Legal professionals for Sean “Diddy” Combs have despatched Netflix a cease-and-desist on the eve of premiere of Sean Combs: The Reckoning, a brand new four-part documentary in regards to the disgraced hip-hop mogul.
In a letter despatched to Netflix on Monday, Combs’ legal professional, Michael Tremonte, threatened authorized motion for copyright infringement or possession of stolen property if the collection is launched as deliberate on Tuesday. Tremonte’s argument facilities on the declare that Netflix approached Combs about making a documentary in 2023, which he declined as a consequence of inventive variations. He alleges that Netflix then offered the documentary, together with footage that was allegedly stolen, to Combs’ longtime rival, 50 Cent, who subsequently served as the manager producer.
As previewed by 50 Cent and director Alexandria Stapleton throughout an look on Good Morning America on Monday, the documentary options footage of Combs in a New York Metropolis lodge room, talking along with his attorneys simply days earlier than his arrest. “I’m going to allow you to professionals take a look at the state of affairs and are available again to me with an answer,” he says. “Y’all should not working collectively the fitting approach. We’re shedding.”
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One other scene previewed on GMA reveals Combs shaking arms with followers in Harlem, solely to later privately request “hand sanitizer” and a shower, explaining he’s been “within the streets amongst the individuals.”
Alexandria Stapleton, the director of the documentary, stated in a press release issued by Netflix that the undertaking’s filmmakers obtained the footage legally and have the “mandatory rights” to it.
The documentary additionally consists of an interview with two jurors who participated in Combs’ trial earlier this 12 months.
