- 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 footage’
- The streamer has reportedly been sent a cease and desist, according to CNN
If you want to stream new Diddy documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning on Netflix, it’s best to do it as soon as possible. According to CNN, the rapper and the record producer’s lawyers have sent Netflix a cease-and-desist letter accusing the streamer of “using stolen footage.”
The statement from a spokesperson to CNN claims that the new documentary uses “stolen footage that was never approved for release” and is a “shameful hit piece”.
This relates to the footage seen in the documentary’s teaser trailer (which you can watch below), filmed six days before Combs’ arrest on charges of sex trafficking, extortion and transportation to engage in prostitution in September 2024.
Nevertheless, you will already find Sean Combs: The Reckoning at the top of your Netflix profiles this morning (December 2). The miniseries explores the allegations of sexual abuse against the rapper.
However, that doesn’t mean the documentary, produced by longtime rival Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, is necessarily out of the woods just yet.
Diddy’s lawsuits may escalate as the Netflix documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning is released
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If the initial legal response to Sean Combs: The Reckoning is anything to go by, issues between Netflix and the rapper won’t go away. In fact, it is entirely possible that the documentary may disappear in the future.
We only need to look at what happened to Baby reindeerRichard Gadd’s global hit series, to see how Netflix can legally lose on their content. Real-life inspiration Fiona Harvey sued the streamer for $170 million in a defamation case in 2024 for stating the series was “based on a true story.” Netflix failed to get the case thrown out in hearings.
In this case, claims are still being understood. As PR spokesperson Juda Engelmayer told CNN about the footage, “Sean has been making his own documentary since he was 19 years old. This footage was commissioned as part of that.
“We will watch it tonight. Neither Netflix nor Mr. Jackson were kind enough to offer us a screener,” Engelmayer said on Dec. 1, meaning fresh commentary may be forthcoming now that the miniseries has dropped.
Director Alexandra Stapleton replied: “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 always films himself, and it has been an obsession for decades.
“We also reached out to Sean Combs’ legal team for an interview and comment several times, but did not hear back.”
Combs’ cease-and-desist letter, released Dec. 1, says, “As you are no doubt aware, Mr. Combs has not hesitated to take legal action against media entities and others who infringe on his rights, and he will not hesitate to do so against Netflix.”
The rapper is currently serving a prison sentence of four months and two years in New Jersey, and is set to be released in May 2028. Netflix itself has not made any official comment on the allegations.
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