Curtis Jackson (50 Cent) and Sean Combs (P. Diddy)
Rapper 50 Cent sold Netflix a documentary that accuses his rival Sean “Diddy” Combs in a string of sexual assaults.
The artist, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, began promoting the program after Combs was accused of rape and abuse by Cassie Ventura, his ex-girlfriend . , last year.
50 Cent confirmed Tuesday that he has sold the series to a major streaming service after a “massive bidding war” that included various other networks.
“Netflix is winning the bidding war, but if victims keep coming, I'll need more series,” the rapper said in an Instagram post.
The series will be produced through 50 Cent's G-Unit. Movie and television studios will reportedly focus their attention on the allegations made by Ventura, the 37-year-old singer, and several other women.
Combs has denied all allegations against him.
Last week, Combs, also known as P Diddy, apologized for attacking Ventura in 2016 after footage emerged of him dragging, punching and kicking her in a hotel hallway as she tried to leave with two bags.
The rapper was caught on surveillance camera attacking Ventura in a hotel hallwayOn Thursday, Ventura broke her silence after the Internet A video of Combs attacking her was published. saying, “This is just the beginning.”
The singer said domestic violence “brought me into contact with someone I never thought I would become. Thanks to hard work, I am better today, but I will always recover from my past.” Urging her 10.4 million Instagram followers to believe victims who report abuse, she added: “It takes a lot courage to tell the truth in a situation in which you were powerless.”
This week, Combs, 54, was hit with his sixth lawsuit since Ventura sued him in November. Ventura's case was quickly settled.
In the latest case, model Crystal McKinney alleged that Combs drugged her when she was 22 and then forced her to perform oral sex on him while visiting his New York studio two decades ago.
Jackson, 48, has repeatedly reveled in Combs' ongoing legal troubles.
Last week, he responded to a social media post from the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office saying they could not sue Combs after a video surfaced of him attacking Ventura.
“Here we go.” why they released this tape: they know they can't blame him for what we saw, but they know we can't [unsee] what we saw,” Jackson wrote.
Jackson also criticized Combs' statement that he “sat silently and watched as people tried to kill my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy.”
“The lie detector test showed it was a lie,” Jackson wrote.
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After federal agents raided Combs' homes in Los Angeles and Miami in March, Jackson said, “Now Diddy didn't do it, Diddy did it – they don't come like that unless they have a case.” .
Combs' lawyer Aaron Dyer called the raids an “unprecedented ambush” as part of “nothing more than a witch hunt based on unsubstantiated allegations.”
Jackson and Combs were rivals for more than two decades after Combs reportedly refused to sign Jackson over concerns he would bring “too much drama.”
Former G-Unit member Tony Yayo said Combs told Jackson “we can't sign you, playboy.” during a meeting in the early 2000s. despite the fact that Jackson had previously ghostwritten some of his songs.
Tensions further escalated in 2006 when Jackson suggested that Combs had inside information about the murder of Biggie Smalls in his single The Bomb. Combs denies having any information about the killer.
The feud escalated in 2014 when they went head-to-head with rival vodka brands Ciroc and Effen Vodka. “Puff’s isn’t even vodka. It’s grapes and it says “made with vodka,” you know what I’m saying?” Jackson said this on the Drink Champs podcast in 2018.
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