Overview
- The four-part Sean Combs: The Reckoning, executive produced by 50 Cent, drew about 21.8 million first‑week views on Netflix, according to Deadline.
- Combs’ personal videographer Michael Oberlies said a temporary freelancer, not him, released the behind‑the‑scenes clips that appear in the series.
- Netflix and director Alexandria Stapleton maintain the footage was legally obtained and say Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson did not have creative control.
- Combs’ representatives denounced the project as a “shameful hit piece,” sent a cease‑and‑desist to Netflix, and are reportedly weighing a defamation suit seeking up to $1 billion.
- 50 Cent says he spoke with Cassie while producing the doc and has hinted at releasing additional unseen material, as the series also coincides with a spike in streams of his music catalog.