Diddy Accused Of Dying Threats Towards Former Vibe Editor

Former Vibe editor-in-chief Danyel Smith grappled together with her historical past with Sean “Diddy” Combs amid his authorized points in a New York Occasions Journal essay. Smith recalled Diddy threatening her over a 1997 journal cowl.

“My assistant obtained a name on my line,” Smith wrote. “’It’s Puffy,’ she stated. I obtained my thoughts proper and picked up. He was nonetheless on message: He wished to see the covers. I used to be nonetheless on message: It’s not what we do. It was then that Combs informed me, as I’ve retold tons of of instances over time, that he would see me ‘lifeless within the trunk of a automobile.’ Not lacking a beat, I informed him he wanted to take that menace again. ‘Take it again,’ I stated, sounding as if I had been 10. ‘Take what again?’ Then, with a vile snort, ‘F### you.’

She continued, “’Take it again now,’ I stated. ‘Or I’m calling my lawyer, and also you’re going to jail.’ He stated: ‘I do know the place you might be proper now. Proper on Lexington.’ I known as my private lawyer. I have no idea what he stated to Combs. Inside two hours, Combs faxed over an apology. One in all my male bosses was livid that I had not concerned him. Combs had known as him to complain that I sicced my lawyer on him, as if I one way or the other wasn’t taking part in honest.”

Smith detailed how she walked into work in the future after the threats and found the journal’s servers had been stolen. The Diddy cowl subject was saved on the servers. Rumors unfold claiming the theft was an “inside job.” Somebody from Vibe supposedly let Dangerous Boy Data movers within the constructing. Reps for Diddy declined to remark.

Diddy is the topic of a federal investigation and faces a number of lawsuits. The disgraced mogul has been accused of sexual assault and intercourse trafficking.

The Dangerous Boy Data founder’s downfall started when his ex-girlfriend Cassie sued him for rape and years of abuse in November 2023. They settled out of court docket, however Cassie impressed extra girls to return ahead and file lawsuits towards Diddy. Homeland Safety raided his houses as a part of a federal investigation in March.