The mogul’s lawyers told the streaming service to withdraw a documentary because it was produced by his rival and uses footage they say was “illicitly” acquired.
In a statement provided to CNN, a spokesperson for Combs also accused Netflix of using “stolen footage that was never authorized for release” in what they called a “shameful hit piece.”
Combs spokesperson Juda Engelmayer told CNN that Combs has been continuously filming himself for decades in an effort to chronicle his life for an eventual documentary. Engelmayer explained that the footage seen in Netflix’s trailer, which was filmed six days before Combs’ September 2024 arrest, was part of that documentary effort. Engelmayer told CNN that neither Combs, who is serving a four-year sentence after a jury delivered a mixed verdict in his federal trial, nor his team has seen the Netflix docuseries in advance.
The four-part series dives into the sexual misconduct accusations leveled against Diddy since late 2023 and includes previously unseen footage of the Hip-Hop mogul and his entourage. Diddy, currently serving a four-year sentence for prostitution-related charges, has not been convicted of sex trafficking or racketeering conspiracy, both of which he was acquitted of.