In a stunning twist to the already explosive legal saga surrounding Sean “Diddy” Combs, the rapper and producer’s accuser has officially dropped Beyoncé and Jay-Z from his lawsuit.
Manzaro Joseph, the man suing Diddy for allegedly drugging and humiliating him at a notorious 2015 party, has backtracked on previous claims that the power couple witnessed the incident.
According to updated court documents and a report from TMZ, Joseph’s amended lawsuit no longer mentions Beyoncé or Jay-Z. This sudden reversal came after Jay-Z’s high-profile attorney, Alex Spiro, presented ironclad evidence proving the couple were not in Miami when the alleged “freak-off” party took place. Under legal pressure, Joseph’s team pulled the plug on what could’ve been one of the most shocking celebrity crossovers in courtroom history.
Initially, Joseph alleged that Beyoncé saw him half-naked and wearing a sexually explicit mask at Diddy’s son’s birthday bash. He even claimed Beyoncé asked him, “Why are you standing in front of me wearing a c**k mask?” Now, with those allegations scrubbed clean, the spotlight returns squarely to Diddy, and what a spotlight it is.
Even without the Carter name-drop, the case against Diddy is snowballing. He remains in federal custody in Brooklyn as he awaits trial on a stack of sex trafficking, racketeering, and prostitution charges. The original September 2024 indictment has now ballooned through three amendments, each piling on more horrifying allegations.
Here’s what Diddy is currently accused of:
- Orchestrating a long-running sex trafficking operation
- Drugging and assaulting victims
- Forcing employees into sexual acts and punishing those who resisted
- Leveraging his celebrity status to intimidate and silence accusers
Last week’s third amended indictment tacked on two new sex trafficking charges. Prosecutors allege that the abuse and coercion span over two decades, painting a chilling picture of a secretive empire built on fear and control.
Manzaro Joseph’s lawsuit, while now minus Jay and Bey, still includes serious allegations against Diddy and others, including music mogul Emilio Estefan. Joseph claims he was drugged, sexually humiliated, and left psychologically scarred by the ordeal.
And let’s not forget the mounting wave of civil suits flooding Diddy’s legal desk, more than 50 women have come forward with claims of sexual misconduct.
The Beyoncé and Jay-Z angle may be history, but the scandal surrounding Diddy is far from over. His empire is under siege from both federal investigators and public scrutiny. And with a trial looming in May 2025, it’s clear this story is only getting started.
As more bombshells drop and new allegations surface, one thing’s for sure: the music mogul once hailed as “the king of hip-hop business” is now facing a reckoning that could shake the industry to its core.
Stay tuned.
