50 Cent settles assault case ahead of Diddy Netflix doc

Rapper 50 Cent has reached a settlement in a civil assault lawsuit.

The settlement comes just days before Netflix releases the documentary he produced about Sean “Diddy” Combs.

The lawsuit was filed by Guadalupe de los Santos, who says the incident took place in September 2024.

According to the complaint, 50 Cent, real name Curtis Jackson III, came up behind de los Santos in his SUV at a traffic light in Los Angeles, People reports.

The front passenger door of the SUV “suddenly and forcefully opened” and struck de los Santos, knocking him off his scooter, the filing states.

The plaintiff claimed the act was done at Jackson’s direction and sought damages for assault, battery, emotional distress, and negligence.

Originally filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the case was later moved to the US District Court for the Central District of Florida. Jackson had filed a motion to dismiss, with a hearing scheduled for December 22.

However, the two sides reached an agreement in principle on November 25 and are finalising a formal settlement.

The timing coincides with the upcoming release of Sean Combs: The Reckoning, a four-part Netflix docuseries produced by Jackson.

The series, premiering December 2, looks at Diddy’s rise in music and the criminal world around him after his federal convictions.