Joe Budden has strong feelings about the upcoming Zeus docuseries featuring Christian, 27, and Justin Combs, 32, the sons of controversial music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. As TheGrio previously reported, a trailer for the project was released earlier this week which featured the two young men sitting side by side as they watched a television screen flash a series of negative headlines about their father. The short clip ends with Justin receiving a collect call from Fort Dix, the the federal prison where their father is currently serving his sentence.
In the latest episode of his ‘Joe Budden Podcast,’ the rapper and talking head reacts to the social media clip:
“I think this is a horrible idea,” Budden says. “A horrible idea. I don’t know if I could think of a worse idea. And I f*ck with them two, like I’m not against them. Like, they didn’t do it. They’ve been nothing but kind to me. They look stupid in the trailer.”
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His sentiments were echoed by others on the show, some of whom had not even seen the clip.
Zeus’ CEO Lemmuel Plummer defended the network’s decision to move forward with the project in a statement released shortly after the teaser dropped on social media”
“To be clear, this documentary is about giving Justin and Christian the opportunity to share their personal story,” Plummer said. “Weāre not here to endorse Diddy or anyone else. As a network, we believe in giving individuals a platform to tell their own experiences, just like any network that enters the documentary space. Weāre simply allowing these stories to be told, and thatās the essence of what weāre doing here. Thanks for understanding and for letting us bring these narratives to light.”
Budden hasn’t been on the only one speaking out about the series. While nearly 300,000 people have liked the original trailer posted on Instagram, a number of comments expressed disdain towards the idea.
“Lemmy you shouldāve left this one alone, 50 bout to have a field day with you š©,” one person remarked.
Another read, “Excuse me? š .. Not lemmy out here standing with Diddy š”
Some seemed to delight in the messiness of the idea. One person remarked, “I canāt wait to see wat the lil diddlers have to sayā¼ļøš this should be goodā¦”
Others questioned Justin and Christian’s innocence: “Nobody care about their POVā¦. They were involved too š¤¦š½āāļø,” another posted added.
50 cent didn’t waste any time making his thoughts known on the matter.
The rapper shared the tail end of the trailer on his Instagram page along with the caption, āWow I want to see this show, Iām not sure this was a good idea.” Ā
The docuseries doesnāt yet have an official release date, though itās expected to debut sometime in 2026.
