Sean "Diddy" Combs is calling Netflix's upcoming docuseries about him a "shameful hit piece."

A spokesperson for Combs on Monday, Dec. 1, issued a statement on his behalf, calling out Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos for greenlighting the project, a four-part docuseries titled "Sean Combs: The Reckoning."

The docuseries, executive-produced by rapper and longtime foe of Combs, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, will feature exclusive interviews with people previously a part of his close circle and "never-before-seen materials," per a Netflix news release from Tuesday, Nov. 25.

The disgraced hip hop mogul, who's currently serving a four-year prison sentence for his conviction on federal prostitution charges, addressed a "Good Morning America" segment from Monday morning where the first trailer for the docuseries was released, along with an interview with Jackson and director and co-producer Alexandria Stapleton.

"Today's 'GMA' teaser confirms that Netflix relied on stolen footage that was never authorized for release," the statement on Monday read. "As Netflix and CEO Ted Sarandos know, Mr. Combs has been amassing footage since he was 19 to tell his own story, in his own way. It is fundamentally unfair, and illegal, for Netflix to misappropriate that work."

In the trailer that premiered this morning, Combs is seen speaking with his attorneys about legal strategy, saying: "I’m going to get off the phone right now and I am going to let you professionals look at the situation and come back to me with a solution," sternly telling them, "You are not working together the right way. We're losing."

Combs said in his statement, too, that Netflix was "plainly desperate to sensationalize every minute of Mr. Combs's life, without regard for truth, in order to capitalize on a never-ending media frenzy."

"If Netflix cared about truth or about Mr. Combs's legal rights, it would not be ripping private footage out of context – including conversations with his lawyers that were never intended for public viewing," the statement from Combs said. "No rights in that material were ever transferred to Netflix or any third party."

Combs' statement called it "equally staggering" that Netflix would hand "creative control" to Jackson, who has been a "longtime adversary" of the Bad Boy Entertainment founder. The statement claims the rapper has a "personal vendetta" against Combs, and that this docuseries is a result of that.

Jackson addressed the criticism that the Netflix project is motivated by his own personal ill will toward Combs rather than elevating the voices of victims. "If I didn't say anything, you would interpret it as hip-hop being fine with his behavior," he said. "There's no one else being vocal … those things would allow an entire culture to register as if they were for that behavior."

Combs' team claimed that "beyond the legal issues," the Netflix docuseries "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" is a "personal breach of trust," adding that "Mr. Combs has long respected Ted Sarandos and admired the legacy of Clarence Avant."

"For Netflix to give his life story to someone who has publicly attacked him for decades feels like an unnecessary and deeply personal affront," the statement concluded. "At minimum, he expected fairness from people he respected."

A very pregnant Casandra Fine Ventura, known professionally as Cassie, was the star witness in Combs' two-month federal trial over the summer and provided days of harrowing and emotional testimony. Another witness, who testified under the pseudonym Jane, alleged that Combs threatened to stop paying her rent if she didn't have sex with other men at his behest after she said she didn't want to.

On July 2, a New York jury found Combs guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution while acquitting him of the most serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking.

Netflix 'Sean Combs: The Reckoning' release date

The four-episode docuseries titled "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" will be available to stream on Netflix on Dec. 2.

When will Diddy be released from prison?

Combs is set to be released from federal prison on May 8, 2028, after serving 50 months in custody, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons' online database. That date is likely to change as he serves his sentence.

Combs' lawyers previously tried and failed to get the judge to either overturn his conviction or grant him a new trial.

Contributing: Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY

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