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Netflix’s new documentary, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, has left the hip-hop community divided. Some have highlighted the importance of the documentary that details Diddy’s years of abusive crimes. However, others have questioned how ethical the film is, especially when it comes to how much of the exclusive footage of the Bad Boy Records founder was obtained.
Netflix Fires Back at Diddy’s Cease & Desist Over New Doc
The film has only been out for two days, and Diddy and his legal team have already filed a cease and desist for the film. Claiming that the footage was a “hit piece” given to Combs’ longtime rival, 50 Cent. After talks for his own Netflix documentary. However, the streaming service fired back at that notion. In a new statement, they say that those claims are completely false.
“The claims being made about Sean Combs: The Reckoning are false. The project has no ties to any past conversations between Sean Combs and Netflix,” Netflix said in a statement via Loren Lorosa. “The footage of Combs leading up to his indictment and arrest was legally obtained. This is not a hit piece or an act of retribution. Curtis Jackson is an executive producer but does not have creative control. No one was paid to participate.”
However, users on social media remained divided about the film.
“But they’re still going to air it to defame him. (Character and likeness) This should go to court before Release. Third-party objection,” one user said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“But what we are seeing is the rawest truth of that monster,” another user added.
“If he were in business with them over a doc. While they were doing this. I think it’s grounds for a lawsuit,” a third user chimed in.
Diddy’s legal team has not issued a response to Netflix’s most recent statement. As of Wednesday morning, the film is still available on the streaming service.
