In an interview with Robin Roberts for Good Morning America, 50 Cent said his role as an executive producer on the Diddy documentary, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, is nothing personal.
Joined by the director of the four-part Netflix documentary, Alexandria Stapleton, 50 Cent was asked if anything about the finished product “surprised” him. “It was surprising that he actually filmed it,” said 50 Cent after a clip was shown of Diddy talking with his lawyers about the abuse allegations he faced. “It was very interesting to watch a man who’s known for his brand… He has a really amazing knack for marketing and all of that, and how he was sort of taking that into account in how he was coming off to the public,” added Stapleton.
In another preview of the interview, Diddy is seen interacting with the public in Harlem and then later requesting some hand sanitizer because had “been in the streets among the people.” He added that he felt like he needed to “take a bath” because he came into contact with some people. “That shows you his character,” 50 said. “What’s the odds you would do that in front of a camera? That’s one of the moments where he forgot he was on tape.”
50 Cent was also asked how he feels about people criticizing his involvement with the documentary because of his issues with Diddy. “What they considering a preexisting beef, for twenty years… [It’s] me being uncomfortable with him suggesting that he takes me shopping,” 50 explained. “It was like a tester. Like, ‘Maybe you’ll come play with me.’ And… It’s not personal.”
Stapleton added that the documentary is not primarily told through the perspectives of people who don’t like Diddy, and it’s not just about “the salacious details” of his private life. “The real goal was to storytell,” she said. “Not everyone needed to have an allegation to be a part of this project.”
50 Cent also said that he believes what Cassie alleged against Diddy in her lawsuit, which kicked off a wave of similar allegations and ultimately led up to the disgraced Bad Boy Records founder’s arrest. “I feel like Cassie’s a victim in all of this,” said 50 Cent. “She came in… [She was] like 18, 19 years old, in the very beginning. Over time, [she was] conditioned for it.”
Near the end of the interview, Roberts asked 50 Cent if he felt that hip-hop as a culture was also on trial. “If I didn’t say anything, you would interpret it as hip-hop is fine with his behavior,” he said. “There’s no one else being vocal.”
He was also asked how he thinks Diddy will feel about the documentary when he gets a chance to see it, and he smiled, “Like, ‘Wow, this is amazing.’ I think he’s going to say, ‘This is the best documentary I’ve seen in a long time.’ … He may feel different about pieces and bits of it, but he knows the truth. I think he’ll see the truth in it.”
The documentary is set to debut on Netflix on Tuesday (Dec. 2). When a trailer for his CBS interview went live, 50 Cent joked, “I just didn’t like he said fruity shit to me. 🤨and he said fruity shit to me, I don’t like that!”