Diddy‘s rape accuser Thalia Graves allegedly offered her ex-boyfriend $3 million to corroborate her claims against the Bad Boy Records boss.
Graves is suing Diddy, as well as his former bodyguard Joseph Sherman, over an alleged rape that she claims occurred in 2001 while she was dating one of the mogul’s employees.
TMZ now claim to have seen text messages between Graves and her then boyfriend from November 2023 in which she says she plans to sue Diddy “because he’s the one that has the money.”
Graves then allegedly proceeds to ask her ex-boyfriend to back up her story by saying that he has seen a video of the alleged incident.
She messages him: “What do you n$3 mil?”
TMZ claim to have spoken to the boyfriend who has verified the messages and says that he interpreted the text as a bribe, leading him to block Graves’ number as well as her social media pages.
Diddy’s lawyers also appear to have the text messages.
Graves’ attorney responded to the bombshell development in a statement, saying: “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.”
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After the lawsuit was made public in a press conference last month, Sherman came forward to deny Graves’ claims.
The bodyguard told NBC New York in an emotional interview: “It’s a lie on me. I don’t know this lady from anywhere. […] I am not questioning her integrity. I am just questioning her claims against me.
“You got the wrong man! I wasn’t even in the same room with you. I have never seen you. I wasn’t even in New York that I recall at the time.”
“Her and whoever she’s in cahoots with was orchestrating a money grab. And she wanted me to be part of that money grab…She wanted to get Diddy,” he added.
According to Sherman, he did work security for Diddy and Bad Boy Records in the ’90s, but was no longer with the company at the time she alleges the rape occured.
