50 Cent Says He Spoke to Cassie to Prepare for Producing ‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning’: ‘It Was Important’
50 Cent was heavily involved as a producer on Netflix’s Sean Combs: The Reckoning. The G-Unit mogul was in contact with numerous individuals in preparation for the docuseries, including Diddy’s ex, Cassie Ventura.
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50 graced the cover of Us Weekly on Tuesday (Dec. 9), which saw him dish on all things Diddy and The Reckoning.
“I think she’s going to understand it,” 50 said when asked what Cassie would think about the doc. “It was important [that I] spoke to her to understand how things transpired.”
The Queens, N.Y., legend also spoke with Cassie’s husband, Alex Fine. “[I had] conversations with her and her husband,” he added. “[We had] separate, individual communication. When you hear things multiple times from different people, it rings true.”
Attorneys for Diddy filed a cease-and-desist calling for Netflix to shelf the “shameful hit piece” four-part docuseries, which amassed 21.8 million views in its opening week on the streaming giant, according to Deadline. Netflix denied the claims from Combs’ team.
Cassie lit the fuse on Diddy’s downfall when she filed a bombshell lawsuit in 2023, accusing Combs of rape, assault and years of physical abuse. The suit was settled less than two days later, but it was just the tip of the iceberg for lawsuits and eventual federal charges for Diddy.
Cassie’s relationship with the disgraced mogul was at the center of an episode of The Reckoning, showing a pattern of abuse and narcissism at the center of his empire. She was also a prominent figure in the freak-offs Diddy would allegedly control with male escorts.
The “Me+U” singer split from Diddy for good in 2018 after about a decade of on-and-off dating. She married fitness entrepreneur Fine in 2019, and the couple has three children together.
50 Cent told ABC News on Dec. 1 that he believes Cassie is a victim who was caught up in Diddy’s dark world of chaos. “I believe Cassie’s a victim in all of this. She came in at like 18 or 19 years old in the very beginning. After a while, you’re conditioned for it,” he said. “If I didn’t say anything, you would interpret it as hip-hop is fine with [Diddy’s] behavior.”
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