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A lawsuit filed Thursday in California accuses Grammy-winning producer Diplo of distributing revenge porn.
Diplo, actual title Thomas Wesley Pentz, has produced or collaborated with Gwen Stefani, Britney Spears, Snoop Dogg, Madonna, Shakira, Unhealthy Bunny and Beyoncé, amongst others.
The go well with was filed by a Jane Doe in California and claims that the producer distributed sexual photos and movies of her with out her consent.
The girl lives in New York and claims she had an ongoing sexual relationship with Diplo between 2016 and 2023.
“Throughout that point, Plaintiff made it recognized that she didn’t need Defendant Diplo recording them participating in sexual actions with out her express consent, nor did she need him to distribute photos and/or movies to 3rd events and by no means gave him consent to take action,” the go well with states.
In November 2023, a 3rd occasion “informed Plaintiff that she was in possession of photos and movies of Plaintiff and Defendant Diplo having intercourse.”
The court docket paperwork declare “Defendant Diplo shared the pictures and/or movies with the third events by way of textual content messaging and Snapchat.”
Jane Doe says within the lawsuit that she submitted a police report back to the NYPD about Diplo in November 2023.
Diplo was beforehand sued for sexual abuse, distributing revenge porn and different misconduct by a Los Angeles girl, Shelly Auguste, in 2021.
Diplo denied her claims in a 2021 Instagram publish, and in 2022, he received a $1.2-million arbitration ruling that Auguste’s social media posts violated the phrases of a mutual restraining order.
Auguste’s go well with towards Diplo is ready for a civil trial in January.
Diplo has not publicly responded to the newest allegations. Deadline has reached out for remark.