Diplo Responds To Revenge Porn Allegations: 'I Didn't Send Dirty Snapchats'
"Don’t believe what you read in the news," Diplo said after he was sued for the alleged distribution of revenge porn last week.
Diplo (Source: Supplied)
Diplo (real name Thomas Wesley Pentz) has responded to the news that he’s been sued for allegedly distributing revenge porn, claiming that he never sent “dirty snapchats” at the time he was accused of doing so.
Last week, a New York woman under the pseudonym of Jane Doe sued Pentz for the alleged distribution of revenge porn in a California court.
The woman, 21 years old when she first met the DJ in June 2016, claimed that they began exchanging sexually charged pics via Snapchat in April of that year.
She also alleged that she engaged in a casual relationship with Pentz over seven years and claimed that he sometimes recorded their sexual encounters with her permission but never consented to him sharing them, Rolling Stone reports.
Jane Doe alleged that, in November 2023, she was approached by someone who claimed to have sexually explicit photos and videos of her from October 2018.
She filed a police report on 7 November. In the following days, the New York Police Department issued an arrest warrant for Pentz “for dissemination of intimate images and/or videos depicting [her],” the lawsuit states.
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In response to the civil lawsuit against him, Diplo took to Instagram on Sunday (30 June) and wrote, “Don’t believe what you read in the news. I don’t own a 100 million dollar mansion, I didn’t pay 450k euros to rave in Ibiza, and I didn’t send dirty snapchats in 2017.”
He continued, “Let’s talk about how lucky I am to party with you guys and how good the raves are here in Europe .. (Athens Croatia Prague done .. París up next).”
You can view his post below.
Pentz has gotten into trouble for the alleged distribution of revenge porn before, Vanity Fair reports.
In October 2020, a woman named Shelly Auguste claimed that the DJ sexually assaulted her, recorded the alleged assault without her consent, and distributed revenge porn.
Auguste and Pentz sued each other in 2021. Pentz denied her allegations and described her as a “stalker,” claiming that she was out to extort him.
Pentz was awarded $1.2 million in the case against Auguste last year after an arbitrator found that she had violated a restraining order signed with the DJ.
Auguste is suing Pentz again, this time for claims including sexual battery and defamation. The case will be heard in civil court in January 2025.
This article contains discussions of sexual assault. If you or someone you know is impacted by sexual assault or domestic or family violence, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or visit 1800RESPECT.org.au.
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