Diddy accuses sexual assault accuser, Rodney Jones, of stealing footage used in Netflix documentary

The countersuit claims the producer took material intended for Combs’ own project and sold it elsewhere.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is countersuing Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, alleging the music producer stole footage intended for Combs’ own documentary and sold it for use in Netflix’s “Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” executive produced by 50 Cent. The dispute follows Combs’ earlier cease-and-desist against the Netflix project and questions raised by his longtime videographer about unauthorized footage appearing in the series. The countersuit marks the latest legal battle between Combs and Jones.

TMZ reported that Combs claims Jones used a position of trust to access and take computer drives containing footage owned by the music mogul. Combs alleges Jones copied the material and later sold it to Netflix and 50 Cent for their competing documentary.

The filing traces their working relationship to a December 2022 trip to St. Barts, where Jones was one of several artists accompanying Combs and his family. Combs claims Jones tried to stay close to him and later accessed a videographer’s workspace to obtain the footage without drawing suspicion.

Combs also accuses Jones of defaming him in “Sean Combs: The Reckoning” by repeating allegations from the civil lawsuit Jones filed against him in 2024.

Jones’ lawsuit accused Combs of sexual assault and other misconduct while Jones worked with him. Among his allegations, Jones claimed Combs groped him and exposed himself in his presence. Combs has denied the allegations and now claims Jones filed the lawsuit in an effort to obtain additional money for what he described as producer services after Jones had already been paid.

The new filing also revives questions surrounding how Netflix obtained previously unseen footage used in “Sean Combs: The Reckoning.” Before the documentary premiered in December 2025, Combs’ lawyers called the project “unfair and illegal” and objected to footage they said had not been authorized for release.

Days later, Michael Oberlies, Combs’ longtime videographer, publicly criticized the use of footage he said appeared in the documentary without his permission.

Diddy’s countersuit now puts those ownership claims into a direct legal fight with Jones. Whether Combs can prove the footage was stolen and sold remains for the court to determine.