DJ Akademiks Accuses Netflix Of Obtaining Diddy Docuseries Footage Unethically

50 Cent recently dropped his Diddy docuseries, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, on Netflix following months of teasing. According to DJ Akademiks, however, there may be more to the story. During a stream this week, the internet personality theorized that Netflix already had the doc in the works before Fif got involved. He thinks that after obtaining footage captured by Diddy’s team leading up to his arrest, the streaming giant decided that it needed a “villain” to be the face of the doc.

“I don’t think 50 went out of his way and found this,” he said, as captured by joebuddenclips/fanpage on X. “I think Netflix did it, but Netflix needed the face. Because there were many bids to get the documentary. Many bids. Why did they pick 50?”

Ak went on to note how 50 Cent’s ex, Daphne Joy, is one of Diddy’s alleged vitims. “How could the baby father of the victim be the person to give somewhat of a neutral documentary look into the behind-the-scenes or the life of the guy that is accused of vilifyingsaid said person?” he asked.

News of Ak’s theory comes shortly after Diddy’s team released a statement about the new doc. In it, they made it clear that they see it as nothing more but a “hit piece.”

“Netflix’s so-called ‘documentary’ is a shameful hit piece. Today’s GMA teaser confirms that Netflix relied on stolen footage that was never authorized for release,” they alleged. “As Netflix and CEO Ted Sarandos know, Mr. Combs has been amassing footage since he was 19 to tell his own story, in his own way. It is fundamentally unfair, and illegal, for Netflix to misappropriate that work.”