Netflix Fires Again At Diddy’s Stolen Footage Allegations

Netflix has issued a response to Diddy‘s group alleging that the corporate illegally obtained footage of the Unhealthy Boy mogul for its new documentary, Sean Combs: The Reckoning. In a press release supplied to Selection, a spokesperson for the streaming platform labeled the thought false and defended 50 Cent‘s position as an govt producer.

“The claims being made about ‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning’ are false,” they wrote. “The venture has no ties to any previous conversations between Sean Combs and Netflix. The footage of Combs main as much as his indictment and arrest have been legally obtained. This isn’t successful piece or an act of retribution. Curtis Jackson is an govt producer however doesn’t have inventive management. Nobody was paid to take part.”

Followers can try Sean Combs: The Reckoning on Netflix following its launch on Tuesday. Whereas 50 Cent serves as the chief producer, Alex Stapleton directed the movie, which options quite a few celebrities and associates of Diddy discussing their alleged experiences with him.

Diddy’s group labeled the venture a “hit piece” in a press release to The Hollywood Reporter. They wrote: “Netflix’s so-called ‘documentary’ is a shameful hit piece. Right now’s GMA teaser confirms that Netflix relied on stolen footage that was by no means approved for launch. As Netflix and CEO Ted Sarandos know, Mr. Combs has been amassing footage since he was 19 to inform his personal story, in his personal means. It’s essentially unfair, and unlawful, for Netflix to misappropriate that work.”

In addition they focused 50 Cent’s position within the venture particularly. “It’s equally staggering that Netflix handed inventive management to Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson — a longtime adversary with a private vendetta who has spent an excessive amount of time slandering Mr. Combs,” the assertion additional mentioned. “Past the authorized points, it is a private breach of belief. Mr. Combs has lengthy revered Ted Sarandos and admired the legacy of [Sarandos’ late father-in-law] Clarence Avant.”