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Sean “Diddy” Combs is reeling behind bars and claiming he will sue Netflix and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson for the docuseries “Sean Combs: The Reckoning.” However, they might not be the only ones in the line of legal fire. The series director, Alexandria Stapleton, could also be on Diddy’s lawsuit radar, and she has just addressed whether she thinks she’ll be in trouble.
As we previously reported, Combs’ legal team sent a cease-and-desist letter on Monday, Dec. 1, to stop the release of the four-part docuseries on Netflix. That wasn’t enough to halt the documentary, though, as it dropped right on schedule the following day, Dec. 2, and skyrocketed to Netflix’s most-watched list.
After the release, a spokesperson for Combs told TMZ that Netflix had relied on stolen footage to create the documentary, raising a legal issue. At the time, Stapleton spoke out in the Netflix publication Tudum, stating that they had obtained the footage through legal means. Now, she is doubling down on her statement.
Appearing on Stephen A. Smith’s podcast, “Straight Shooter,” Stapleton discussed the docuseries and addressed the possibility of a lawsuit after Smith asked if she was concerned that Combs’ legal team would come after her.
“You know, as far as being concerned about things, I cannot pretend to know what Sean (Combs) is going to do or what he’s not going to do when it comes to legal proceedings,” she said. “But I do know that we (she and Netflix) were very buttoned-up.”
Stapleton then expressed confidence in Netflix and reiterated that they obtained the footage through legal means.
“I have an amazing partner in Netflix,” she said. “We were very legally sound, and that was very important to us in putting this film out. So, that’s where I stand today.”
Outside of a possible court case, Stapleton also spoke about what she wants viewers to take from the docuseries.
“I just hope that the takeaway, the conversations trend into positivity.”
Further explaining what she meant by positivity, Stapleton added, “Positivity is being able to hold people accountable for bad behavior. Positivity is men and women being able to talk about being victims of sexual assault … without feeling like they have to hide it out of shame and embarrassment.”
Continuing, Stapleton expressed that she tried to shine a light on all the contributions Combs gave to Hip Hop culture, which she did to raise the question of how to distill the good from the bad.
“Sean Combs contributed a lot to the culture, and I also tried to shine a light on that,” she explained. “What do you do when you have someone who’s done heroic things in that space, but has all of these allegations … How do you distill the good from him and the bad? These are all things I wish we could be talking about instead of getting dragged into the social media pieces.”
You can watch the full interview below:
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