12/01/2025
Variety: Diddy slams Netflix's documentary "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" as a "shameful hit piece" ahead of tomorrow's release.
"Today’s GMA teaser confirms that Netflix relied on stolen footage that was never authorized for release. As Netflix and CEO Ted Sarandos know, Mr. Combs has been amassing footage since he was 19 to tell his own story, in his own way. It is fundamentally unfair, and illegal, for Netflix to misappropriate that work. Netflix is plainly desperate to sensationalize every minute of Mr. Combs’s life, without regard for truth, in order to capitalize on a never-ending media frenzy. If Netflix cared about truth or about Mr. Combs’s legal rights, it would not be ripping private footage out of context - including conversations with his lawyers that were never intended for public viewing..."
"It is equally staggering that Netflix handed creative control to Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson - a longtime adversary with a personal vendetta who has spent too much time slandering Mr. Combs. Beyond the legal issues, this is a personal breach of trust. Mr. Combs has long respected Ted Sarandos and admired the legacy of Clarence Avant. For Netflix to give his life story to someone who has publicly attacked him for decades feels like an unnecessary and deeply personal affront. At minimum, he expected fairness from people he respected.”
Read more here: variety.com/2025/tv/news/diddy-slams-netflix-documentary-stolen-footage-1236596514/
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A spokesperson for Sean 'Diddy' Combs is speaking out against Netflix's upcoming docuseries about him, saying it uses stolen footage.