Daphne Joy is trending on social media platforms after a video surfaced of her, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, and an alleged male escort engaging in a sexual act. Combs and the escort, believed to be Sly Diggler, have not addressed the viral tape. However, Daphne briefly broke her silence in a now-deleted statement.
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Daphne Joy Says She Did Not Consent To Being Filmed, Describes Pain Of Reliving Her “Abuse”
As mentioned, the intimate tape shows Joy, Diddy and Sly Digger nude and involved sexually. It’s unclear who first leaked it or why. Amid the tape going viral, DJ Vlad confirmed its validity, revealing a previous interview with Sly.
The following statement first appeared on Daphne Joy’s Instagram Stories. Sometime after being posted for at least 43 minutes, the statement was seemingly deleted. However, The Shade Room can confirm its validity. The lengthy statement opens with Daphne saying, “Everybody plays the fool sometimes, and I have been the biggest fool.” She admitted that at the time of the tape she wanted her man to “be happy and satisfied” by fulfilling all his desires, regardless if it cost her boundaries.
“I deeply loved him and I believed he loved me too…It’s still so painful for me to process the harsh reality and truth of that relationship…but as time passes and in my quiet moments…I realize that it was far from love,” Joy wrote.
Daphne clarified that she “never consented” to filming the now-viral intimate tape. She alleged that “the person in the video” previously blackmailed her, requesting money and threatening to leak the footage. She did not clarify whether “the person” she referred to was Diddy or the alleged male escort, Sly Diggler. Daphne Joy said the man eventually sold the tape to “a giant media outlet,” who reached out to her for comment on it. After informing them that the tape was “revenge porn and an extortion scheme,” the media company allegedly backed off. “…I know they are probably reading this and I want to say thank you for doing the right thing…even though years later..it’s come back to haunt me again,” she wrote.
Additionally, Daphne Joy admitted that it took her “all day to find the courage to rewatch [her] abuse.” She said watching the intimate video was triggering and painful, citing the “inner turmoil and pressures” she felt in such moments.
“I was not and was never in my right mind throughout the entirety of that relationship…seeing myself so lost is excruciating. I just want to hold that girl in that room and get her out of there…and tell her that wasn’t love and she didn’t need to do this for love. My heart is breaking as I type this. I wish so many things were different but I can’t take back the hands of time.”
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Is “Jane” Daphne? The Internet Seems To Think So
This intimate tape comes nearly a year after “Jane,” an ex-girlfriend of Combs, began testimony against him on June 5, 2025. During the trial, the father of Daphne Joy’s son, social media users and bloggers have speculated that she was the anonymous witness known as “Jane.” However, neither Daphne nor her legal team has ever confirmed whether she was the witness in question.
On the stand, “Jane” described a romantic relationship that began in 2021. Ultimately, she became financially dependent on him, including the funding of her living space. She shared that their intimate encounters often involved other men and “hotel nights,” otherwise known as “freak-offs,” and heavy drug consumption, supplemented by Diddy. One encounter involved sexual acts with three men back-to-back and another encounter in 2022 allegedly lasted three and a half days, per “Jane.” At first, she said, she gave subtle clues that she didn’t want to participate before later voicing it. One text she sent Combs was read in court and said:
“I’m so much more than being left in the dark of a hotel room. My heart is breaking. I don’t want to play this role in your life anymore. It’s dark, sleazy and makes me feel disgusted with myself. It’s the only reason you have me around and why you pay for my house. I don’t want to feel obligated to perform and fear losing you…I just want to talk like adults and figure where we go from here.”
Again, Daphne Joy has never publicly identified herself as the witness “Jane” or addressed the speculations.
Daphne Joy Previously Called Diddy Her “Favorite Person”
Back in November 2022, Joy turned heads when she publicly attached herself to Diddy. Around this time, he was openly kicking it with Yung Miami, a.k.a. his Shawty Wop. Especially at his 53rd birthday bash. While he was partying with Caresha and thanking her for her love, Daphne Joy took to the internet with birthday tributes. She shared one photo of them, with Combs facing away from the camera and captioned it, “Happy Birthday to my favorite person @diddy.” Then, in another post on Instagram Stories, she shared a photo of her and Combs in the ocean with the caption, “Blessed.”
