A Hollywood source who once worked for Jennifer Lopez has spoken out about the star’s connection to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs amid her disgraced ex’s sex trafficking charges.
Thea de Sousa, who worked in development in the early 2000s, took to social media to criticize speculation that Lopez may have had knowledge of Diddy’s wrongdoing.
“If you knew Jennifer Lopez, if you ever worked with her like I did, or if you were close to people who are like family to her like I am, you would know that she had no idea about Diddy,” De Sousa posted . in Threads.
“She barely drinks, she’s not a party girl, she’s not a party girl, she’s an uplifting workaholic who fell in love with him for a brief period of her life.”
He ended by saying that the I’m Real hitmaker “does not deserve to be confused with (Diddy’s) shocking and criminal misdeeds.”
One of Jennifer Lopez’s former employees says the singer should not be ‘confused’ with her ex-boyfriend Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ‘criminal misdeeds’
Thea de Sousa, who worked in development in the early 2000s, defended Lopez in a post on Threads earlier this week.
In addition to Lopez, de Sousa previously worked with celebrities such as Julia Roberts and Keanu Reeves, and was also a member of the Seinfeld crew.
Lopez has previously spoken about her “tempestuous” and “emotionally draining” two-year romance with the rapper, 55, whom she broke up with over his infidelities.
JLo and Diddy were one of the most notable couples of the late ’90s and early ‘200s, dating between 1999 and 2001.
Speaking previously about their romance, Lopez said: “And we broke up many times before that, and we got back together and broke up again, and no one found out.”
“It was very stormy. Towards the end it was emotionally draining. “It was good that I was young.”
The singer’s first husband, Ojani Noa, blamed Diddy for their separation during an interview with Despierta América.
The 50-year-old actor reflected on the end of his relationship with the superstar and alleged that “part of that divorce” was the hip-hop mogul’s “fault.”
“She barely drinks, she’s not a party girl, she’s not a party girl, she’s a workaholic who elevates women and who was enchanted by him for a brief time in her life,” she said of López.
Lopez and Diddy, both 55, were one of the most prominent couples of the late ’90s and early ‘200s, dating between 1999 and 2001.
“When Sony came and paid him the millions he received, there was Puffy (Combs), who was going to be one of the producers of several songs on the first album On The 6,” Noa told the outlet.
“I was in Los Angeles opening my restaurant and she was between Miami and New York working on the album.”
JLo and Diddy never married, however she previously revealed that the disgraced star referred to their relationship as a marriage and often asked for a ‘divorce’.
She told Rolling Stone in 2001: “He told me a lot of times, ‘I want a divorce.’ I would be gone a long time, or he… he couldn’t go very far, whatever, but he was like, ‘So, what do you think?’ Where do I send the document?”
The couple generally kept their relationship private and Jennifer explained that she wanted to keep details about them “sacred and private.”
JLo and Diddy never married, however, she previously revealed that the disgraced star did refer to their relationship as a marriage.
Their time together came under scrutiny again after Diddy was accused of sexual assault against a 13-year-old girl the same night Jennifer and Diddy were photographed arguing together at a party before later leaving along with their entourage.
The alleged incident is said to have occurred at a home earlier that night, but the timing adds a troubling layer to the night’s events and raises questions about the dynamics of the relationship during a time now overshadowed by serious allegations.
The couple remained together for another five months and finally separated in February 2001.
Diddy has denied the allegations. His lawyers told DailyMail.com that he “never sexually assaulted anyone” and said the most recent “flurry of filings” were nothing more than “clear attempts to gain publicity.”
