Diddy Accuser’s Ex Says He Was Offered $3M To Back Rape Story

The alleged victim filed a lawsuit where she accused the music mogul and his former head of security, Joseph Sherman, of sexually assaulting her.

However, in a new report, Thalia Graves’ ex claims she offered him a $3 million “bribe” to corroborate her allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs as he is the one with the money.

Graves’ rape lawsuit against Diddy has raised eyebrows after a former partner of hers claimed she bribed him to corroborate her allegations.

According to TMZ, Graves revealed in a November 2023 text exchange that she was planning to sue the embattled music mogul “because he’s the one that has the money.”

In the text, Graves seemingly offered her then-boyfriend $3 million if he agreed to back her version of the alleged events, with the text reading, “What do you n$3 mil?”

The said ex confirmed to the news outlet that the message was real and that he interpreted it as an attempted bribe. He also claimed to have blocked Graves’ phone number and her social media after her request.

Meanwhile, Graves’ 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.”

It comes after a visibly emotional Graves, alongside her attorney, held a press conference after filing the lawsuit against the music mogul, where she accused him, along with his associate Joseph Sherman, of raping her at the Bad Boy Records studio in New York City back in 2001.

“[Graves] was twenty-five at the time and dating one of Combs’ employees, a relationship that Combs exploited to lure [Graves] into meeting him and Sherman alone,” Graves’ lawsuit suit reads, per Deadline.

It continues, “Once they successfully sequestered [Graves], Combs and Sherman gave [Graves] a drink, likely laced with a drug that eventually caused her briefly to lose consciousness. She awoke to find herself bound and restrained.”

Graves also alleged in the court document that Diddy and Sherman bullied her into keeping it under wraps as threats of “repercussions” soon emerged, including the possibility of her “losing custody of her son” if she ever revealed the assault.

In Graves’ complaint, she revealed that Diddy allegedly recorded the rape incident and had it shown to “multiple men, seeking to publicly degrade and humiliate both [Graves] and her boyfriend.”

She learned of the alleged recordings in late 2023, around the same time Diddy’s ex, Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, filed and swiftly settled her sexual assault lawsuit against the rapper.

Graves was left “distraught and sunk into a deep depression” due to the tapes, the suit noted. “She again considered ending her life.”

According to the Daily Mail, it further states that Graves’ ex-partner “disclosed that Combs and Sherman had a pattern and practice of non-consensually recording women engaging in sexual acts and making those videos available to the public, including by selling tapes as pornography.”

In her press conference, Graves recounted the pain that she has had to endure since the alleged rape incident.

She said, “The internal pain after being sexually assaulted has been incredibly deep and hard to put into words. It goes beyond just physical harm caused by and during the assault.”

Graves also noted that the pain from the assault left scars that “may never fully heal” and that the “hardest parts” are the “shame and the guilt,” which have affected her “ability to function properly.”

She noted that she has endured physical and emotional problems since the incident, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and sexual discomfort.

Graves concluded, “The combination of physical and emotional pain has created a cycle of suffering from which it is so hard to break free.”

Meanwhile, according to TMZ, Diddy’s former head of security has claimed he has never met Graves and he wasn’t working for the rapper at the time of the alleged incident.

In the aftermath of his September 16 arrest outside the Park Hyatt hotel in Manhattan, Diddy has faced several other sexual assault allegations from many quarters.

Texas-based lawyer Tony Buzbee recently shared in a press conference that Diddy allegedly assaulted 120 individuals he’s representing, among whom were minors as young as nine years old.

However, Diddy’s lawyers quickly slammed the new case, stating: “Mr. Combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors.”

They added, “He looks forward to proving his innocence and vindicating himself in court if and when claims are filed and served, where the truth will be established based on evidence, not speculation.”