Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs have issued a cease-and-desist letter to Netflix, demanding the cancellation of the upcoming docuseries 'Sean Combs: The Reckoning,' produced by his rival 50 Cent. The four-part project, set for release on December 2, 2025, allegedly features stolen footage from Combs' private life before his 2024 arrest. Combs' team calls it a 'shameful hit piece' that violates his rights.
Background on the Dispute
Sean 'Diddy' Combs, the former music mogul currently serving a 50-month federal prison sentence for two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, has been embroiled in legal battles following his September 2024 arrest. He was acquitted of more serious racketeering and sex-trafficking charges in a high-profile trial earlier in 2025. Amid ongoing allegations of sexual misconduct, Netflix planned to release 'Sean Combs: The Reckoning,' a four-episode documentary executive-produced by Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson, Combs' longtime rival.
The Cease-and-Desist Letter
On December 1, 2025, Combs' attorney Michael Tremonte sent a demand letter to Netflix, warning of lawsuits for copyright infringement and possession of stolen property if the series proceeds. The letter claims the footage—captured by Combs' employees and showing him strategizing with lawyers in a Manhattan hotel days before his arrest—was 'illicitly disclosed' to Netflix. Tremonte accused Netflix of seeking to 'punish' Combs after he rejected their 2023 documentary proposal due to insufficient creative control, instead handing the project to Jackson, who has publicly trolled Combs for years.
'Netflix is obviously desperate to sensationalize any and every minute of Mr. Combs’ life, without regard to the truth,' stated Combs' spokesperson Juda Engelmayer. The team also criticized 'problematic financial incentives' offered to interview subjects to speak negatively about Combs.
Docuseries Details
Directed by Alexandria Stapleton, the series includes interviews with former Bad Boy artists like Aubrey O’Day, Mark Curry, and Kalenna Harper; early accuser Joi Dickerson-Neal; ex-employee Capricorn Clark; and two jurors from Combs' trial. Stapleton described it as 'a mirror [reflecting] as the public, and what we are saying when we put our celebrities on such a high pedestal.'
Representatives for Netflix and 50 Cent did not comment on the letter. As of now, the release remains scheduled for December 2, 2025.