Jennifer Lopez and Sean “Diddy” Combs have a long history spanning decades. The the hip-hop mogul met Lopez from 1999 to 2001 and maintained a friendship after breaking up their romance. In 2024, federal agents arrested Combs for racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. Photos recently surfaced showing Lopez and Combs in the middle of a heated exchange at a party where Combs allegedly assaulted a minor.

Jennifer Lopez and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs had a heated exchange at a party where a minor was allegedly assaulted

Jennifer Lopez and Sean “Diddy” Combs are dating on the set of Lopez’s video for “If You Had My Love.” while Lopez said she was not romantically interested in Combs at first, they pursued a romance from 1999 to 2001. Lopez later noted that she knew Combs had been unfaithful to her during their relationship. Despite this, they maintained a friendship for years.

Lopez did not comment on Combs’ arrest. Combs continues to be hit with lawsuits alleging he abused people who attended his infamous parties, including minors. A lawsuit accuses Combs of drugging and raping a 13-year-old boy in 2000, Mirror USA reports. According to the lawsuit, the child “had a friend drop her off at Radio City Music Hall in New York so she could try out for the Video Music Awards (VMAs). … Determined to get into an after party, she accosted several limo drivers, trying to talk her way into the VMAs. One of the limousine drivers he spoke with claimed to work for defendant Combs.

The driver allegedly brought the complainant to an afterparty. “The complainant observed widespread drug use, including marijuana and cocaine. Plaintiff accepted a drink, a reddish-yellow mixture that tasted like orange juice, cranberry juice, and something bitter.” The accuser alleges that Combs and a celebrity sexually assaulted her while another celebrity was present.

Photos obtained by Mirror USA shows Lopez and Combs having a heated exchange at Lotus Nightclub during an afterparty for the 2000 MTV VMAs in New York City. Lopez wore a multi-colored tube mini dress and silver accessories, and Combs wore a white T-shirt and baseball cap. Photos from the afterparty show the couple surrounded by other celebrities as they chat closely. Additional photos show Lopez with her sister Lynda as Combs pours champagne for guests.

A photographer captured Jennifer Lopez and Sean “Diddy” Combs in their first moments together as a couple

Photographers have candidly surprised Jennifer Lopez and Sean “Diddy” Combs in the past. The famous photographer Selma Fonseca shared her photos Fox News Digital which showed Lopez and Combs kissing on a balcony in 1999. Lopez attended one of Combs’ all-white parties, where all attendees had to adhere to a strictly white dress code.

“He had just bought that house in the Hamptons and he had the white party where I got to photograph him and J.Lo on the balcony kissing,” Fonseca said. “And I broke the news that they were dating because there were rumors that they were dating, but no one had proof.”

Fonseca said she never entered the party because she was not invited. “I never saw anything out of the ordinary, just that the performers were very sexual and very sexy all the time,” she continued.

The hip-hop mogul reportedly expected his exes to support him following his arrest

Jennifer Lopez has not publicly supported Sean “Diddy” Combs since his arrest. A source said In weekly contact that Combs was waiting for his exes, like Lopez, to defend him.

“He’s still in total denial and actually expected all of his high-profile friends, and even his exes like J.Lo and Cameron (Diaz), to support him,” the insider said. “He can’t wrap his head around the fact that everyone just dumped him and wants no part in his sordid scandal.”

The source added that Lopez is “fearful” of how her association with Combs could “embarrass her” if she chooses to share “intimate” details about their lives.

How to get help: In the US, call the RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 to connect with a trained staff member at a sexual assault service provider in your area.

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