Netflix defended its docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning after a spokesman for Sean “Diddy” Combs tagged it “illegal“.
“The claims that are made Sean Combs: The Reckoning they are false The project has no connection to any previous conversations between Sean Combs and Netflix,” a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement. Us Weekly on Tuesday, December 2. “The footage of Combs that led to his indictment and arrest was obtained legally. This is not a hit piece or an act of retribution. Curtis Jackson (50 Cent) is an executive producer but has no creative control. No one was paid to participate.”
Netflix’s comments come a day after a representative for Diddy, who is currently serving a 50-month prison sentence after being convicted of two counts of transportation for prostitution, called the document a “disgraceful piece” in a statement to we.
“Mr. Combs has been accumulating images since he was 19 years old to tell his own story, in his own way,” the statement continues. “It is fundamentally unfair and illegal for Netflix to misappropriate this work.”
Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images Sean “Diddy” Combs has taken legal action against NBC following the premiere of the Peacock documentary Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy. Us Weekly can confirm that Diddy, 55, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, February 12, against NBCUniversal Media, Peacock TV and production company Ample for “defamatory statements” made in the film, (…)
Regarding the participation of 50 Cent in The Countwhich includes never-before-seen footage of Diddy as well as reflections from several associates, the statement said: “It is equally surprising that Netflix has handed over creative control to Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, a long-time adversary with a personal vendetta who has spent too much time slandering Mr. Combs.” (50 Cent has been in a well-documented place make public with Diddy since the early 2000s.)
The statement was also issued with a cease and desist letter addressed to the streamer.
The director of The Count, Alexandria Stapletonpreviously said he had acquired Diddy’s footage for legal use. “It came to us, we obtained the footage legally and we have the necessary rights,” he told Netflix’s Tudum last month. “We moved heaven and earth to keep the identity of the filmmaker confidential. One thing about Sean Combs is that he always films himself, and it’s been an obsession over the decades.”
50 Cent’s upcoming Netflix docu-series about the alleged criminal history of Sean “Diddy” Combs has a long story to tell. “This is a story with significant human impact. It’s a complex narrative that spans decades, not just headlines or clips seen so far,” 50 Cent, 49, and series director Alexandria Stapleton said in a new (…)
The documentary features the thoughts of former collaborators and peers commenting on Diddy’s professional pursuits, incl Kirk Burrows who co-founded Bad Boy Records with Diddy in 1993. “I wanted to be in the flashy, glitzy music industry,” says Burrowes. “He started out dancing, wanting to be in videos. Wanting to be a mover and shaker in pop culture at a time when things were changing. Hip-hop was evolving.”
Another topic covered in the series includes Diddy’s alleged moving plan 200 million dollars before his September 2024 to arrest with charges of sex trafficking, extortion and transportation to engage in prostitution. (Diddy pleaded not guilty to all charges and denied all allegations against him. He was eventually acquitted of sex trafficking and extortion charges.)
Sean Combs: The Reckoning it’s now streaming on Netflix.
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