Alexandria Stapleton on chronicling the rise and reckoning of Sean Combs
The Business · KCRW
January 30, 202630m 2s
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Show Notes
<p dir="ltr">This week, Kim speaks with Alexandria Stapleton, the DGA Award nominated director of <em>Sean Combs: The Reckoning</em>, a Netflix docuseries that examines the rise and fall of the hip hop mogul. Stapleton discusses partnering with executive producer 50 Cent, her approach to telling the story without turning it into a hit piece, and the care required when working with the alleged victims of Combs. She also explains how Netflix’s legal team vetted controversial pre arrest footage that Combs had commissioned himself.</p>
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