50 Cent’s long-awaited Diddy docuseries exploring s3xual assault and violence claims against the star is officially in production at Netflix.
Last week Diddy – real name Sean Love Combs – was indicted on s3x trafficking and racketeering charges – and is currently awaiting trial at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City.
In Da Club hitmaker 50 Cent – a longtime enemy of Diddy’s – has been teasing the docuseries for many months – with the star and director Alexandria Stapleton telling Variety the series would be a ‘complex narrative spanning decades.’
A statement read: ‘This is a story with significant human impact. It is a complex narrative spanning decades, not just the headlines or clips seen so far.
‘We remain steadfast in our commitment to give a voice to the voiceless and to present authentic and nuanced perspectives.
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50 Cent’s long-awaited Diddy docuseries exploring s3xual assault and violence claims against the star is officially in production at Netflix
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Last week Diddy – real name Sean Love Combs – was indicted on s3x trafficking and racketeering charges – and is currently awaiting trial at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City – pictured together’While the allegations are disturbing, we urge all to remember that Sean Combs’ story is not the full story of hip-hop and its culture. We aim to ensure that individual actions do not overshadow the culture’s broader contributions.’50 Cent will executive produce through his G-Unit Film & Television banner, while Stapleton executive produces for House of Nonfiction.50 also took to X in the wake of the announcement, writing: ‘I been telling y’all about all this weird s**t, I don’t do NO puffy party’s. you didn’t believe me but I bet you believe me now!’ [sic]
50 – real name Curtis Jackson – mocked Diddy last week in the wake of the rapper’s indictment on s3x trafficking and racketeering charges.
Among the most shocking claims is how federal agents seized 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant from his Miami and Los Angeles homes during raids earlier this year.
They were used in ‘freak offs’ – ‘elaborate and produced s3x performances’ that Diddy allegedly arranged and participated in – with ‘baby oil’ quickly trending worldwide and stunned fans posting memes.
50 quickly took aim at the star by posting a snap of himself with Drew Barrymore.
The barbed caption read: ‘Here I am keeping good company with @thedrewbarrymoreshow and I don’t have 1,000 bottles of lube at the house’ before tagging his companies @bransoncognac @lecheminduroi.’
Fans quickly inundated the post with comments, including: ‘Who else ran to his page?’, ‘We were all waiting on you’, ‘Why did we all wait for 50 to post.’
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In Da Club hitmaker 50 Cent – a longtime enemy of Diddy’s – has been teasing the docuseries for many months – with the star and director Alexandria Stapleton telling Variety the series would be a ‘complex narrative spanning decades’
50 also took to X in the wake of the announcement, writing: ‘I been telling y’all about all this weird s**t, I don’t do NO puffy party’s. you didn’t believe me but I bet you believe me now!’ [sic]
Others wrote: ‘I got here as quickly as I could’, ‘I know I’m not the only one who has been waiting on 50 to post’ and ‘I been waiting all morning for this post.’
50 and Diddy have bad blood stemming back at least 18 years , as 50 Cent in 2006 put out a song titled The Bomb hurling insults at his longtime rap rival, implying that Diddy was aware of the identity of the person who killed Notorious B.I.G. in 1997.
The series was sold to Netflix after what was described as ‘a massive bidding war’ in May.
This came days after a 2016 clip of Diddy beating his ex-girlfriend Cassie was released in a video by CNN.
Diddy admitted that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 after CNN released video of the attack, saying in a video apology he was ‘truly sorry’ and his actions were ‘inexcusable.’
‘I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I was disgusted then when I did it. I´m disgusted now,’ the music mogul said in a video statement.
After Diddy’s apology video, 50 Cent expressed his skepticism of Diddy trying to navigate through what looks to be a career-ending crisis.
He wrote: ‘Now I’m sure puffy didn’t do it, he is innocent this proves nothing!
‘This is what his lawyers are gonna say, God help us all,’ he added.
‘This is not going to work, who is advising him right now?’ the Grammy-winning rap artist said on the social media platform. ‘SMH bad move.’
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Combs was sent to jail Tuesday to await trial in his federal s3x trafficking case, after a magistrate ordered him to be held without bail in a case that accuses him of presiding over a sordid empire of s3xual crimes
50 Cent, whose hits include Candy Shop, P.I.M.P. and If I Can’t, initially reacted to the circulation of the clip Friday, saying, ‘Now I’m sure puffy didn’t do it, he is innocent this proves nothing! This is what his lawyers are gonna say. God help us all.’
He was quick to repost footage of the investigation, writing: ‘S*** just got real. The Fed’s in all the cribs, d*** they got the kids in cuffs.’
He subsequently turned his attention toward his ex-girlfriend Daphne Joy, who was alleged to be a ‘s3x worker’ in a lawsuit filed by producer Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones Jr. against Diddy.
Joy has adamantly denied the accusation, calling it ‘character assassination.’
It was recently revealed that Combs has ‘been able to speak briefly to family members and his children via phone’ as per People.
Diddy’s phone call home came amid news his lawyers are not asking for him to be moved from the ‘Hell on Earth’ Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset, Brooklyn.
‘He is very concerned about his kids and their well-being,’ the source stated.
‘He has three minor children, two of whom now have no living parent available with him incarcerated. Four of his seven children have neither parent available with him incarcerated.’
Another source said that the Combs kids are ‘in a state of crisis and shock’ following Diddy’s arrest.
‘It’s heartbreaking to see the children in the state they’re in. This is their father. But to them, he’s not Diddy — he’s Dad. He has always been a loving, devoted father.’
He shares Christian, Jessie and D’Lila with the late model and actress Kim Porter, who died in 2018 at age 47.
Quincy was Porter’s son with partner Al B. Sure!, and Combs went on to adopt him.
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Among the most shocking claims is how federal agents seized 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant from his Miami and Los Angeles homes during raids earlier this year; seen in 2022
He shares Justin with stylist Misa Hylton, and Chance with businesswoman Sarah Chapman.
In December 2022 he welcomed the arrival of his youngest child, daughter, Love, with model Dana Tran.
On Tuesday Justin, Christian, and Quincy arrived together at a New York City courtroom to support their father.
Combs’s three daughters and 23-month-old baby girl were nowhere in view.
Another source told People that Diddy is not getting any special accommodations at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center.
‘He is being treated like any other detainee awaiting trial. As with all public figures in his position, he was placed on suicide watch upon admittance to the facility as a precaution.’
Diddy was arrested and charged last week for s3x trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.
The charge, which details allegations dating back to 2008, accuses him of abusing, threatening and coercing women for years ‘to fulfill his s3xual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct.’
He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Following his arrest, he was denied bail by a judge after he used both his and his mother’s homes in Miami – worth $50 million – as collateral.
On Wednesday, he lost an appeal to overturn the decision and will remain in custody while pending trial.