Former Vibe editor Danyel Smith has accused Sean “Diddy” combs of threatening to kill her during a dispute over the magazine’s cover.
Smith makes the shocking allegations in his upcoming docuseries, The Fall of Diddy, set to be released on January 27th about the investigation’s findings. Smith claimed that Diddy called her office asking to see the cover, but she said company policy prohibited her from sharing the cover or story with anyone before publication. notified him. Smith said Diddy repeated his request but she pushed back again, citing her inability to stick to his wishes.
“I told him I wouldn’t make an exception, and he said if I didn’t show it to him, he would see me dead in the trunk,” Smith claims. did.
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Smith claimed that he asked Diddy to “take it back.”
“He said something to the effect of not taking shit back,” she said in the teaser clip.
“So I said I was calling my lawyer. My lawyer called him and said if he didn’t fax an apology right away, my lawyer would reach out to law enforcement.” 2 hours and then I got that faxed apology,” she claimed.
Smith claimed that she later discovered Diddy had followed her and threatened her safety.
Sean P. Didi Combs 4th Annual Tribeca Film Festival – Vanity Fair Party at the State Supreme Court of New York, New York, USA. (Photo: James Devaney/Wireimage) Getty Images
“That was something I recently came to realize through a member of staff at the time. [Combs] In fact, a few days ago I came to the Vibe office with two tough guys looking for me,” she claimed.
Reference cover story dating back to 1997. Smith published personal essay In the July 2024 New York Times Magazine, we address the same allegations.
Sean “Puffy” Combs during the Sean “Puffy” Combs Trial at Courthouse in New York, NY. (Photo: RJ Capak/Wireimage) Getty Images
in a statement acquisition According to People, Combs’ attorney denied the allegations.
“These documentaries are trying to cash in on the media circus surrounding Mr. Combs. Producers are trying to make unsubstantiated claims, many from unclear participants whose claims lack context. By withholding this information, they provided Mr. Combs with the facts to counter these fabricated charges. made it impossible to present,” they said.
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“This production is clearly intended to present a one-sided and biased narrative. As I have said before, Mr. Combs will not respond to all the publicity stunts and in-your-face ridiculous claims. No. He has complete confidence in the facts and the judicial process, where the truth prevails. The charges against him are pure fiction,” they argued. (Related: Diddy Accuser makes bombshell allegations linking Diddy to Tupac Shakur’s murder)
Combs is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. His trial is set for May. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
