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Shawn “DiddyCombs takes aim at Netflix and longtime rival 50 Cent On a recently released documentary about his life and controversies.
The 56-year-old disgraced rapper and music mogul has been sentenced to four years in prison. Prostitution related allegations,
He called for a new four-part series accusing Netflix of including stolen footage sean combs, accounting book An “embarrassing hit piece”.
The series claims to deliver a “staggering examination of the media mogul, music mogul and convicted felon”, and offers viewers previously unreleased footage of Combs and his inner circle. It will also feature Two jurors from Combs’ trialWho will discuss for the first time how they reached their mixed decisions.
A teaser clip released on Monday (Dec. 1) shows Combs being filmed last September as pressure mounts against him in his federal sex-crime investigation.
“We are losing,” he says in a hotel room, cell phone in hand, before he calls “someone who will work with us who has done the dirtiest business.”
Combs alleged that the footage, which included “private moments, pre-indictment material from an unfinished project, and conversations involving legal strategy”, was obtained through illegal means, ,
“today’s GMA The teaser confirms that Netflix relied on stolen footage that was never authorized for release,” his spokesperson’s statement reads. “As Netflix and CEO Ted Sarandos know, Mr. Combs has been collecting footage since the age of 19 to tell his story in his own way. It is fundamentally unfair and illegal for Netflix to misuse that work.
It continued: “None of this was obtained from Sean Combs or his team, and its inclusion raises very serious questions about how this material was accessed and why Netflix chose to use it.”
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According to the statement, the rapper’s legal team has contacted Netflix.
Independent A representative for Netflix has been contacted for comment.
Combs blames the series A “personal vendetta” against him by longtime rival 50 Cent. who serves as an executive producer on the series and who is promoting the series with director Alexandria Stapleton good morning americaCombs’ statement was released hours after his arraignment,
However, in a statement posted the two did not discuss how they obtained the footage Netflix’s Tudum websiteStapleton said: “It came to us, we obtained the footage legally and we have the necessary rights. We worked tirelessly to keep the filmmaker’s identity confidential.”
“One thing about Sean Combs is that he’s always filming himself, and it’s been a passion for decades. We also reached out to Sean Combs’ legal team multiple times for an interview and comment, but did not hear back.”
50 Cent, real name Curtis James Jackson III, rejected the idea that the series was a result of his “disdain” for Combs, previously resulting in a diss track aimed at Combs in 2006.
“It’s nothing personal,” he said. “If I didn’t say anything, the world would think that hip-hop was OK with his behavior. No one can be more vocal”.
Stapleton added: “I think it’s also important to let people know, this show is not entirely the perspective of people who didn’t like Shawn. We weren’t just trying to get the highlights, the salacious details.
“The real goal was to tell the story, and everyone didn’t need to have any attribution to be a part of this project.”
The documentary comes months later Combs was found guilty in July On two cases related to prostitution, but acquitted of the most serious charges At her sex trafficking trial in a federal court in New York City.
The conviction capped his public fallout after a trial in which his penchant for kinky sex “freak-offs” was broadcast almost daily, but it also serves as a victory for the music icon, who was found not guilty of other charges that could have seen him imprisoned for life.