A high-profile revenge porn lawsuit against Grammy-winning DJ Diplo took a dramatic turn after a judge ruled that the Jane Doe accuser can no longer remain anonymous. The case, filed anonymously in June 2024, alleges Diplo shared intimate images and videos without consent. Although the accuser recently filed a notice of dismissal, it remains unclear whether she will refile.
Diplo has denied the allegations, calling them baseless, while his ongoing legal troubles continue to impact his reputation.
Diplo has denied the allegations, calling them baseless, while his ongoing legal troubles continue to impact his reputation.
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00:00A high-profile lawsuit against Grammy-winning DJ Diplo just took a dramatic turn after a
00:05judge ruled that the Jane Doe accuser can no longer remain anonymous.
00:10If you didn't already know, music producer Diplo, whose real name is Thomas Weasley Pence,
00:14was accused of distributing explicit images without consent, according to Variety.
00:19The case, which was filed anonymously in June 2024,
00:23alleges that Diplo shared intimate content obtained during a seven-year relationship
00:27and that he recorded himself being intimate with her on multiple occasions without her consent.
00:32People shared that the complaint stated that while Doe gave the star permission to record
00:37them on some occasions, she never gave him permission to distribute those images and
00:41videos to third parties, and reiterated he was not to record them without her explicit consent.
00:47On January 13th, attorneys for Jane Doe filed a dismissal after a judge ruled she
00:52can no longer remain anonymous, according to documents obtained by People.
00:57It remains unclear whether she plans to refile the case as her attorneys have
01:00not responded to People's request for comment.
01:02The lawsuit cited both federal and California revenge porn laws,
01:06while Jane Doe's attorney highlighted the potential harm of revealing her identity,
01:10stating,
01:10In the digital age, disclosure permanently links survivors to their trauma.
01:15So what is revenge porn?
01:17According to Love is Respect, it's a form of abuse that overlaps with sexual abuse
01:22and involves sharing nude or sexually explicit photos and videos of someone without their consent.
01:26The term revenge refers to how these images are often used by a current or former partner
01:31as retaliation, sometimes as blackmail.
01:34Diplo has denied these allegations through his attorney, Brian Friedman, calling them baseless.
01:39Friedman argued,
01:40Time and again, Wes has been targeted by individuals seeking a meritless payday.
01:45This suit is part of a broader pattern of legal disputes,
01:48including a separate case with Shelley Augusta,
01:50who accused Diplo of sexual assault and revenge porn as well.
01:54In that case, where Diplo ultimately won a monetary award,
01:57the producer countersued Augusta for stalking and distributing explicit images of him.
02:02Throughout his career, Diplo has been a prolific producer,
02:05working with some of the biggest names in pop music,
02:08but his legal battles continue to cast a shadow over his reputation.
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