Jennifer Lopez recently chose not to answer questions about her past relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs, pausing her autograph session after a fan raised the subject.
Diddy, whose real name is Sean Combs, is currently held at the Metropolitan Detention Centre. He was arrested last month and faces several severe charges, including racketeering and sex trafficking through force, fraud, or coercion. He has consistently denied these accusations.
As anticipation builds for his upcoming trial in 2025, public interest in Diddy’s past relationships has intensified. Particular attention has fallen on his relationship with singer Cassie following a leaked video that appears to show him pursuing and striking her in a hallway. However, some fans have also taken renewed interest in his former relationship with Jennifer Lopez, which lasted for two years before they parted ways in 2001.
Over the weekend, Lopez attended the AFI Fest 2024 for the screening of Unstoppable and took part in a Q&A session in Los Angeles. Later, she was seen signing autographs for fans as she exited the event. In a video making rounds online, a fan is heard asking her, “Do you have any comments about Diddy and the allegations?” Lopez appears to stop signing autographs at this point and exits the area with her security, despite some fans asking her to stay, according to The Mirror.
Lopez did not return or respond to the question about her past relationship with Combs. Details about their brief romance remain sparse, though Lopez’s ex-husband, Ojani Noa, has claimed Diddy played a role in their eventual split. In an interview on Despierta América, Noa shared that “distance” and “deception” were central issues in his marriage to Lopez, which he believes were exacerbated by her time with Combs while she worked on her debut album, On the 6.
Noa alleged that Lopez attempted to blacklist him professionally, saying she called “several companies to throw [him] out” and “different television networks not to give [him] work.” He also claimed that she pursued legal action against him, accusing him and “having lied.”