The drama behind the scenes of the hit Netflix documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning is heating up, and it’s not just about Diddy. Nearly a year after the project made waves, former Bad Boy Records rapper Mark Curry is speaking out, claiming he’s been left out in the cold by the documentary’s executive producer, 50 Cent.
The tension comes on the heels of 50 Cent’s Creative Arts Emmy win for the episode “Blink Again,” a moment Curry feels should have included him.
“So when we first did this documentary, I was supposed to get a production credit. And so that’s why I put the documentary together the way that I did. I gave them a lot of talent,” Curry claimed.
The response from 50 Cent? A characteristically blunt message on Instagram: “yo chill 🥷 what’s your cashapp, 👀 $Diddytouchedyourbutt.”
But for Curry, the issue goes far beyond a credit. He’s also raising questions about the financial side of the project, specifically noting that 50 Cent had announced proceeds would benefit victims of sexual assault—a claim Curry says he hasn’t seen verified.
“I still was waiting, patiently trying to see what this was all about, what this was all for,” he said. “Nothing really ever came about. So I was like, ‘Hold up, this right here is worse than any deal I could [sign]. You talk about a deal with Puff, this is the worst deal than the worst deal.”
Curry didn’t hold back on his frustration regarding 50 Cent’s Emmy win, suggesting the mogul is profiting off “the pain of other people’s story” without actually supporting those who are “the actual victims.”
“I tried several times several different ways to do other kind of business with 50,” Curry added. “Every angle that i tried was almost like I’m asking them so they was like, ‘We don’t stand by this documentary that you’re pitching.'”
Despite the bitterness, Curry says he’s choosing to focus on his own path forward. “So I’m sitting back and I’m watching all of this stuff transpiring…I didn’t want to say anything. I still have so many other angles and so many other things that I’m working on that I’m not going to let [50 Cent] be the person that’s responsible for my success. So I’m still pushing for my success.”
The documentary, which debuted at No. 1 on Netflix with a massive 21.8 million viewers in its first week, featured several former Bad Boy associates, including co-founder Kirk Burrows, who alleged that Diddy once threatened him with a baseball bat to sign over his stake in the label. Diddy is currently serving time at Fort Dix on two counts of violating the Mann Act.