Curtis “50 centsJackson's Outrageous Feud With His Rap Game Rival Makes A Jump To Streaming Giant Netflixwho, according to Jackson, has won a bidding war for a docuseries his company produced about beleaguered rapper-mogul Sean.DiddyTo comb.
Netflix's apparent triumph in the battle for the series, which was produced by Jackson's G-Unit Film and Production Studios, was announced on Jackson's Instagram account in a Tuesday evening post captioned by the rapper “In Da Club.”
“Alright guys, we all make good TV mines that just happen to be the best!” he wrote in part next to a split image of him and Diddy. “NETFLIX wins the bidding war, but if the casualties keep coming…I need more episodes.” [sic]
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to Netflix to confirm the series, as well as 50 Cent's representatives.
TMZ was the first to report that the docuseries will explore the allegations against Diddy, many of which have come from producers The explosive trial of Ronnie 'Lil Rod' Jones accused Diddy of sexual abuse, rape and sex trafficking in November. TMZ indicated that the multi-part docuseries will be released on the streamer soon.
The legal filing for Lil Rod came just weeks after Diddy settled one case for an undisclosed amount with his ex-partner, the artist Cassie. The two parties organized just a day after she filed her lawsuit accusing Combs of rape and ongoing physical abuse — the latter of which was evident in a harrowing 2016 video that CNN acquired and released on Friday; in it, Combs attacks Cassie in the hallway of a Los Angeles hotel, kicking and pushing her, and dragging her by her sweatshirt, before throwing an object at her. The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office said in a statement that they were aware of the video but couldn't charge the guy under the statute of limitations for a crime of assault.
In a sequel apology videoDiddy called that period “the darkest times” in his life. “I was devastated – I hit rock bottom – but I'm not making excuses,” he said. “My behavior on that video is inexcusable.”
On Wednesday, as news of Netflix's apparent latest acquisition spread, Combs was struck a new sexual assault suit. According to the complaint, filed in New York and obtained by and reported by NBC News, this case comes from an ex-model who claims Combs drugged and sexually assaulted her during Fashion Week in 2003 after she met him in downtown Cipriani. Crystal McKinney claims in the lawsuit that she was drugged with a laced blunt, then Combs forced oral sex on her after she refused his advances.
Similar scenarios are detailed in Lil Rod's lawsuit, which was filed in November.
Jackson had teased the docuseries project on X (formerly Twitter) after the complaint was filed seven months ago, tweeting a video featuring Mark Curry, then a rapper signed to the Diddy-led Bad Boy Records, discusses partying with Combs when he would spike bottles of champagne with “something to make the girls really, really slick.” Background music in Jackson's clip – Rick Ross's “UOENO” – contains unsubtle lyrics about the surreptitious drugging of champagne intended for women in nightclubs.
Jones' lawsuit also alleges that Diddy hired Jackson's ex and the mother of his child, Daphne Joy, as a sex worker (although no evidence of this is provided in Jones' filing; Joy has denied the claims). As a result, Jackson is currently filing a lawsuit Joy (real name Daphne Joy Narvaez) for defaming her public accusation in March that he raped her while the two were in a relationship more than a decade ago. (Jackson has denied the claim.)
Jackson and Combs' troubles date back to 2006, when 50 Cent was relatively new to the rap scene and Diddy was almost a decade into his music career. On his song 'The Bomb', Jackson indicated that Combs knew the identity of Notorious B.I.G.'s killer; Combs was present with the late rapper when he was shot in a drive-by shooting in 1997 after a short but brilliant career. Jackson has accused Combs of profiting from BIG's death through his music and has suggested that the “I'll Be Missing You” singer was involved in the death of BIG's rival Tupac Shakur, who was shot dead in Las Vegas in 1996.
Over the years, Jackson has battled Combs, questioning his sexuality, and in 2015 over their competing vodka brands. The ongoing feud intensified when the lawsuit against Lil Rod was filed.
Combs also dismissed all claims against him in Lil Rod's lawsuit and four of the sexual assault and misconduct lawsuits, some of which were filed under the New York Adult Survivors Act's one-year window for adult victims to file a lawsuit against alleged abusers.