Judge Orders Diplo’s Revenge Porn Accuser to Disclose Identity to Proceed with Lawsuit

Judge Rules on Anonymity

A New York woman who accused Diplo of revenge porn must reveal her name to move forward with her trial, a judge has ruled.

U.S. District Court Judge Monica Ramirez Almadani stated that the woman did not meet the requirements for anonymity under the pseudonym Jane Doe, considering both privacy and potential danger perspectives.

“Plaintiff has not presented sufficient factual evidence of the seriousness and reasonableness of the threat of harm, and her vulnerability, to justify the need for anonymity,” the judge said in a ruling this week (via Rolling Stone).

She continued: “The court understands that plaintiff’s allegations in her complaint are ‘sensitive and (are) very personal in nature,’ (and) that she may face some public scrutiny if she acts on her own behalf because Pentz is a public figure. However, despite the demonstrated need for anonymity, there is an overriding public interest in public trials.”

NME has reached out to Diplo’s representatives for comment.

Allegations Against Diplo

Jane Doe filed a lawsuit against the DJ last June, claiming he sent sexually explicit videos and photos of her to another woman. She further alleged that she was 21 years old when she first met Diplo (real name Thomas Wesley Pentz), who invited her to his Manhattan hotel room in June 2016 after their relationship began two months earlier through the exchange of sexual images.

Doe asserted that during their casual seven-year relationship, the “Heartless” artist sometimes recorded their consensual sexual encounters. However, she insisted that all photographs and video materials should remain confidential.

In November 2023, the lawsuit indicated that Doe received a message from a third party claiming to possess sexually explicit videos and images of her that were allegedly sent via Snapchat in October 2018.

“Based on information and belief,” the lawsuit states, “Defendant Diplo has continued to disclose and/or disseminate intimate images and/or videos of (Doe) from 2018 to the present.”

Diplo later utilized his official Instagram account to deny the allegations against him, sharing a carousel post with the caption: “Don’t believe what you read in the news.

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“I don’t have a $100 million mansion, I didn’t pay 450 thousand euros for raves in Ibiza and I didn’t send dirty pictures in 2017… let’s talk about how lucky I am to have fun with you guys and how good the raves are here in Europe.. (Athens, Croatia, Prague completed.. Next Paris).”

This isn’t the first time Diplo has faced allegations of distributing revenge pornography. In 2020, another accuser claimed the DJ groomed her and circulated footage of their sexual encounters without her consent.

She was later awarded a restraining order against him after an explicit photo of her was leaked on Twitter, and he was instructed to remove any remaining images of her. Diplo then sought his own restraining order against his accuser, alleging she was attempting to “stalk and harass” him.

In 2021, Diplo strongly denied these allegations and subsequently won $1.2 million in fees, damages, costs, and expenses from the accuser.

In July 2021, another woman launched a separate lawsuit citing accusations of sexual assault against Diplo, which was ultimately dismissed. Diplo has denied all accusations.

For help, advice, or more information about sexual harassment, assault, and rape in the UK, visit Charity website Rape Crisis. In the USA visit RHINE.