{"id":439520,"date":"2025-12-11T06:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T06:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/439520\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T06:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T06:48:10","slug":"mystery-of-stolen-sean-combs-footage-in-netflix-documentary-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/439520\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Of \u201cStolen\u201d Sean Combs Footage In Netflix Documentary Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tHow did 50 Cent & Netflix<\/a>\u2018s Sean Combs<\/a>: The Reckoning really obtain the behind the scenes footage of Diddy<\/a> scheming with his lawyers on the eve of his Sept 2024 arrest? A partial explanation as delivered tonight<\/p>\n

\n\tCombs\u2019 team now say they know how up-close and personal footage of the now incarcerated and much-accused Grammy winner ended up in the chart topping docuseries, though they\u2019re not naming names \u2014 yet.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cFor over two years\u00a0we\u00a0have been working on a project profiling Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs,\u201d said self-described \u201cSean Combs\u2019 documentarian\u201d Michael Oberlies tonight. \u201cThe footage in question was not released by me or anyone authorized to handle Sean Combs\u2019 materials; it was by a third party who covered for me for three days while I was out of state,\u201d Oberlies, who also goes by Obes went on to explain of the scenes of Diddy strategizing and scheming with his legal team in the days leading up to his September 2024 arrest on sex trafficking, racketeering, and transporting individuals for prostitution. <\/p>\n

\n\tSlightly contradicting previous statements from Combs\u2019 reps, Oberlies adds: \u201cThis incident had nothing to do with any fee dispute or contract issue. The actions of the parties involved reflect the lack of integrity every storyteller should uphold. Taking footage intended for\u00a0our\u00a0project to\u00a0advance a narrative that was not\u00a0our\u00a0own is both unethical and unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFacing repeated accusations from Combs\u2019 side that the footage was \u201cstolen,\u201d Netflix has also been slammed that Reckoning was \u201ccorporate retaliation\u201d from Ted Sarandos after being allegedly rebuffed a couple of years by Combs himself over a docu the streamer supposedly want to make. Add that all up and reps for Combs imply a lawsuit could be looming, as they consider their \u201coptions.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tOr as Combs\u2019 lawyers exclaimed in a December 1 lcease and desist letter, which cc\u2019d Sarandos and\u00a0Bela Bajaria<\/a>: \u201cAs you are undoubtedly aware, Mr. Combs has not hesitated to take legal action against media entities and others who violate his rights, and he will not hesitate to do so against Netflix.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn response, after the very successful launch of the four-part Reckoning on December 2, Netflix has directly commented on how they got their hands on the damning footage \u2014 Footage is must be said that goes a lot further of proving the harshest charges against Diddy than the U.S. Attorney\u2019s office for the Southern District of New York\u2019s far from successful case ever did this past summer. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe claims being made about\u00a0Sean Combs: The Reckoning\u00a0are false,\u201d a spokesperson for the streamer said last week. \u201cThe project has no ties to any past conversations between Sean Combs and Netflix. The footage of Combs leading up to his indictment and arrest were legally obtained. This is not a hit piece or an act of retribution. Curtis Jackson is an executive producer but does not have creative control. No one was paid to participate.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe streamer also put out a statement from Sean Combs: The Reckoning director \u00a0Alexandria \u00a0Stapleton. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt came to us,\u00a0we obtained the footage legally and have the necessary rights,\u201d Stapleton said of the September 10 2024 footage, which Combs apparently wanted for his own documentary project. The footage, which shows a clearly agitated Diddy lashing out about \u201closing\u201d to his lawyer, also instructing his legal team \u201cto find someone that\u2019ll work with us that has dealt in the dirtiest of dirty business\u201d to push back against the various claims against him. <\/p>\n

\n\tContacted by Deadline Wednesday, Netflix had no additional comment and directed us to Stapleton\u2019s remarks. <\/p>\n

\n\tCurrently behind bars at the low security Fort Dix in New Jersey, Combs escaped the sex trafficking and RICO charges on July 2, but found guilty by the jury on \u00a0two lesser counts of transportation to engage in prostitution<\/a>. Facing dozens and dozens of civil suits, and a new sexual battery probe opened last month by the LA County Sheriff\u2019s department, Combs was sentenced to 30 months in early October. With time served taken into account, he is set to be released in June 2028 \u2014 unless his fast tracked appeal proves a winner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How did 50 Cent & Netflix\u2018s Sean Combs: The Reckoning really obtain the behind the scenes footage of…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":421158,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[67099,2458,171,4659,349,28375,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-439520","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-curtis-50-cent-jackson","9":"tag-diddy","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-netflix","12":"tag-sean-diddy-combs","13":"tag-sean-combs","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115699601110030615","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/421158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}