Netflix insist Sean Combs documentary “is not a hit piece” after Diddy deems it “shameful”
Netflix have defended their new documentary, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, after Diddy himself deemed it a “fundamentally unfair” move.
The four-part series about the music mogul was announced last week and was made available on Netflix on December 2nd.
The streaming platform has stated that the project contains “never-before-seen materials” and “exclusive interviews with those formerly in Combs’ orbit” to chart his very public rise and fall from grace.
Additionally, two jurors from Comb’s trial were involved in the documentary. For the first time, they reveal how they came to their mixed verdict decision.
Recently, Combs was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in relation to two of his ex-partners, including the singer Cassie.
He is currently serving a four-year prison sentence, but was found not guilty of racketeering conspiracy, not guilty of sex trafficking Cassie Ventura and not guilty of sex trafficking Jane Doe.
As per The Independent, Combs’ representatives slammed the project as a “shameful hit piece” that “relied on stolen footage that was never authorised for release.”
The spokesperson added, “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.”
They 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.”
As per BBC News, another statement came from the representatives, which hit out at the decision to instate 50 Cent as producer, who they deemed “a long-time adversary with a personal vendetta”.
They added, “Netflix is plainly desperate to sensationalise every minute of Mr Combs’s life, without regard for truth, in order to capitalise on a never-ending media frenzy.”
Netflix simply responded, “The footage of Combs leading up to his indictment and arrest were legally obtained. This is not a hit piece or an act of retribution.”