00:00A high-profile lawsuit against Grammy-winning DJ Diplo just took a dramatic turn after a
00:05judge ruled that the Jane Doe accuser can no longer remain anonymous.
00:10If you didn't already know, music producer Diplo, whose real name is Thomas Weasley Pence,
00:14was accused of distributing explicit images without consent, according to Variety.
00:19The case, which was filed anonymously in June 2024,
00:23alleges that Diplo shared intimate content obtained during a seven-year relationship
00:27and that he recorded himself being intimate with her on multiple occasions without her consent.
00:32People shared that the complaint stated that while Doe gave the star permission to record
00:37them on some occasions, she never gave him permission to distribute those images and
00:41videos to third parties, and reiterated he was not to record them without her explicit consent.
00:47On January 13th, attorneys for Jane Doe filed a dismissal after a judge ruled she
00:52can no longer remain anonymous, according to documents obtained by People.
00:57It remains unclear whether she plans to refile the case as her attorneys have
01:00not responded to People's request for comment.
01:02The lawsuit cited both federal and California revenge porn laws,
01:06while Jane Doe's attorney highlighted the potential harm of revealing her identity,
01:10stating,
01:10In the digital age, disclosure permanently links survivors to their trauma.
01:15So what is revenge porn?
01:17According to Love is Respect, it's a form of abuse that overlaps with sexual abuse
01:22and involves sharing nude or sexually explicit photos and videos of someone without their consent.
01:26The term revenge refers to how these images are often used by a current or former partner
01:31as retaliation, sometimes as blackmail.
01:34Diplo has denied these allegations through his attorney, Brian Friedman, calling them baseless.
01:39Friedman argued,
01:40Time and again, Wes has been targeted by individuals seeking a meritless payday.
01:45This suit is part of a broader pattern of legal disputes,
01:48including a separate case with Shelley Augusta,
01:50who accused Diplo of sexual assault and revenge porn as well.
01:54In that case, where Diplo ultimately won a monetary award,
01:57the producer countersued Augusta for stalking and distributing explicit images of him.
02:02Throughout his career, Diplo has been a prolific producer,
02:05working with some of the biggest names in pop music,
02:08but his legal battles continue to cast a shadow over his reputation.
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