Diddy’s Desperate Appeal: The Predator Who Can’t Stop Controlling

The Netflix documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning broke records with nearly 22 million viewers in its first week. But according to executive producer 50 Cent, what aired was just the beginning. In a revealing interview on The Sherri Show, 50 confirmed he's sitting on 140 hours of unreleased footage — and he's already hinting it might end up on YouTube. So what didn't make the cut? For starters, the explosive detail that Diddy fathered a child with Sarah Chapman, a woman who previously dated Tupac Shakur in 1995. That footage was filmed, discussed, and then left on the editing room floor. 50 Cent says it's part of a pattern — Diddy allegedly pursuing women connected to his rivals. Then there's the question everyone's asking: how did Netflix get that behind-the-scenes footage of Diddy in the days before his arrest? According to Diddy's own documentarian, the material was handed over by a fill-in freelancer — someone brought in for just three days while the main cameraman was out of state. Diddy's team called it stolen. Netflix says it was legally obtained. The filmmaker who leaked it hasn't been publicly identified. The documentary also sidestepped several major controversies: the death of Kim Porter, whose children have repeatedly asked the public to stop spreading conspiracy theories; the alleged firebombing of Kid Cudi's car after he briefly dated Cassie; and civil lawsuits naming Diddy's sons Justin and King in separate sexual assault allegations. None of it made the final cut. Now, with 50 Cent threatening to release more footage directly online, the story is far from over. This video breaks down the loose ends, the unreleased material, and what could be coming next in the most public takedown in hip-hop history. #Diddy #50Cent #SeanCombsTheReckoning #Netflix #DiddyDocumentary #Tupac #SarahChapman #BadBoy #CrimeWeekly #TrueCrime Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872

15 Dec 11min

Before the Netflix documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning even aired, Diddy’s legal team fired off a cease-and-desist letter. They called the documentary a “shameful hit piece,” claimed the footage was “stolen,” and floated the idea of a billion-dollar lawsuit. And yet… nothing. No lawsuit. No emergency injunction. No filings. So what is actually happening here? In this segment, defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down the legal truth behind Diddy’s threats. We examine what it would take for Diddy to win a copyright claim over footage filmed by his own videographer — especially when some reports say there were no formal contracts at all. Eric explains how ownership works, how intellectual property law overlaps with employment agreements, and why “stolen footage” is much harder to prove than people realize. We then dig into defamation. Diddy is a public figure — which means the “actual malice” standard applies. Eric walks us through how extraordinarily difficult it is for celebrities to win defamation cases, especially when a documentary includes on-camera statements from people like Kirk Burrowes rather than direct factual claims made by Netflix. We also discuss Diddy’s active lawsuit against NBCUniversal, how his own sentencing-day statements may have severely weakened his claims, and whether 50 Cent — a vocal adversary — exposes himself to additional liability as an executive producer. Finally, we break down how New York’s anti-SLAPP laws could turn the tables entirely, forcing Diddy to pay Netflix’s legal fees if a defamation claim is deemed retaliatory. This is where legal threats meet actual law — and those two worlds rarely look the same. #DiddyCase #NetflixDoc #EricFaddis #LegalAnalysis #HiddenKillers #TonyBrueski #SeanCombs #DefamationLaw #TrueCrimePodcast #50Cent Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872

15 Dec 20min

The Netflix documentary "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" presents some of the most damning allegations ever made against the disgraced music mogul — and the most explosive involve two murders that changed hip-hop forever. In this breakdown, we examine the documentary's claims about Diddy's alleged role in the deaths of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G., including never-before-heard audio from Keefe D's 2008 proffer session where he alleges Combs offered a million-dollar bounty on Tupac and Suge Knight. We walk through the testimony of Bad Boy co-founder Kirk Burrowes, who kept detailed journals during his years at the label and now claims Combs was "insanely jealous" of Biggie and Tupac's friendship.  Burrowes alleges Combs cancelled Biggie's London trip and kept him in Los Angeles despite the danger — and that after Biggie was killed, Combs allegedly tried to charge the funeral costs back to the dead rapper's estate. We also cover the response from Biggie's estate manager Wayne Barrow, who denies the funeral allegation entirely. The documentary raises a disturbing question: did Combs lose a friend, or build an empire on tragedy? Sean Combs has denied all involvement in both murders and has never been charged. Keefe D's trial is scheduled for 2026. This is Crime Weekly's full breakdown of the allegations, the evidence, and what it all means. #Diddy #SeanCombs #TheReckoning #Tupac #NotoriousBIG #Biggie #CrimeWeekly #TrueCrime #Netflix #HipHop Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872

12 Dec 28min

Diddy's mother is firing back at Netflix — and the accusations are personal. The documentary "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" doesn't just cover Diddy's trial and conviction. It makes a bigger argument: that the behavior that landed him in federal prison started in childhood. That it was learned. Normalized. That before there was Puff Daddy or Bad Boy Records, there was a kid in Mount Vernon — and whatever happened to that kid matters. Two witnesses make the case against Janice Combs. Tim Patterson, a childhood friend, says he watched Janice physically abuse Sean for years. He describes parties at the family home with pimps, drug dealers, and adults having sex in rooms kids could walk into. Kirk Burrowes, who co-founded Bad Boy Entertainment, says he witnessed Sean slap his mother during an argument after the 1991 City College stampede that killed nine people. Janice is calling it all lies. She says she raised Sean with love and hard work as a single mother. She says Patterson's claims are "salacious" and designed to promote the documentary. She says Burrowes has been trying to steal Bad Boy Records for thirty years and this is just his latest play. But here's what she doesn't address: There's footage of Janice herself joking about giving Sean "a lot of beatings" on national television. And Burrowes kept handwritten journals from his time inside Bad Boy. Today we break down the allegations, the evidence, the rebuttals, and the credibility problems on both sides — including the fact that this documentary was executive produced by 50 Cent, Diddy's longtime rival. Sean Combs was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. He was acquitted on racketeering and sex trafficking charges. Janice Combs denies all allegations. All parties are entitled to the presumption of innocence on unproven claims. #Diddy #SeanCombs #JaniceCombs #Netflix #TheReckoning #TrueCrime #CrimeWeekly #BadBoyRecords #50Cent #DiddyDocumentary Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872

10 Dec 24min

"He ushered Biggie to his death." That's what Kirk Burrowes — the co-founder of Bad Boy Entertainment — says in the new Netflix documentary "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." And he's got journals to back it up. The 4-part docuseries, executive produced by 50 Cent, drops bombshell allegations about what really happened in the months leading up to Christopher Wallace's murder on March 9, 1997. According to Burrowes, the story Diddy has told for 30 years — that Biggie wanted to be in LA for a "peace tour" — is a lie. In this episode, we break down: → The journals Kirk Burrowes kept from "Day Zero" at Bad Boy → Allegations that Diddy cancelled Biggie's London trip to "party on enemy turf" → Claims that Biggie's estate was charged for his own funeral → The disturbing "March 9th ritual" Clayton Howard describes → What the jurors said about the Diddy trial → How Combs' team is responding to the documentary Combs has denied all allegations and his team has called this documentary a "shameful hit piece." He is currently serving 50 months in federal prison after being convicted on two Mann Act charges in July 2025. ⚖️ These are allegations from a documentary. Combs has never been charged in connection with Biggie's or Tupac's deaths and maintains his innocence on all claims. #Diddy #SeanCombs #TheReckoning #Biggie #NotoriousBIG #BadBoy #Netflix #Documentary #TrueCrime #CrimeWeekly #50Cent #HipHop #Tupac #March9 #KirkBurrowes Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872

8 Dec 19min

The new Netflix docuseries on Sean “Diddy” Combs is about to drop — and Diddy is already coming apart at the seams. He calls it a “shameful hit piece,” claims Netflix used “unauthorized” footage, and accuses executives of betrayal. But if you listen to 50 Cent, the director, former insiders, and the reporters who have seen the early cuts… the real story is what the documentary actually exposes about Diddy’s world, his behavior, and the decades-long pattern people have been describing for years. This episode breaks down what’s reportedly inside the doc — the previously unseen footage, the recordings Diddy allegedly made of himself, the hotel-room meltdown days before his arrest, the witnesses who finally speak, and the pattern that has followed him since the 1990s. We’re looking at what the filmmakers uncovered, what 50 Cent has hinted at in interview after interview, what former insiders say they saw, and why Netflix is standing firm even as Diddy threatens legal action and goes nuclear in the press. Diddy says the footage was stolen. Netflix says it was obtained legally. Diddy says this is character assassination. The filmmakers say it's accountability. And 50 Cent? He says this is only the beginning. Tonight, we go inside the parts of Diddy’s world he never expected anyone to see — the alleged behavior behind the scenes, the culture surrounding his empire, and the moments that reportedly made even longtime insiders step back and ask, “How did this go on for so long?” This is not a story about a superstar who partied too hard. This is a story about power, control, silence — and a documentary that may finally break that silence open. 🔔 Subscribe for daily deep-dives into the biggest true-crime stories shaping America. #diddy #seancombs #50cent #netflixdocumentary #thereckoning #hiddenkillers #truecrime #celebritycase #investigation #netflixseries Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872

7 Dec 17min

The new Netflix documentary "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" contains an allegation that's hard to shake: according to Bad Boy co-founder Kirk Burrowes, Diddy allegedly charged the estate of the Notorious B.I.G. for the cost of his own funeral — while publicly positioning himself as the grieving best friend. But that's not where it ends. The documentary and years of prior reporting reveal a pattern of alleged financial exploitation stretching back three decades — from Craig Mack, Bad Boy's first star who died broke after trying to escape his contract, to producer Lil Rod Jones, who says he was offered just $29,000 for producing an entire album in 2023. In this video, we break down the allegations from the documentary, the testimony of former Bad Boy insiders, and the exposed playbook that allegedly kept artists locked in, underpaid, and silenced for years. Sources referenced: "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" (Netflix, 2025) Rolling Stone investigative report on Craig Mack (2024) Mark Curry's "Dancing with the Devil: How Puff Burned the Bad Boys of Hip-Hop" (2009) Billboard, Variety, Complex, NBC News reporting Diddy's team has called the documentary a "shameful hit piece" and disputes the allegations presented. He is currently serving a 50-month federal sentence after being convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in July 2025. He is appealing his conviction. #Diddy #SeanCombs #TheReckoning #NotoriousBIG #Biggie #BadBoyRecords #Netflix #Documentary #TrueCrime #HipHop #CraigMack #MarkCurry #KirkBurrowes #50Cent Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872

5 Dec 26min

Thirty boxes of handwritten journals. A Bad Boy co-founder who suddenly vanished from the industry. Gang witnesses, investigators, insiders, and a decades-old pattern finally pushed into the light. In today’s episode of Hidden Killers, we dig into the most explosive element in the new documentary surrounding Sean “Diddy” Combs — the journals of Kirk Burrowes. These weren’t casual notes. Burrowes ran the budgets, coordinated Diddy’s travel, saw the money flow, and documented everything from expenses to last-minute car rentals during the exact stretch of time when the East Coast–West Coast tension was at its peak. The documentary connects Burrowes’ detailed logs with long-standing witness statements from Duane “Keffe D” Davis, former LAPD detective Greg Kading, and insiders who’ve talked for decades about Diddy’s fear, jealousy, power plays, and connections to people capable of real violence. Nothing is presented as proven fact. But the patterns, the proximity, and the timing create a map — one that’s impossible to ignore. We break down the jealousy between Pac, Biggie, and Diddy… the strange travel plans before the Vegas fight… the powerful figures who stood with Diddy in those rooms… the retaliation logic that investigators have discussed for years… and the way Burrowes’ journals unintentionally line up with witness claims the public dismissed for decades. This isn’t about claiming guilt. It’s about understanding the ecosystem of power, fear, and influence that surrounded Diddy in the 90s — and how those same patterns are being raised in today’s legal battles. If you want to understand why so many people are suddenly talking, and why investigators and insiders say the “map” now looks very different, this breakdown connects every major piece. Subscribe for more daily deep-dives into the cases shaping American culture — and the shadows behind the headlines. #HiddenKillers #DiddyCase #KirkBurrowes #HipHopHistory #TrueCrimeNews #TupacShakur #BiggieSmalls #MusicIndustry #PopCultureAnalysis #Investigations Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872

4 Dec 21min