Former Vibe editor-in-chief Danyel Smith has accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of threatening to kill her throughout a dispute over {a magazine} cowl — an allegation his attorneys name “pure fiction.”
In a Jan. 23 sneak peek of the upcoming Investigation Discovery docuseries The Fall of Diddy, Smith claims Combs requested to view the quilt, however she declined, citing firm coverage to not share a canopy or story earlier than publication. After refusing Combs’ request once more, she alleges he advised her over the cellphone that he would see her “lifeless in a trunk.”
Smith explains how she then contacted her lawyer, who then referred to as Combs, requesting that Combs fax over an apology or he would contain the police. Smith says she acquired that apology almost two hours later.
“What I’ve solely lately come to appreciate by means of members of the employees at the moment was that [Combs] had really, within the days earlier than, come as much as the Vibe places of work with two powerful guys on the lookout for me,” Smith additional alleges within the clip.
Smith made the identical allegation, referencing a 1997 cowl story on Combs, in a July 2024 private essay printed within the New York Times Magazine.
Based on a supply, “The narrative offered is a reinterpretation that doesn’t precisely replicate the 30-year skilled relationship. If this particular person really felt threatened, why did she proceed to attend occasions and dinners, and meet with Mr. Combs over the past 30 years — most lately in 2021 attended a enterprise assembly at his residence relating to a challenge.”
In an announcement obtained by PEOPLE, Combs’ attorneys acknowledged that, “These documentaries are speeding to money in on the media circus surrounding Mr. Combs. The producers failed to supply adequate time or particulars for his representatives to handle unsubstantiated claims, many from unidentified individuals whose allegations lack context. By withholding this data, they made it unattainable for Mr. Combs to current details to counter these fabricated accusations. This manufacturing is clearly meant to current a one-sided and prejudicial narrative. As we have stated earlier than, Mr. Combs can’t reply to each publicity stunt or facially ridiculous declare. He has full confidence within the details and the judicial course of, the place the reality will prevail: the accusations in opposition to him are pure fiction.”
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Combs is at the moment behind bars at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Middle as he awaits his trial on federal intercourse crime costs, which is scheduled for Could. He has pleaded not responsible.
The disgraced music mogul has additionally been named as a defendant in additional than 30 lawsuits accusing him of sexual misconduct.
The Fall of Diddy is about to premiere on Monday, Jan. 27 and Tuesday, Jan. 28 from 9 to 11 p.m. japanese time on Investigation Discovery and also will be obtainable for streaming on Max.
If you happen to or somebody you realize has been sexually assaulted, please contact the Nationwide Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.
