of utilizing stolen footage and granting affect to longtime rival 50 Cent, whereas Netflix fired again, denying all claims.

The four-part sequence, which debuted Tuesday (December 2), dives into the sexual misconduct accusations leveled towards Diddy-combs/” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Diddy since late 2023 and consists of beforehand unseen footage of the Hip-Hop mogul and his entourage.

Diddy, at present serving a four-year sentence for prostitution-related prices, has not been convicted of sex trafficking or racketeering conspiracy, each of which he was acquitted of.

Diddy’s camp issued a scathing assertion forward of the docuseries’ premiere, alleging that Netflix “relied on stolen footage that was never authorised for release” and that it was “fundamentally unfair, and illegal, for Netflix to misappropriate” video he had collected since age 19.

His staff additionally criticized the involvement of Jackson, calling him “a longtime adversary with a personal vendetta.”

Netflix responded swiftly to the accusations, telling Variety that the allegations have been baseless.

“The project has no ties to any past conversations between Sean Combs and Netflix,” the spokesperson stated. “The footage of Combs leading up to his indictment and arrest were legally obtained. This is not a hit piece or an act of retribution. Curtis Jackson is an executive producer but does not have creative control. No one was paid to participate.”

Director Alexandria Stapleton, who helmed the venture, additionally defended the manufacturing’s integrity.

“We moved heaven and earth to keep the filmmaker’s identity confidential,” she instructed Netflix’s Tudum. “One thing about Sean Combs is that he’s always filming himself and it’s been an obsession throughout the decades.”

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