Netflix defends settlement after Sean Combs calls Doc illegal
Netflix defended its docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning after a spokesperson for the music mogul called the project “illegal.”
“The claims that are made about it Sean Combs: The Reckoning are false. The project is not related to any prior discussions between Sean Combs and Netflix,” a Netflix spokesperson said We weekly in a statement on Tuesday, December 2. “The images of Combs prior to his indictment and arrest were obtained lawfully. This is not a hit or an act of retaliation. 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 from Sean “Diddy” Combswho is currently serving a 50-month prison sentence after being convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, called the doctor a “shameful hit piece” in a statement to Us.
“Mr. Combs has been collecting footage since he was 19 to tell his own story in his own way,” the statement continued. “It is fundamentally unfair and illegal for Netflix to misappropriate that work.”
As for 50 Cent’s involvement in The settlementwhich included never-before-seen footage of Diddy and the musings of multiple collaborators, the statement read: “It’s equally baffling that Netflix handed creative control to Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson – a longtime adversary with a personal vendetta who has spent too much time vilifying Mr. Combs.” (50 Cent has had a well-documented public feud with Diddy since the early 2000s.)
The statement was also issued with a cease and desist letter addressed to the streamer.
Director of The settlement, Alexandria Stapletonpreviously said she obtained footage of Diddy for legal use. “It came to us, we obtained the footage legally and have the necessary rights,” she told Netflix’s Tudum last month. “We have moved heaven and earth to keep the identity of the filmmaker confidential. One thing about Sean Combs is that he is always filming himself, and that has been an obsession for decades.”
50 Cent’s upcoming Netflix docuseries 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 story that spans decades, not just the headlines or snippets seen so far,” 50 Cent, 49, and the series’ director Alexandria Stapleton said in a new […]
The documentary features the thoughts of former employees and colleagues who comment on Diddy’s professional pursuits, including Kirk Burrowes who co-founded Bad Boy Records with Diddy in 1993. “He wanted to get into the flashy, swaggy music industry,” says Burrowes. “He started dancing and wanted to be in videos. He wanted to be a mover and shaker of pop culture at a time when things were changing. Hip-hop was evolving.”
Another topic covered in the series includes Diddy’s alleged scheme to release $200 million prior to his September 2024 arrest on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution (Diddy pleaded not guilty to all charges and denied all charges against him. He was ultimately acquitted of the sex trafficking and racketeering charges.)
Sean Combs: The Reckoning is now streaming on Netflix.
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