Sean “Diddy” Combs is countersuing Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, claiming the producer stole his footage for 50 Cent’s Netflix documentary.
In accordance with court docket paperwork obtained by XXL on Thursday (Aug. 13), the Unhealthy Boy Data founder filed a counterclaim on Tuesday (Aug. 11) towards Jones, who’s suing him for sexual assault, harassment and unpaid work. Within the filings, the rap mogul’s attorneys accused Jones of “shamelessly abusing his place of belief to achieve unauthorized entry to video footage belonging to Diddy to violate federal and state legal guidelines and…to unfold baseless lies about Mr. Combs in pursuit of an undeserved payout.”
Diddy’s attorneys declare that Jones stole laptop drives containing footage meant for the music govt’s personal documentary about his life and as an alternative bought it to Netflix and/or 50 Cent for his documentary in regards to the music mogul.
The four-part docuseries, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, govt produced by 50 Cent, chronicled Diddy’s rise and fall, together with years of sexual misconduct and his subsequent arrest for his intercourse crimes. The doc racked up tens of millions of views and nabbed three Emmy nominations, a lot to Fif’s glee.
“On account of Mr. Jones’s illegal conduct, Mr. Combs misplaced the unique use of his footage and suffered vital monetary and reputational hurt,” Diddy’s attorneys argue of their counterclaim.
XXL has reached out to Diddy’s authorized staff for remark.
Since submitting his bombshell $30 million lawsuit, Rodney Jones has remained steadfast on his claims that Diddy sexually assaulted him and coerced him into sexual encounters with intercourse staff whereas engaged on the rap govt’s Grammy-nominated album, Love Album: Off The Grid, between September of 2022 and November of 2023.
“He is a monster. He’ll do no matter is critical to get precisely what he needs. He doesn’t take no for a solution. He [told me] himself, ‘I will smack my mama.’ Anyone who can say that even jokingly is a monster,” he advised Rolling Stone in August of 2024.
Jones’ lawsuit is only one of a number of which were filed towards Diddy since November of 2023.
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