Convicted and embattled music govt Sean “Diddy” Combs has registered his displeasure with Netflix and 50 Cent over a docuseries about him. 50 Cent, whose actual title is Curtis James Jackson III, produced the documentary.
The four-part documentary, in response to Netflix, will “lay out the story of a robust, enterprising man and the gilded empire he constructed — in addition to the underworld that lay simply beneath its floor.”
Per TMZ, Combs’ spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, acknowledged that “Netflix’s so-called ‘documentary’ is a shameful hit piece” and “confirms that Netflix relied on stolen footage that was by no means approved for launch.”
The assertion from Combs got here after 50 Cent appeared on Good Morning America on Monday to advertise the collection. The Get Wealthy or Die Tryin’ rapper additionally shared footages of Combs that had by no means been seen earlier than on the information outlet. Combs is alleged to have recorded that footage earlier than he was arrested in September 2024.
And although Diddy condemned the docuseries, 50 Cent urged that Combs would view the mission as “wonderful” and “the very best documentary I’ve seen in a very long time” – however sure scenes that Combs might have points with.
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Engelmayer additionally accused Netflix and its CEO Ted Sarandos of throwing Combs underneath the rug by misrepresenting footage he had documented from when he was 19 years previous. Engelmayer defined that the obtained footage was chanelled towards Combs telling his “personal story, in his personal approach.”
Engelmayer added: “Netflix is plainly determined to sensationalize each minute of Mr. Combs’s life, with out regard for reality, with a view to capitalize on a endless media frenzy.”
“If Netflix cared about reality or about Mr. Combs’s authorized rights, it might not be ripping personal footage out of context — together with conversations together with his attorneys that had been by no means meant for public viewing. No rights in that materials had been ever transferred to Netflix or any third social gathering.”
50 Cent has on many events trolled Combs after the federal intercourse trafficking case was introduced towards him. He has additionally continued with the trolling after his conviction.
“It’s equally staggering that Netflix handed inventive management to Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson — a longtime adversary with a private vendetta who has spent an excessive amount of time slandering Mr. Combs,” Engelmayer additionally mentioned.
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