In light of the sex trafficking allegations againstSean “Diddy” Combs, the music producer’s former relationship withJennifer Lopezhas come under scrutiny once again. However, one of J.Lo’sformer workersrecently defended the singer, arguing that she was not aware of her ex’s alleged criminal activities.
Thea de Sousa, who worked as an assistant producer in the development of Jennifer’s 2002 rom-comMaid In Manhattan,took to Threads—a social media app from Meta—to insist on the pop star’s innocence.
HighlightsJ.Lo’s ex-staffer insists she was unaware of Diddy’s alleged crimes.Jennifer Lopez, who dated Diddy briefly from 1999 to 2001, said their relationship was “tumultuous.“Diddy faces sex trafficking, racketeering, and criminal enterprise charges.
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A former Hollywood developer who worked with Jennifer Lopez defended the star amid accusations that she was involved in her ex, Sean “Diddy” Comb’s, alleged criminal activities
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“If you knewJennifer Lopez, if you ever worked with her like I did, or if you were close with people who are like family to her like I am, you would know she did not have any idea about Diddy,” Thea penned.
“She does not deserve to be conflated with his shocking and criminal misdeeds,” the former Hollywood developer concluded.
J. Lo and Diddy dated briefly from 1999 to early 2001
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Jennifer and Diddy had an on-and-offrelationshipfrom 1999 to early 2001.
During a 2019 appearance onThe Breakfast Clubradio show, theMarry Mesinger described their time together as “tumultuous.”
“The Puffy era was just kind of a crazy, heightened time in my life. You know, Puffy and I both grew up in the Bronx.
“He had been in the music business and had all this success; I was just starting and making my first album when I met him. He became kind of a mentor to me at that moment. We had this kind of crazy, tumultuous relationship that ended in a bang.”
“She does not deserve to be conflated with his shocking and criminal misdeeds,” Thea de Sousa wrote on Threads
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Jennifer suggested at the time that she had ended her relationship with thehip-hop mogulin February 2001 because he had been unfaithful. “I never caught him but I just knew. He’d say he was going to a club for a couple of hours and then never come back that night,” the mom of two toldEntertainment Weeklyin 2003.
“I had to think, ‘Do I want to be home with kids in 10 years wondering where somebody is at three in the morning?’”
Jennifer was recently captured on videoavoiding a questionabout her ex after attending the AFI FEST 2024 screening ofUnstoppable.
Jennifer previously described her relationship with the hip-hop mogul as “tumultuous”
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Last September, Diddywas arrestedon charges of sex trafficking, racketeering, and the “creation of a criminal enterprise in which he abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct.”
The latest batch of lawsuits include allegations from two men who were underage at the time of the alleged sexual assaults, theBBCreported.
Federal prosecutors allege that the 55-year-old used drugs, violence, and the power of his status to “lurefemale victims” into extended sex acts.
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Adria English, one of his accusers, claimed that Diddy had used her as a “sexual pawn for the pleasure and financial benefit of others” during theinfamous White Partieshe hosted in New York and Miami.
TheHarlem-born rapperpleaded not guilty and was twice denied bail. His attorney told reporters he was a “fighter” who was “not afraid of the charges.”
He is currently in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, while awaiting his next court appearance. His trial is set to begin on May 5, 2025. If convicted, he faces a sentence of anywhere from 15 years to life in prison.You May LikeTitan Sub’s Eerie Last Moments Exposed In Newly Released Audio: “A Disaster Waiting To Happen"Lei RVDisney Worker Downloads Free AI Tool—Loses Job And $200,000 BonusesLei RVGene Hackman Investigators Share Update On The Dogs That SurvivedRenan Duarte
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