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Sean "Diddy" Combs has strongly criticized a new Netflix docuseries about his life, calling it a “shameful hit piece” designed to hurt his reputation.
The four-part series, titled Sean Combs: The Reckoning, arrives on the streaming service shortly after the music mogul received a conviction and is currently serving a prison sentence.
A spokesperson for Combs, Juda Engelmayer, issued a public statement condemning the documentary and its producers.
He argued that Netflix and its CEO, Ted Sarandos, were unfairly using private materials and capitalizing on the media frenzy surrounding Diddy's legal issues.
The statement claims that the documentary relies on “stolen footage” that Sean had been recording since he was a teenager.
He initially intended to use this footage to "tell his own story, in his own way."
His team says that by taking this private material, including conversations Diddy had with his lawyers, Netflix is ripping the footage out of context without regard for the truth or Diddy's legal rights.
Diddy’s team focused much of their anger on the involvement of his long-time rival, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, who is the executive producer of the docuseries.
Engelmayer stated that it is shocking that Netflix gave creative control to a "longtime adversary with a personal vendetta" who has often slandered Diddy.
50 Cent recently appeared on Good Morning America to promote the series.
He predicted that Diddy would actually find the documentary "amazing" and "the best documentary I've seen in a long time," claiming Diddy would eventually "see the truth in it."
However, Diddy’s camp shot back, calling 50 Cent’s involvement a "personal breach of trust."
They said that Diddy respected Sarandos and expected fairness from people he admired, feeling that handing his life story to someone who has publicly attacked him for decades felt like a deeply personal offense.
The new docuseries promises never-before-seen footage, including clips of Diddy just six days before his arrest in September 2024.
In one of those clips, Diddy is shown talking to his inner circle, pleading, "We're losing," and asking them to find someone who "has dealt in the dirtiest of dirty business."
