50 Cent Says Diddy Sent Him Funeral Flowers After Watching the Netflix Documentary
According to Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Sean “Diddy” Combs has seen the Netflix docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning. The series, which Jackson produced, showed exclusive footage of Combs in the days before his 2024 arrest. Jackson said that shortly after the series premiered, he received an arrangement of funeral flowers. He believes that Combs sent them the bouquet in response.
50 Cent said Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sent him flowers after watching his documentary
Jackson, a longtime foe of Combs, produced Sean Combs: The Reckoning. Combs’ team worked to prevent the series’ release and heavily criticized it. Despite this, Jackson claimed that Combs “saw the whole thing” on an iPad while behind bars.
“I’m sure [he] thought it was the best documentary he ever saw in his life,” he said on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
After the documentary premiered, Jackson said he received a funeral-style flower arrangement. He believes Combs sent them.
“They showed up, and I was like, ‘Yo, who sent me this?’” he said. “And then I was like, ‘Oh, okay, now I know where it came from.’”
He joked that he sent Combs a “bump on the head” in response. Combs reportedly suffered a head injury after a fight with another inmate.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ team was not happy that 50 Cent produced the documentary
Ahead of the documentary series’ release, Combs’ team claimed it relied on stolen footage. Jackson and director Alex Stapleton say they obtained the footage legally.
“Netflix’s so-called ‘documentary’ is a shameful hit piece,” Combs’ PR Rep Juda Engelmayer told The Hollywood Reporter. “Today’s GMA teaser confirms that Netflix relied on stolen footage that was never authorized for release.”
They also felt that Netflix should not have allowed Jackson to produce the documentary. He has been at odds with Combs for years.
“It is equally staggering that Netflix handed creative control to Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson — a longtime adversary with a personal vendetta who has spent too much time slandering Mr. Combs,” Engelmayer said. “Beyond the legal issues, this is a personal breach of trust.”
Combs also believed that Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos betrayed him.
“Mr. Combs has long respected Ted Sarandos and admired the legacy of [Sarandos’ late father-in-law] Clarence Avant,” Engelmayer said. “For Netflix to give his life story to someone who has publicly attacked him for decades feels like an unnecessary and deeply personal affront. At minimum, he expected fairness from people he respected.”
He shared why he produced the series
Jackson said that his feud with Combs is not the reason he produced the documentary series. Instead, he wanted to show that the hip-hop community does not support Combs’ actions.
“If I didn’t say anything, you would interpret it as hip-hop is fine with his behaviors,” Jackson said on Good Morning America (per ABC). “There’s no one else being vocal. So, you would look at it and just say … ‘mind your business,’ or ‘lemme not say nothin’ about nothin’,’ or those things that would allow an entire culture to register as if they’re for that behavior.”
Sean Combs: The Reckoning received three Emmy nominations and picked up a win for Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program.
