Daphne Joy is trending after a video surfaced online that appears to show her, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and an alleged male escort, reportedly Sly Diggler, engaged in a sexual act. Neither Combs nor the man believed to be in the footage has publicly responded to the viral clip. Joy briefly addressed the situation in a statement that later disappeared from her Instagram Stories, though it has since circulated widely and been reported as authentic.
In her statement, Joy said she felt deeply hurt by the resurfacing of the video and claimed she never consented to being filmed. She described the experience as painful and said watching the footage brought back what she called her “abuse.” Joy wrote that at the time, she was trying to satisfy her partner and believed she was acting out of love, but later realized the relationship was not love at all. She also alleged that the person in the video previously tried to blackmail her by demanding money and threatening to leak the footage. According to her account, the video was eventually sold to a media outlet, which later withdrew after being told it involved revenge porn and extortion. Joy said she had to gather the courage to watch the video again and described the experience as emotionally distressing.
The controversy has renewed online speculation about whether Joy may have been the woman identified as “Jane” in testimony tied to Combs’ federal sex trafficking case. Social media users have long speculated that Joy could be the anonymous ex-girlfriend who testified in court, though neither she nor her representatives has confirmed any connection. During the trial, “Jane” described a relationship that began in 2021 and involved financial dependence, drug use, and repeated sexual encounters involving other men during so-called “hotel nights” or “freak-offs.” In one message read aloud in court, “Jane” said she felt dark, sleazy, and disgusted with herself, and said she no longer wanted to play that role in Combs’ life.
Joy has not publicly identified herself as “Jane,” and those claims remain unconfirmed. Still, the renewed attention has placed her past relationship with Combs back under scrutiny. In November 2022, Joy drew headlines after publicly calling Combs her “favorite person” on Instagram while he was also spending time with Yung Miami. She posted birthday tributes and photos of the two together, including one ocean photo with the caption “Blessed.”
The latest viral footage and Joy’s deleted statement have intensified online debate over consent, exploitation, and the long-running fallout from Combs’ alleged private conduct.
