A newly released Netflix documentary has exposed a tense, private conversation between Sean 'P Diddy' Combs and his legal team, occurring just days before his dramatic arrest in September 2024.
The Hotel Room Confrontation
The opening sequences of Sean Combs: The Reckoning, which premiered on 2 December 2025, show the 56-year-old music mogul pacing a New York hotel room. He was in the city awaiting a potential federal indictment from the New York Southern District, following raids by Homeland Security on his properties.
In previously unreleased footage, Combs is heard on an 'emergency call' with his solicitor, Marc Agnifilo. Expressing clear frustration, Diddy told his legal team, "Y'all are not working together the right way. We're losing." He admitted, "It's really going to be hard for me to take more hits than I've taken."
A Clash Over Media Strategy
A significant point of contention was the strategy for handling the barrage of media coverage surrounding the allegations against him. Agnifilo outlined that their 'core theme' was to assert that Combs had done nothing wrong and to highlight his decision to face the situation in New York.
Diddy, however, was deeply sceptical. He criticised the absence of a dedicated spokesperson, despite having his legal team act as press contacts. "You have to have some sort of comms to constantly be pushing that, Marc," he insisted, stressing the need for a coordinated public relations effort across mainstream and social media.
His primary fear was that potential jurors would be influenced by negative reports before the trial. He even suggested finding a communications specialist who had "dealt in the dirtiest of dirtiest dirty business of media and propaganda."
Arrest, Trial, and Documentary Backlash
On 16 September 2024, Diddy was arrested and faced charges including sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation for prostitution. After a two-month trial concluding in July 2025, the jury found him guilty solely on the prostitution charges, acquitting him of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.
The docuseries, executive produced by Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson, has been met with fierce condemnation from Combs's camp. A representative for Diddy labelled it a "shameful hit piece" using "stolen footage," arguing that Netflix misappropriated private conversations with his lawyers.
In response, the series director, Alexandria Stapleton, stated they "obtained the footage legally" and have the necessary rights. She noted that Combs's team was approached for comment multiple times but did not respond. Diddy continues to deny all accusations against him.
