US EditionLawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs Want New Docuseries to Be Pulled Off Streaming Service
Combs' lawyers claim Netflix used unauthorized footage in the docuseries, calling it defamatory and seeking to stop its distribution amid ongoing legal disputes.
- On Wednesday, December 3, 2025, Combs' lawyers demanded Netflix remove 'Sean Combs: The Reckoning' and threatened legal action after its Tuesday release.
- The series includes never-before-seen footage of Sean 'Diddy' Combs debating legal strategy before his arrest in New York last year and greeting fans in Harlem.
- The producers defended the series, saying Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson and Alex Stapleton obtained the footage legally, while a new legal fight between Jackson and Sean 'Diddy' Combs adds tension.
- Stapleton and Jackson met with Robin Roberts before the cease-and-desist was sent Monday, while Sean 'Diddy' Combs is currently serving more than four years in prison, framing the dispute.
- Combs framed his public interactions as deeply connected, saying `It's like 150 hugs,` and `I've been out in the streets amongst the people,` highlighting how Harlem footage impacts his image.
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Netflix airs Diddy doc despite imprisoned mogul's legal threat
An explosive docuseries about Sean "Diddy" Combs -- produced by his longtime rival 50 Cent -- has been released on Netflix, despite the disgraced music mogul's attempts to block its airing.
Netflix Defends ‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning’ Documentary Series, After Rapper’s Lawyers Send a ‘Cease and Desist’ Letter Over Alleged ‘Stolen Footage’
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs From hit songs to hit-piece documentary? Produced by rival rapper Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, the documentary series ‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning’ Premiered yesterday (2) on Netflix, and it’s already causing controversy. The streaming giant had to defend its new documentary about disgraced mogul rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, insisting it is ‘not a hit piece or an act of retribution’. NME reported: “It comes after the rapper’s lawyers…
Hours before the highly anticipated premiere of the new documentary about the life of famous artist Sean "Diddy" Combs, a sudden legal crisis erupted between the American star and Netflix, after his lawyers sent an official letter demanding that the broadcast of the work entitled "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" be stopped...
Documentary Sean Combs: The Account Adjustment caused an intense reaction from the rapper team Sean “Diddy” Combs. The recently convicted music accused Netflix of diffaming and using undiscovered images. 50 cent, which has long been a disability of Diddy, developed production. This intensified the public conflict between the two artists. A spokesman for Diddy sent a note to the magazine Variety and declared that the series used images without au…
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