Key Takeaways
- The Netflix docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning, executive produced by 50 Cent, is out now.
- The documentary includes various allegations, such as claims of childhood beatings, sexual misconduct, and abuse from former associates and acquaintances of Diddy.
- Key moments highlighted include trial jurors speaking out, Aubrey O'Day's reflections on her firing from Danity Kane, and allegations involving Suge Knight and the anniversary of Biggie's death.
Sean Combs: The Reckoning, a new Netflix docuseries from executive producer 50 Cent, is out now.
Given the volume of ensuing headlines attention, you almost certainly already knew that. The doc, led by director Alexandria Stapleton, was quick to spur a cease-and-desist effort from Diddy’s legal team. While a spokesperson for the Bad Boy Records founder decried the doc as “a shameful hit piece,” Netflix has since defended it, saying in a statement shared with Complex on Dec. 3 that it’s not “an act of retribution,” as argued by Diddy’s reps.
"The claims being made about Sean Combs: The Reckoning are false,” a Netflix spokesperson told Complex. “The 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."
Get caught up on key moments from the much-discussed doc below.
Trial jurors speak out
Juror 75 and Juror 160 both spoke about Diddy’s split verdict, with one juror pointing out that “You can say he was a terrible person, but domestic violence wasn’t one of the charges.”
Aubrey O’Day reflects on Danity Kane firing
“I absolutely felt that I was fired for not participating sexually,” the Danity Kane member said in the new doc.
Mother’s alleged “beatings” discussed by childhood friend
“His beatings made me scared, right?” Tim Patterson, described in the doc as a childhood friend of Diddy’s, said. “I got beatings now, but when he got his beatings, it wasn’t a joking thing. Nah. Damn, I hate thinking about that, man.”
Former sex worker makes claim about Biggie death anniversary
A former sex worker alleged that Diddy and Cassie would fly him out on the anniversary of the Notorious B.I.G.'s death each year.
Suge Knight is mentioned
During a shooting in the early ‘90s, at least according to Bad Boy alum Mark Curry, Suge Knight allegedly used Diddy as a shield against would-be bullets.
Bad Boy Entertainment co-founder alleges abuse
"Not only was he abusive to me from an employer-employee standpoint, he was also abusive to me in other ways,” Kirk Burrowes alleged, later clarifying that he meant “sexually deviant ways.”
Biggie memorial costs
Allegations are discussed in the new doc regarding who, exactly, footed the bill for Biggie’s funeral.
Alleged death threat
Capricorn Clark, said to have worked for Diddy from 2004 to 2012, alleged that she once received a death threat from the 56-year-old over her connection to Suge.
