Diplo accused of revenge porn by his alleged ex of seven years who claims to have recorded it “without his explicit consent”

Diplo has found himself at the center of revenge porn allegations.

The Grammy Award winner, 45, has been 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 claims Diplo (real name Thomas Pentz) recorded them having sex multiple times without her permission between 2018 and 2023, according to People.

He then allegedly “disclosed and/or distributed the images and videos to third parties via text messaging and Snapchat.”

The woman claims she began communicating with Diplo via Snapchat when she was 21 in April 2016, and that they began a sexual relationship in June.

During their relationship, which reportedly lasted until October 2023, she says she gave him permission to record them having sex on certain occasions, but she “never gave him permission to distribute these images and videos to third parties and reiterated that he should not record”. them without his explicit consent.

In November, Jane Doe claims 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 New York Police Department issued a warrant for Diplo's arrest days later. He is currently under investigation.

“Diplo’s actions represent a grave abuse of power and a blatant 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 acts and hold perpetrators accountable. »

Doe's attorney, Margaret E. Mabie of Marsh Law, added: “Our courageous client's story is one of Diplo's worst-kept secrets, and the filing of this case is her first step in opening the path to civil justice. »

Diplo was previously accused of revenge porn in 2020 by Shelly Auguste, who also claimed he knowingly infected her with chlamydia.

The Florida artist had then asserted her innocence in a statement from her lawyer Bryan Freedman, who claimed that Auguste had herself distributed the revenge porn.

He was awarded $1.2 million in 2022 after claiming Auguste harassed him and his family while threatening to leak explicit material.

Auguste resurfaced his allegations in another lawsuit in November, which Freedman called an “ongoing smear campaign.”

“Now Ms. Auguste is doing it again,” Freedman said in a statement to Pitchfork.

“But Wes will fight back and, as he has done every time Ms. Auguste has defamed, harassed and attacked him and his family, he will win,” he added.