Overview
- Joe Budden said the series left him feeling Combs “didn’t get enough time” in prison, reflecting a wave of hardening opinion.
- Combs’ longtime videographer Michael Oberlies says a short‑term freelancer released behind‑the‑scenes footage without authorization.
- Netflix and director Alexandria Stapleton say the materials were obtained legally, and the streamer says Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson had no creative control and no participants were paid.
- Reports from Media Take Out, echoed by other outlets, say the Combs family is preparing a defamation suit seeking about $1 billion, which has not been confirmed by Netflix or the courts.
- The docuseries ranks among Netflix’s top shows and coincides with a jump in 50 Cent’s Spotify placements, as Combs remains incarcerated with a projected release now listed as June 4, 2028.