Netflix's Hit Diddy Documentary Makes Some Outrageous Insinuations. Here's What You Need to Know.

"The hip-hop mogul was cleared of the more serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking, and only found guilty of the lesser charge of transportation to engage in prostitution-a more lenient verdict than some expected, all things considered. But that didn't stop one of Combs' longtime rivals, rapper 50 Cent, from going ahead with his previously announced plans to executive produce a documentary chronicling Combs' alleged misdeeds."

"The series aims to cover a lot of ground in four hourlong episodes, going over the recent sexual assault allegations against the entrepreneur (which are still mounting in filed civil suits that currently tally over 70) as well as various prominent questions of his past, like, What, if any, is his alleged involvement in the murder of beloved rapper Tupac?"

Sean 'Diddy' Combs was sentenced to four years in prison after a federal racketeering case while being cleared of racketeering and sex trafficking and convicted only of transportation to engage in prostitution. Rival rapper 50 Cent executive produced a Netflix docuseries, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, which reached No. 1 on the platform. The four hourlong episodes review recent sexual-assault allegations, noting over 70 filed civil suits, and probe questions about his past, including alleged involvement in Tupac's murder. The first two episodes trace his rise, Bad Boy Entertainment, and the East Coast–West Coast feud; the last two examine alleged abuse and financial exploitation of associates.

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