Ja Rule to Marlon Wayans, celebrities who criticized 50 cent over Diddy documentary

The long-running tension among Ja Rule, Marlon Wayans, and 50 Cent surfaced again after Netflix released its four-part Sean Combs docuseries, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. The project appeared to create fresh distance between the longtime rivals. According to Complex, Ja Rule had begun calling out 50 Cent shortly after the series premiered on December 2. He fired off a string of posts that made his stance unmistakably clear, tweeting,

“You rat, always have been, always will be a fucking RAT… Used car salesman suit wearing, field goal nose having, Herman Munster head ass n***a.”

A few days later, he doubled down, writing,

“Let's be real that n***a dgaf about the victims we ALL know why he did the doc… Herman's a cancer to the culture if he cares so much then donate the profits to charities for domestic violence.”

Ja later stressed that he was “not condoning Diddy’s behavior” and was instead “showcasing” what he viewed as Fif’s motives. The back-and-forth escalated when Ja Rule circulated AI-generated images placing 50 Cent alongside Diddy. One of those edited photos, showing the pair shoulder-to-shoulder in a hot tub, was re-shared by Marlon Wayans, who added,

“Just for the record… Bro… let’s correct the narratives Curtis. Rub a dub dub. STOP 🛑🙉🙈🙊.”

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From AI photos to karma talk: Ja Rule and Marlon Wayans revive tension with 50 Cent

On December 9, Ja Rule posted an Instagram carousel that opened with a real photo of 50 and Diddy at a 2004 Universal Music Group Grammy reception. The rest of the images appeared to be artificially created. He captioned the post,

“I’m your karma chump… 🤣😈.”

Marlon Wayans had addressed the situation during an interview on The Cruz Show, saying 50 Cent should consider the consequences of his actions.

“50 and Puff have a long-term beef. It's personal… And before it's between him and Puff, it's between both of them and God… Just the way Puff is down on his luck and 50 is kicking a man when he's down. If… luck turn on 50, you know that you got to be careful what you put out. There's a karma to every action that you do,” he shared.

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50 Cent fired back at Marlon Wayans after Karma remarks sparked an Instagram spat:

Complex reported that Marlon Wayans’ comments about karma pushed 50 Cent to jump into the exchange on Instagram. Fif responded by posting an image of Wayans’ White Chicks character, Marcus Anthony Copeland II, dressed as Tiffany Wilson, along with the caption,

“Keep my name out your mouth boy.”

Marlon Wayans answered right back. He shared a parody version of the 12 Years a Slave poster, replacing Chiwetel Ejiofor’s head with 50 Cent’s.

“Now let’s think about this 50,” he wrote.

During the same interview in which he previously discussed karma, Marlon Wayans was also asked about the speculation around Diddy’s alleged involvement in 2Pac’s killing. He pushed back on the idea that a documentary’s framing automatically signals truth, saying,

“Who's telling the story, right? You can create any narrative as a producer, as a director, and as a storyteller. I can create a narrative. … I can get interviews. … I can get footage, and I could make you think this about that person. And that doesn't necessarily mean it's true.”

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Ja Rule surprised fans with a supportive message for Diddy as 50 Cent promoted The Reckoning:

50 Cent’s issues with both Ja Rule and Diddy had stretched back years, and the tension rarely cooled. But in November, Ja took a noticeably different route. Instead of piling on Diddy, he offered a sympathetic message to the Bad Boy founder during an appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored.

“It’s another Black man in this industry going through some unfortunate circumstances, I wish him luck with everything he’s going through—and if there’s victims in this. I can’t speak on things that I don’t know about, Piers … but I wish everybody love,” Ja Rule shared.

Meanwhile, 50 had been teasing The Reckoning for months, even tossing out potential titles like Diddy Do It? and Surviving P Diddy. By late 2024, he predicted the project would break records.

“I’ve been committed to real storytelling for years through G-Unit Film and Television,” he said in a Netflix statement.

“I’m grateful to everyone who came forward and trusted us with their stories, and proud to have Alexandria Stapleton as the director on the project to bring this important story to the screen,” he added.

Deadline reported on December 9, 2025, that although Stranger Things 5 held the top spot on Netflix last week, it didn’t run unchallenged. The streamer’s latest docuseries, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, came surprisingly close. The four-episode deep dive, backed by executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, drew 21.8 million views in its debut week.