SEAN 'DIDDY' COMBS 'PONDERING' SUING NETFLIX OVER 'Reckoning' SERIES, PRISON RELEASE DATE MOVED UP
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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4.2 • 8.1K Ratings
🗓️ 24 January 2026
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Netflix’s docuseries, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" is a four-part series from executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.
Its popularity is proven, with nearly 22 million viewings tallied in its opening week. Now, Combs is "pondering" suing over episodes and "stolen footage,” revealing behind the scenes images of Diddy, in the day leading up to his arrest.
Diddy still faces many sexual assault civil complaints, but is appealing his conviction on two lesser counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
Now, we learn Diddy is getting out on May 25, 2028.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.7 | Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. |
| 0:11.0 | Why won't he go away? |
| 0:15.3 | Now we learn Sean Diddy Comes pondering, suing Netflix over Reckoning series, Reckoning is the name of it. |
| 0:25.3 | And we learn his prison release date has been moved up, insult to injury. |
| 0:31.8 | That's right. |
| 0:32.6 | Sean Diddy Combs' argument with Netflix and 50 Cent over the documentary titled Sean Combs, The Reckoning, |
| 0:41.8 | seemingly is set to wind up in court. |
| 0:45.9 | This is what we've learned. |
| 0:47.4 | Combs and his, quote, team are pondering their legal options over the Netflix docusies and, quote, stolen footage, quote. |
| 0:58.2 | Okay, doesn't he have bigger problems? |
| 1:01.1 | Sitting behind bars at a low-security Fort Dix in Jersey, Combs escaped. |
| 1:06.8 | The most serious charges filed against him, including RICO and sex trafficking, |
| 1:11.5 | he was found guilty on two lesser counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. |
| 1:18.2 | He's still facing literally dozens and dozens of civil lawsuits across the country |
| 1:26.2 | and a brand-new sex battery case opened last month by the L.A. County sheriffs. |
| 1:32.3 | This, as we learned, with time served, considered, the Federal Bureau of Prisons has moved his release date from June 4, |
| 1:41.4 | 2028 to May 8, 28. |
| 1:46.9 | Wow. |
| 1:48.8 | Let's jog our memory as to what happened at trial. |
| 1:53.7 | Straight out to Lauren Collins standing by at the courthouse. |
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