LeBron James and Beyoncé are included as witnesses in JAY-Z’s and 50 Cent’s response to the Diddy assault lawsuit

Their remarks are exactly what one would anticipate given the previous past.

An claimed victim has filed a second complaint against Diddy, claiming that LeBron James, Beyoncé, and JAY-Z were witnesses to their assault. 50 Cent and Hov’s legal team responded to the allegations.

According to TMZ, a man named Joseph Manzaro accused the Bad Boy co-founder of assault and sex trafficking, which allegedly occurred at a 2015 event that they all attended. At King Combs’s 17th birthday celebration, which took place at a home owned by Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Manzaro says he was drugged, humiliated in front of others, and coerced into engaging in non-consensual sexual acts.

According to Manzaro, Gloria called for assistance after realizing what he was going through, but Emilio silenced her. Additionally, he asserts that LBJ said, “Y’all better do something about that!” as he passed him while wearing a bath towel. He encountered Hov and Bey after being led through a tunnel to Puff’s neighboring estate. “What is the point of this? The Cowboy Carter artist allegedly questioned, “Why am I facing this half-naked white man wearing a [expletive] mask?” Diddy wants him to watch what we do to snitches, according to Manzaro, who quotes one of Diddy’s aides as saying. This is a component of his penalty. 

In a since-deleted post, 50 Cent included a screenshot of the article along with the eye emojis, “Got Damn how many of these boys Diddy was touching.” However, JAY-Z’s legal team did not take the complaint lightly.

“His lawyer, Alex Spiro, told TMZ that Mr. Carter was not in Florida at the time to witness this incident—he was involved in easily discoverable public activities that prove he was not at this event.” “This is more bullshit that undermines confidence in our ‘justice’ system.” According to TMZ, JAY-Z was unable to attend the party and observe the alleged wrongdoing since he was in New York City giving a presentation about Tidal at the time of the claimed incident.

Information from Gloria and Emilio Estefan’s team may also disprove these charges. Their spokesman stated, “Gloria and Emilio Estefan vehemently refute the accusations made.” “The property in dispute was a house that Gloria and Emilio owned for family purposes, not a residence where they lived. Between 2012 and 2019, no parties were thrown at that property. We will present the court with all the supporting material we have for these facts.

Although the outcome of this specific lawsuit is uncertain, Diddy is facing a litany of accusations as he prepares for his May trial. Since September 2024, the controversial mogul has been imprisoned on federal allegations of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. He has been repeatedly denied bail, and new lawsuits have kept coming in.