Diplo has become the subject of more revenge porn accusations.
The Grammy Award winner, 45, is being sued by a New York-based woman who claims he distributed sexually explicit photos and videos of her during an alleged seven-year relationship between the two.
The anonymous accuser says Diplo (real name Thomas Pentz) recorded them having sex on several occasions without her permission between 2018 and 2023, according to People.
He then allegedly “revealed and/or distributed the images and videos to third parties via text messages and Snapchat.”
The woman claims she began communicating with Diplo via Snapchat when she was 21 in April 2016, and they began a sexual relationship that June.
Diplo has been sued by a New York woman who claims he distributed sexually explicit photos and videos of her during an alleged seven-year relationship between the two.
The anonymous accuser says Diplo (real name Thomas Pentz) recorded them having sex on multiple occasions without her permission between 2018 and 2023.
During their relationship, which reportedly lasted until October 2023, she says she gave him permission to record them having sex on a few occasions, but “never gave him permission to distribute those images and videos to third parties and reiterated to her that he should not record.” them without her explicit consent.
In November, Jane Doe says she was contacted by a third party who was in possession of “intimate material” showing the couple having sex, with images including the accuser’s “genitals, buttocks and face.”
The accuser reportedly filed a police report that month and the NYPD issued an arrest warrant for Diplo days later. He is currently under investigation.
“Diplo’s actions represent a gross abuse of power and a flagrant disregard for human dignity,” Micha Liberty, Doe’s attorney at Liberty Law, said in a statement.
“It is imperative that we, as a society, condemn such actions and hold perpetrators accountable.”
Doe’s attorney, Margaret E. Mabie of Marsh Law, added: “Our courageous client’s story is one of Diplo’s many worst-kept secrets, and filing this case is his first step in forging a path to civil justice.”
Diplo was previously accused of revenge porn in 2020 by Shelly Auguste, who also claimed that he knowingly infected her with chlamydia.
The Florida artist maintained his innocence at the time in a statement from his attorney Bryan Freedman, who claimed Auguste distributed the revenge porn herself.
He then allegedly “disclosed and/or distributed the images and videos to third parties via text messages and Snapchat.”
The woman claims she began communicating with Diplo via Snapchat when she was 21 in April 2016, and they began a sexual relationship that June.
In November, Jane Doe says she was contacted by a third party who was in possession of “intimate material” showing the couple having sex, with images including the accuser’s “genitals, buttocks and face.”
He received $1.2 million in 2022 after claiming Auguste harassed him and his family while threatening to publish the explicit material.
Auguste resurfaced her allegations in another lawsuit in November, which Freedman called “an ongoing smear campaign.”
“Now Ms. Auguste is at it again,” Freedman said in a statement to Pitchfork.
“But Wes will fight back, and just as he has done every time Ms. Auguste has defamed, harassed and attacked him and his family, he will win,” she added.
