On the eve of Netflix releasing a highly anticipated docuseries about Sean “Diddy” Combs — produced by his longtime foe Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson — the embattled mogul’s lawyers have sent a cease-and-desist letter to the streaming giant, demanding it not release “Sean Combs: The Reckoning.”

In a statement provided to CNN, a spokesperson for Combs also accused Netflix of using “stolen footage that was never authorized for release” in what they called a “shameful hit piece.”

The footage that Combs’ representative is referring to is shown in Netflix’s official trailer for the project, which was released on Monday morning.

“We need to find someone who will work with us who has worked in the dirtiest of dirty businesses,” Combs says in the one-minute trailer. “We are losing.”

Combs spokesperson Juda Engelmayer told CNN that Combs has been continuously filming himself for decades in an effort to chronicle his life for an eventual documentary. Engelmayer explained that the footage seen in Netflix’s trailer, which was filmed six days before Combs’ September 2024 arrest, was part of that documentary effort.

“Sean was making his own documentary since he was 19 years old. This footage was commissioned as part of it,” Engelmayer told CNN on Monday via email.

Engelmayer told CNN that neither Combs, who is serving a four-year sentence after a jury delivered a mixed verdict in his federal trial, nor his team has seen the Netflix docuseries in advance.

“We will see it tonight. Neither Netflix, nor Mr. Jackson were kind enough to offer us a screener,” Engelmayer said.

In response to CNN’s request for comment, a spokesperson for Netflix referred CNN to a statement from the docuseries’ director, Alexandra Stapleton, who said the filmmaking team obtained the footage legally.

“It came to us, We obtained the footage legally and have the necessary rights,” Stapleton said. “We moved heaven and earth to keep the filmmaker’s identity confidential. One thing about Sean Combs is that he’s always filming himself, and it’s been an obsession throughout the decades. We also reached out to Sean Combs’ legal team for an interview and comment multiple times, but did not hear back.”

In their cease-and-desist letter, attorneys for Combs threaten to take further legal action, writing on Monday, “As you are undoubtedly aware, Mr. Combs has not hesitated to take legal action against media entities and others who violate his rights, and he will not hesitate to do so against Netflix.”

Combs previously filed a $100 million defamation suit against NBCUniversal for a documentary on Combs that it aired on Peacock, “Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.”

On the eve of Netflix releasing a highly anticipated docuseries about Sean “Diddy” Combs — produced by his longtime foe Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson — the embattled mogul’s lawyers have sent a cease-and-desist letter to the streaming giant, demanding it not release “Sean Combs: The Reckoning.”

In a statement provided to CNN, a spokesperson for Combs also accused Netflix of using “stolen footage that was never authorized for release” in what they called a “shameful hit piece.”

The footage that Combs’ representative is referring to is shown in Netflix’s official trailer for the project, which was released on Monday morning.

“We need to find someone who will work with us who has worked in the dirtiest of dirty businesses,” Combs says in the one-minute trailer. “We are losing.”

Combs spokesperson Juda Engelmayer told CNN that Combs has been continuously filming himself for decades in an effort to chronicle his life for an eventual documentary. Engelmayer explained that the footage seen in Netflix’s trailer, which was filmed six days before Combs’ September 2024 arrest, was part of that documentary effort.

“Sean was making his own documentary since he was 19 years old. This footage was commissioned as part of it,” Engelmayer told CNN on Monday via email.

Engelmayer told CNN that neither Combs, who is serving a four-year sentence after a jury delivered a mixed verdict in his federal trial, nor his team has seen the Netflix docuseries in advance.

“We will see it tonight. Neither Netflix, nor Mr. Jackson were kind enough to offer us a screener,” Engelmayer said.

In response to CNN’s request for comment, a spokesperson for Netflix referred CNN to a statement from the docuseries’ director, Alexandra Stapleton, who said the filmmaking team obtained the footage legally.

“It came to us, We obtained the footage legally and have the necessary rights,” Stapleton said. “We moved heaven and earth to keep the filmmaker’s identity confidential. One thing about Sean Combs is that he’s always filming himself, and it’s been an obsession throughout the decades. We also reached out to Sean Combs’ legal team for an interview and comment multiple times, but did not hear back.”

In their cease-and-desist letter, attorneys for Combs threaten to take further legal action, writing on Monday, “As you are undoubtedly aware, Mr. Combs has not hesitated to take legal action against media entities and others who violate his rights, and he will not hesitate to do so against Netflix.”

Combs previously filed a $100 million defamation suit against NBCUniversal for a documentary on Combs that it aired on Peacock, “Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.”