50 Cent Is Dropping a Revealing Sean Combs Documentary — So Why Did Diddy Film It?

50 Cent is not done with Sean Combs. The rapper-exec has a new Netflix docuseries with filmmaker Alex Stapleton, and the first look is... blunt. It mixes rare behind-the-scenes footage with interviews that are going to get people talking, and not just for the reasons you think.

What the preview shows - and why 50 says he made it

• The series is called 'Sean Combs: The Reckoning' - a four-part doc that hits Netflix on December 2, 2025.
• In the sneak peek that made the rounds on social media, Combs is seen in strategy talks with his lawyers, then later after a fan meet-and-greet, clearly over the whole hands-on moment. He jokes about how many hugs he just powered through and asks for sanitizer and a shower.
• 50 Cent told Good Morning America he was surprised Combs ever let cameras roll on moments like that. In his read, there are flashes where Combs forgets the crew is even there.
• Director Alex Stapleton stresses the show is not just a pile-on. Her words: the goal was to tell a full story, not just chase salacious beats, and not everyone who appears is there to make allegations.
• Two jurors from Combs' case appear on camera for the first time to explain how they reached a mixed verdict. The series digs into the outcome and sentencing, with the jurors walking through how they saw it.

'I need some hand sanitizer. I have been on the streets amongst people... I gotta take a bath. It is like 150 hugs.'

Yes, that line is actually in the clip.

50 addresses the elephant in the room

The obvious question came up: is this just about 50's long, well-documented friction with Combs? He says no. He frames the history as him being uncomfortable with certain interactions years back - the whole 'take me shopping' vibe he describes - but argues the doc is about making it clear the culture does not co-sign bad behavior by staying quiet.

In his words, if he said nothing, people would read silence as approval. So he went loud.

How he thinks Combs will react

50 Cent insists Combs will actually 'love' the doc - or at least pretend to. He thinks Puff will call it one of the best docs he has seen in a while, even if a few segments sting. Is that optimism or trolling? Little of both.

Not just fireworks - there is process in here too

Stapleton keeps emphasizing this is not a greatest-hits reel of accusations. The team pulled in voices with different perspectives - some supportive, some critical - to build a timeline and context. It also features very candid, very unvarnished footage that Combs' camp now says was never authorized for release. Netflix says it obtained the material legally and has the rights, according to NBC News. That battle over footage is its own subplot.

The early audience split

Reactions to the preview are all over the map. Some are applauding 50 for saying the quiet part out loud. Others think it is petty score-settling dressed up as a documentary. A few viewers are zeroing in on the sanitizer moment and arguing it is being framed unfairly - plenty of celebrities duck into a bathroom after 150 handshakes. And, of course, there are folks who were never going to give Combs a charitable read to begin with. Internet, doing Internet things.

Bottom line: 'Sean Combs: The Reckoning' looks like a sharp-edged, access-heavy project built to spark debate. Whether you think 50 Cent is doing public service or just keeping a feud on simmer probably depends on where you stood before you hit play. Either way, we will find out soon enough - it lands on Netflix December 2.