Ex-Vibe E.I.C. Danyel Smith Alleges Diddy Threatened Her Life

The allegations simply preserve stacking up in opposition to Sean “Diddy” Combs. Vibe Journal’s former editor-in-chief, Danyel Smith, accused the Dangerous Boy founder of allegedly threatening to have her “useless within the trunk of a automotive” over a 1997 subject.

The extremely revered journalist not too long ago wrote a private essay detailing the argument for The New York Instances. In a surprising article, Smith boldly tells the story of her and Combs’ interplay, stating that she thought of taking authorized motion in opposition to the rapper. In 1997, Smith tapped Diddy to cowl their December 1997/January 1998 subject.

The photograph was impressed by Warren Beaty’s 1987 film Heaven Can Wait. It depicts the music mogul wearing all white, peering over his glasses, with an angel behind him. The duvet was tagged “The Good, Dangerous, and the Puffy.”

Smith writes in her essay that Diddy requested to see the quilt earlier than it went to press. Nevertheless, it was in opposition to Vibe’s firm coverage for anybody to preview the quilt.

“Combs needed to see the Vibe covers earlier than they went to press. It wasn’t our coverage to indicate covers earlier than publication,” she said within the NYT article.

The EIC recalled after telling him no, she and her group heard by means of the grapevine that Combs meant to get what he requested for.

“After I advised him no, we heard that he deliberate to come back to our workplace and pressure us to indicate him what we’d chosen — and to make us select one thing else if he didn’t like what he noticed,” Smith wrote.

The NYT essay additional claims that the daddy of seven later known as the journalist and said that he would see her “useless within the trunk of a automotive.” Smith suggested Combs to take the risk again, however as a substitute, he allegedly supplied fun and stated “F**ok you.”

Danyel Smith Says She Held Her Floor Towards Sean Combs

As if threatening to kill her wasn’t prison sufficient, Smith revealed that Combs was allegedly having her adopted. Throughout their telephone name he seemingly knew her location.

“I do know the place you’re proper now. Proper on Lexington,” he stated, in accordance with Smith.

Whereas she was shocked, the EIC took acceptable steps and reached out to her lawyer. Shortly after, Combs despatched over a fax apologizing for his habits. Nevertheless, Diddy was not achieved.

Smith said that following their argument, Vibe’s servers had been stolen. Coincidentally, the servers saved the finished subject, together with the quilt. She suspects that Diddy and his group had been the thieves. Fortunately, the artwork director had a backup disk with the difficulty they usually had been in a position to publish on time with the quilt they meant.

The allegations are only a drop within the bucket of Diddy’s ongoing points. As BOSSIP has beforehand reported, the previous music mogul is knee-deep in authorized battles. He’s additionally underneath federal investigation and had his LA and Miami houses raided in March 2024.

Combs additionally not too long ago got here underneath even hotter fireplace after surveillance footage revealed the abuse his former girlfriend, Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, endured throughout their relationship. Diddy nor his group have launched an announcement relating to Danyel Smith’s private essay and the allegations she made.