Sean Diddy Combs response to a lawsuit filed by former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard is featured in the new Netflix documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning, released on Tuesday, December 2. The footage captures the 56-year-old music mogul reacting moments after learning of the legal action, which was filed shortly before his 2024 arrest.
Richards lawsuit accuses Combs of groping, intimidating, and demeaning her during their time working together on Making the Bandallegations Combs has firmly denied. Dawn Richard just hit me with a $30 million lawsuit, he says in the documentary clip. While walking in New York shortly after hearing the news, Combs takes a selfie with a fan before continuing to speak with his team, calling the accusations completely fabricated and insane.
This woman was part of my group, featured on my last album and now suddenly Im being painted as some kind of monster. Forget that. Im done holding back, he adds.
The documentary, executive produced by Curtis 50 Cent Jackson, includes footage captured by a videographer Combs had hired shortly before his arrest. According to the filmmakers, the material was obtained only after Combs was taken into custody on September 16, 2024.
Prior to the documentarys release, Combs spokesperson criticized the project in a statement published by TMZ, calling it a misleading hit piece that relied on unauthorized and allegedly stolen footage. Representative Juda Engelmayer argued that Netflix had taken private material out of context, including conversations with attorneys, and that no rights to this content had ever been granted to the streaming platform.
The statement also denounced 50 Cents involvement, referring to him as a longtime rival with a personal vendetta. In a separate comment to Variety, Combs legal team said they would not address individual claims from the documentary, asserting that several participants had longstanding grievances, financial incentives, or credibility concerns.
In July, a jury acquitted Combs of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges but found him guilty on two counts related to transportation for prostitution. He later received a 50-month prison sentence and was ordered to pay $500,000 in fines. Combs is currently serving his sentence at Fort Dix in New Jersey.
