Diddy’s Videographer Reveals How Netflix Acquired Unseen Doc Footage

Netflix’s new 50 Cent-produced Diddy docuseries, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, continues to make waves. The doc options interviews with numerous former members of the mogul’s inside circle, together with a few of his alleged victims. It additionally featured never-before-seen footage of him talking along with his lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, shortly earlier than his arrest.

After all, this footage led to quite a lot of hypothesis about the way it was obtained. It was rumored to be due to a “payment dispute or contract situation,” however now, Diddy’s private videographer Michael Oberlies has set the document straight. In line with him, it began when he went out of city.

“For over two years, we’ve been engaged on a venture profiling Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs,” he advised Rolling Stone. “The footage in query was not launched by me or anybody approved to deal with Sean Combs’ supplies; it was by a 3rd get together who coated for me for 3 days whereas I used to be out of state. This incident had nothing to do with any payment dispute or contract situation. The actions of the events concerned replicate the dearth of integrity each storyteller ought to uphold. Taking footage meant for our venture to advance a story that was not our personal is each unethical and unacceptable.”

Following the discharge of the doc, Diddy’s group issued a press release, making their disapproval obvious.

“Netflix’s so-called ‘documentary’ is a shameful hit piece,” it learn partially. “As we speak’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 method. It’s basically unfair, and unlawful, for Netflix to misappropriate that work.”

Netflix later denied these allegations in a press release of its personal, insisting the footage was obtained legally.