Sean 'Diddy' Combs allegedly THREATENED former Vibe editor would be 'dead in the trunk of a car' over past cover dispute... amid rapper's legal woes and sexual assault lawsuits

Sean 'Diddy' Combs allegedly threatened erstwhile editor-in-chief of Vibe magazine, Danyel Smith, owed to an statement complete nan 1997 December/January double rumor of nan publication.

Smith, 59, recalled nan alleged incident successful a individual effort published successful The New York Times Magazine connected Friday.

The article comes amid nan disgraced rapper's mounting ineligible woes and intersexual battle lawsuits. Earlier this twelvemonth successful May, a video obtained by CNN showed Combs beating his ex, Cassie, wrong a Los Angeles hotel.

The photograph sprout for nan covers took spot successful September, pinch inspiration being taken from nan 1978 movie screen Heaven Can Wait - starring Warren Beatty.

Just a fewer days later, Diddy, 54, requested to spot nan covers earlier publication - which was against nan magazine's policy.

Smith informed nan euphony creator of nan argumentation and claimed, 'we heard that he planned to travel to our agency and unit america to show him what we'd chosen - and to make america take thing other if he didn't for illustration what he saw.' 

Danyel remembered that 1 twelvemonth earlier successful 1996, Diddy had been recovered blameworthy of 'threatening a New York Post photographer pinch a gun' and besides allegedly 'beat' a female astatine his Bad Boy offices. 

The journalist penned successful nan caller effort that Combs 'had a estimation for shaking tables.'

'I'd reconciled nan rumors pinch his relevance, and nan mathematics was disfigured and simple: I had to person him connected nan cover.' 

Smith wrote that a scheme was made to support her safe successful lawsuit nan rapper did show up to nan Vibe mag agency located successful New York City. 

He did make an quality that day, but Danyel was capable to sneak retired of nan building and into a taxi to safely caput home, taking nan 'proofs' pinch her. 

However, nan pursuing day, nan rapper gave a telephone to nan office, and asked to speak pinch Danyel. 'He was still connected message: He wanted to spot nan covers. I was still connected message: It's not what we do.'

She past alleged that he told her 'he would spot maine "dead successful nan trunk of a car." Not missing a beat, I told him he needed to return that threat back.' 

Smith alleged he replied with, '"Take what back?" Then, pinch a vile laugh, "[Expletive] you."'

Danyel claimed she repeated to nan rapper that he needed to return backmost nan threat. She alleged he responded with, "I cognize wherever you are correct now. Right connected Lexington."' 

After nan call, Danyel reached retired to her lawyer. 'Within 2 hours, Combs faxed complete an apology.' 

However, pursuing nan alleged threat, she went to nan Vibe mag agency successful NYC 1 greeting only to observe that a 'couple of servers' had been stolen and that it was rumored it had been 'an wrong job.'

'That personification connected Vibe's publishing broadside had fto successful movers from Bad Boy. It was almost clip to nonstop pages to nan printer, and nan full rumor was saved connected those servers.' 

Danyel added, 'All nan editorial changes. All nan pages, pinch nan advertizing adjacencies that had been paid for by clients. Gone.' However, nan pages had besides been saved connected a abstracted disk by nan magazine's creation director. 

The erstwhile Vibe editor-in-chief besides shared nan alleged incident successful her ain memoir, Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women successful Pop, which was released successful April 2022. 

Nearly 10 years aft nan alleged incident, Danyel and Diddy reunited erstwhile he appeared connected a Vibe screen successful 2006. 

The New York Times Magazine article comes amid nan euphony artist's mounting ineligible woes, activity trafficking probe and intersexual battle lawsuits.

Earlier this month, different dark allegation emerged arsenic a erstwhile porn prima named Adria English sued Diddy for $50 billion complete claims he trafficked her to person activity pinch statement guests and threatened to blackmail her if she did not comply.

She claimed that she first met nan rapper successful 2004 erstwhile her fellow was auditioning for a Sean John modeling gig.

She alleges she worked parties hosted by Diddy successful which she would portion intoxicant laced pinch narcotics for illustration ecstasy and would beryllium asked to flirt pinch guests.

English said Diddy 'groomed' her into activity trafficking and told her to person activity pinch Jacob Arabov, besides known arsenic 'Jacob nan Jeweler.'

The lawsuit, revenge successful New York connected Wednesday, claims she had 'forced intersexual intercourse' pinch him and was paid an other $1,000 compared to nan accustomed interest for moving nan parties.

Jacob and a female called Tamiko Thomas - who is accused of facilitating nan activity trafficking cognition and Diddy's intermezo institution Bad Boy - person been listed arsenic defendants successful nan lawsuit.

She is suing nan Bad Boy mogul and his alleged co-conspirators for $50 billion, according to nan national suit obtained by DailyMail.com.

The erstwhile porn prima took a photograph pinch Jacob pursuing nan alleged battle earlier Diddy congratulated her connected having activity pinch him, according to nan lawsuit.

She claimed she was later 'passed off' to different guests astatine Diddy's parties who sexually assaulted her. English named Thomas successful nan suit and compared her to Ghislaine Maxwell and Diddy to Jeffrey Epstein.

English besides claimed nan rapper promised to thief beforehand her profession by helping her subordinate a woman group arsenic a measurement into nan euphony industry.

But English said he made forceful demands and threatened to blacklist her and her fellow from nan full manufacture if they did not do what he said.

English said nan first Diddy statement she attended successful 2004 had nary requirements for beingness intersexual interaction and 'seemed to beryllium a morganatic employment opportunity.' 

English said nan only measurement to flight was to return to California which she did successful 2009. She has suffered affectional trauma, intimacy issues and achy memories arsenic a consequence of nan alleged activity trafficking, according to nan lawsuit. 

It was besides revealed earlier this period that Combs is trading his L.A. location for $70 cardinal - aft it was raided by Homeland Security backmost successful March amid a suspected activity trafficking probe.

Diddy - who precocious returned to Instagram while boarding a backstage jet - is trying to waste nan mansion off-market, per TMZ, after initially purchasing nan location backmost successful 2014 for $40 million.

A fewer months earlier, a video obtained by CNN, showed Diddy violently beating his ex Cassie adjacent an elevator wrong nan InterContinental Hotel successful Century City.

He could beryllium seen shirtless pinch a towel wrapped astir his waist arsenic he grabbed her by nan backmost of her caput and proceeded to footwear her erstwhile she was connected nan ground.

Combs later took to his Instagram page to rumor an apology pursuing nan clip's merchandise and said, 'I deed stone bottom, but I make nary excuses. So difficult to bespeak connected nan darkest times successful your life, sometimes you sewage to do that. I was f***ed up.'

'I mean I deed stone bottom, but I make nary excuses, my behaviour successful that video is inexcusable. I return afloat work for my actions successful that video, I'm disgusted.'

He continued, 'I was disgusted past erstwhile I did it, I americium disgusted now. I went and I sought retired master help, I sewage into going to therapy, going to rehab.'

'Had to inquire God for his mercy and grace. I'm truthful sorry. But I americium committed to beryllium a amended man each and each day. I'm not asking for forgiveness, I'm genuinely sorry.'

A national expansive assemblage is group to weight grounds gathered from witnesses and grounds earlier making a determination whether to indict Combs aliases not, per TMZ.

And earlier this week connected Thursday, Diddy's mother named Janice Combs was hospitalized successful Florida owed to thorax pains, TMZ reported.