- New P Diddy documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning is now on Netflix, produced by Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson
- Combs’ lawyers accuse Netflix of “using stolen images”
- The streamer was reportedly sent a cease and desist, according to CNN
If you want to stream Diddy’s new documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning on Netflix, you better do it as soon as possible. According to CNN, the rapper and record producer’s lawyers sent Netflix a cease-and-desist letter, accusing the streamer of “using stolen images.”
The statement provided by a CNN spokesperson claims that the new documentary uses “stolen footage that was never authorized for release” and is a “disgraceful piece.”
This relates to footage seen in the trailer for the documentary (which you can watch below), filmed six days before Combs’ arrest on charges of sex trafficking, extortion, and transportation into prostitution in September 2024.
However, you will find Sean Combs: The Reckoning at the top of their Netflix profiles this morning (December 2). The miniseries explores allegations of sexual misconduct against the rapper.
However, that doesn’t mean the documentary, produced by former rival Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, is necessarily out of the woods just yet.
Diddy’s legal actions could intensify as Netflix documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning is released
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If the initial legal reaction to Sean Combs: The Reckoning Depending on what we say, the problems between Netflix and the rapper are not going to disappear. In fact, it’s entirely possible that the documentary will disappear in the future.
We just have to look at what happened to baby reindeerRichard Gadd’s global hit series, to see how Netflix can legally lose out on its content. Real-life inspiration Fiona Harvey sued the streamer for $170 million in a defamation case in 2024 for claiming the series was “based on a true story.” Netflix failed to get the case dismissed at hearings.
In this case, the allegations are still being understood. As public relations spokesperson Juda Engelmayer told CNN about the footage: “Sean has been making his own documentary since he was 19. This footage was commissioned as part of it.
“We’ll see it tonight. Neither Netflix nor Mr. Jackson was kind enough to offer us a screening,” Engelmayer said on Dec. 1, meaning new comments could be made now that the miniseries has dropped.
Director Alexandra Stapleton responded: “It came to us, we obtained the footage legally and have the necessary rights. We 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 it has been an obsession over the decades.
“We also reached out to Sean Combs’ legal team for an interview and comment several times but did not receive a response.”
Combs’ cease-and-desist letter, posted Dec. 1, reads: “As you are no doubt aware, Mr. Combs has not hesitated to take legal action against media entities and others who violate his rights, and will not hesitate to do so against Netflix.”
The rapper is currently serving a four-month, two-year prison sentence in New Jersey and is scheduled for release in May 2028. Netflix itself has not made any official comment on the allegations.
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