Model Daphne Joy released a public statement on Monday, 1 June 2026, confirming that footage circulating online featuring her and Sean “Diddy” Combs is real, describing the leak as revenge p*rn and revealing that she was subjected to an extortion attempt before the tape was released.
Joy said she was approached by an individual who demanded a lump sum payment in exchange for keeping the footage private.
As reported by Complex, Joy described rewatching the footage as being forced to relive her own abuse, and said she “was not and was never in my right mind throughout the entirety of that relationship.”
The footage also features a male adult film actor.
What Daphne Joy said in her statement about the leaked footage
Joy’s statement was detailed and pointed. She confirmed the footage is real, described the relationship with Combs as coercive, and said the media organisation that initially had access to the tape withdrew from publishing it after learning it had been obtained through blackmail.
The tape circulated regardless, after what Joy described as the extortion scheme collapsed without payment.
She deactivated her Instagram account shortly after the statement went public, with fan and entertainment accounts tracking developments in real time as the story spread across social platforms.
Daphne Joy’s role in the Diddy trial
Combs is currently serving a 50-month federal prison sentence after being convicted of transportation for prostitution.
Joy testified at his federal trial in 2025 as an anonymous Jane Doe for six days, describing in court what she characterised as a coerced relationship with Combs that lasted from 2021 until his arrest.
The freak-off scenarios central to the prosecution’s case were a major focus of that trial, and the leaked footage connects directly to those proceedings. Combs’s legal team has not responded publicly to the latest development.
No further statements from Joy’s representatives could be verified at the time of publishing.
50 Cent’s public response to the leak
50 Cent, who shares a son with Joy, responded publicly to the emergence of the tape and dismissed her account of events, stating she is not a victim in the situation.
His intervention added a second layer of public conflict to a story already drawing intense attention across social media and entertainment press.
The friction between Joy and 50 Cent is long-standing and has played out publicly on multiple occasions over the years, though the nature of this particular dispute carries considerably more weight given the criminal backdrop of the Combs case.
With Combs in federal custody and civil proceedings still unresolved in American courts, the emergence of this footage is expected to generate renewed scrutiny of the full range of conduct alleged against him during the trial.
