Thalia Graves, who is suing the music mogul and his head of security Joseph Sherman for alleged rape in 2001, is accused by her ex-boyfriend of attempting to bribe him to corroborate her story.
- Oct 9, 2024
AceShowbiz - Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' latest accuser allegedly tried to bribe an ex-boyfriend to back her story. If a new report is to be trusted, Thalia Graves, who is suing the music mogul and his head of security Joseph Sherman for alleged rape in 2001, has offered her ex $3 million in exchange for him corroborating her claims.
On Tuesday, October 8, TMZ reported that it has seen a November 2023 text exchange between Thalia and the man who was her boyfriend. In it, she revealed her plans to sue Diddy "because he's the one that has the money."
Thalia also appears to offer her ex-boyfriend the seven-figure sum if he agrees to back her version of the alleged events. After asking him to attest he's seen the alleged video of the incident, the actual text reads, "What do you n$3 mil?"
Thalia's ex, whose identity remains unknown, has confirmed the validity of the text messages, according to the site. He also supported the notion that it could be seen as an attempted bribe.
Thalia's ex-boyfriend, however, apparently turned down the lucrative offer as he said he blocked her phone number. He also blocked her on social media.
Diddy's legal team is allegedly aware of Thalia's conversation with her ex-boyfriend and has a copy of the said text messages between Thalia and her ex.
Responding to the bribery allegations by Thalia's ex-boyfriend, her attorney Gloria Allred said, "It is very common that rich powerful men and their supporters attempt to discredit, shame and humiliate accusers who have the courage to come forward. The complaint speaks for itself. Our client is looking forward to her day in court."
In her suit, Thalia accused Diddy and Joseph of raping her and filming it in 2001. She said she was dating one of Bad Boy Records executives when Diddy lured her to his recording studio Daddy's House in New York City. She alleged that Diddy had her a drink "likely laced with a drug that eventually caused her to briefly lose consciousness."
When she woke up, Thalia said she found herself bound and restrained and the two men proceeded to rape her. She never reported the alleged incident out of fear of retaliation from Diddy, whom she said threatened her.
Thalia said her trauma was brought back in November 2023 after learning that Diddy and Joseph allegedly recorded her "horrific rape." She claimed they showed the tape to numerous other men to humiliate and degrade her.
