Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson Speaks On Diddy Feud, Secret Video Ahead Of Netflix Documentary Release

Rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, who executive-produced an upcoming Netflix documentary astir Sean "Diddy Combs, addressed his ongoing feud pinch nan hip-hop mogul and nan concealed footage he obtained of Combs filmed days earlier his apprehension successful 2024.

Jackson has been moving connected nan documentary, titled "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," pinch head Alexandria Stapleton for complete a year.

The bid includes never-before-seen footage of Combs, filmed successful early September 2024, discussing his ineligible troubles. Jackson declined to opportunity really he sewage nan footage.

Watch nan question and reply pinch Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson coming connected Top Story connected NBC News Now.

In it, Combs appears to beryllium successful a edifice room.

"We person to find personification that'll activity pinch us. That has dealt successful nan dirtiest of soiled business," he says.

"We're losing," he continues.

Six days aft nan footage was filmed, Combs was arrested by national agents astatine a New York City hotel and charged pinch racketeering conspiracy, activity trafficking and proscription for purposes of prostitution.

In July, a assemblage acquitted him of racketeering and activity trafficking, but convicted him connected 2 lesser counts of proscription to prosecute successful prostitution. In October, he was sentenced to 50 months successful prison.

In a connection to NBC News, Combs’ publicist said nan footage was ne'er authorized for merchandise and includes backstage moments and "conversations involving ineligible strategy" from an unfinished project.

"The footage was created for an wholly different purpose, nether an statement that was ne'er completed, and nary authorities were ever transferred to Netflix," Juda Engelmayer said. "A costs conflict betwixt extracurricular parties does not create support for Netflix to usage unlicensed, backstage material. None of this footage came from Mr. Combs aliases his team, and its inclusion raises superior questions astir really it was obtained and why Netflix chose to usage it."

Engelmayer accused Jackson of trying to utilization nan footage for intermezo and said Netflix's usage of it is "reckless disregard, not journalism."

Combs' ineligible squad sent Netflix a cease-and-desist missive connected Monday.

Netflix said it legally obtained nan footage and has nan basal authorities for it, directing NBC News to a connection from Stapleton.

“We moved eden and world to support nan filmmaker’s personality confidential. One point astir Sean Combs is that he’s ever filming himself, and it’s been an obsession passim nan decades,” nan head said. “We besides reached retired to Sean Combs’ ineligible squad for an question and reply and remark aggregate times, but did not perceive back.”

Jackson, who has publically feuded pinch Combs complete nan years, told NBC News past week successful an question and reply why he wanted to executive-produce nan documentary.

"If I didn’t opportunity anything, you could presume that each of hep hop civilization is comfortable pinch his actions aliases what they’re depicting them as, nan personification he is, because nary 1 said anything," he said.

When asked astir nan decades-long hostility pinch nan hip-hop mogul, Jackson said location is nary "beef" betwixt them.

"Let’s extremity for a 2nd and do opportunity that I hated him capable to prosecute his kids, and we’ve ne'er done thing to each other, truthful it’s conscionable competitory power and things that you opportunity astir different artists while you’re successful hep hop culture," he explained.

Quincy Brown, Combs’ eldest son, appeared successful "Power Book III: Raising Kanan," and Justin Combs was formed successful "Power Book II: Ghost" — TV shows produced by Jackson.

"Sean Combs: The Reckoning" debuts connected Netflix connected Tuesday.