(L) Former Bad Boy producer, Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones; (inset photo) Diddy; (R) Cuba Gooding Jr.
Before we get started, here’s a disclaimer: If Diddy and/or any other associated party are factually proven guilty of any of the allegations against them, they should be legally held accountable for them, just like any other citizen…as long as they are proven to be factual allegations. Now, let’s get into this latest one.
As the Diddy-investigation continues to play out with more twists and turns than an action-packed mob movie, here is yet another one…and this time, it has many questioning the motive behind it.
Why Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones Is Now Also Suing Cuba Gooding Jr.
As y’all already know, former Bad Boy producer, Rodney Jones a.k.a. Lil Rod, filed a lawsuit against Diddy in February 2024, which is reportedly part of the reason why the Feds recently raided Diddy’s homes. Anywho, apparently on the same day Diddy’s homes were raided in L.A. and Miami, Lil Rod amended his lawsuit by adding actor, Cuba Gooding Jr., as a defendant. Now, this could get a bit confusing due to Rodney’s prior filing, which also included Cuba’s name, so let us explain…
In his initial lawsuit filing, Rodney claimed that Diddy and Cuba made sexual advances toward him. However, he’d originally mostly accused Diddy and solely sued him for allegedly sexually harassing, drugging, and threatening him for over a year. At that time, Rodney had only claimed that Cuba supposedly made unwelcome advances –allegedly touching and groping him inappropriately– during an event on Diddy’s rented yacht.
Now, approximately one month after his initial filing, Rodney has circled back around to not just sue Diddy, but also Cuba Gooding Jr. Why? Because in his amendment, Rodney claims Cuba “began touching, groping, and fondling [his] legs, his upper inner thighs near his groin, the small of his back near his buttocks, and his shoulders” while on a yacht Diddy rented in 2023, in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Several Questionable Moves That Made Fans Question Rodney Jones’ Allegations/Lawsuit
Former Bad Boy producer, Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones
Several of Rodney’s legal moves against Diddy have been seemingly questionable, which could ultimately hurt the credibility of his case, and prevent him from getting justice, if there are in fact injustices that he actually did endure in this scenario. Here are a few:
In Rodney’s lawsuit, he and/or his legal team alleged that Diddy and his son, Justin Combs (30), partied with underaged females and/or prostitutes.
Rodney and team also reportedly included photos, in the lawsuit, of the supposed underaged female(s) at the party (with their faces blacked out in the images), interacting with Diddy and Justin. Only problem is that two of the females whose faces they’d blacked out in the images – presumably to allude that they were underage – have since been confirmed to be full-fledged adults. One of the women is Justin Combs’ 32-year-old girlfriend/Fashion Nova model, Stephanie Rao (pictured below standing behind Justin).
The other woman, Chelsea, spoke out and submitted photos of herself, to TMZ, wearing the same outfit she had on in the lawsuit’s ‘party photos’, but did not want to be identified because she is a mother and wants to keep her privacy. However, she wanted to come forward to confirm that she is a 33-year-old woman…far from underaged.
Just a few weeks prior to Rodney filing his sexual assault lawsuit against Diddy in February 2024, he’d started a GoFundMe campaign, asking the public to ‘help him sue Diddy.’ At the time, he made no mention of sexual assault allegations (swipe left on video below), and instead said he wanted to sue Diddy for ‘unpaid royalties’ and ‘publishing rights’ from Diddy’s Grammy-nominated, “The Love Album: Off The Grid” album. Rodney’s initial goal was reportedly to raise $50,000, and he’d apparently only reached about $1,500 of that goal. Then, he’d apparently suddenly found the rest of the money he needed to sue Diddy, except in his lawsuit he had a new reason for doing so– because he said Diddy sexually assaulted, drugged, and threatened him in the past. So that switch-up also made fans question his motive.
Rodney also claimed that Diddy showed him a sex tape of Stevie J with another male (of which Rodney and/or his legal team reportedly inaccurately submitted a screenshot of as ‘evidence’ in his lawsuit), but that turned out to be proven false. The person Rodney had apparently mistaken as Stevie J — a gay adult film star named Knockout — publicly confirmed that was in fact him in a scene from a professional adult film he’d starred in, not Stevie J.
Stevie J
Rodney’s Lawyer Spoke Out In His Defense
Rodney’s lawyer, Tyrone Blackburn, responded to the many questions the public had after noticing several perceived holes within Rodney’s story, stating “Victims of sexual assault respond to their trauma in very different ways. There is no uniformity in response to sexual trauma.” Blackburn also maintains that Rodney is being truthful.
It’s worth noting that several accusers have come for Diddy with claims of either sexual or physical abuse soon after his ex-girlfriend, Cassie, successfully settled with Diddy just 24 hours after she hit him with a reportedly $30 million assault-lawsuit in early 2024.
Diddy Says It’s A “Witch Hunt”
For what it’s worth…Diddy has since spoken out – via his lawyer – and stated that the government is on a “witch hunt” to attempt to bring him down.
Said All This To Say…
Now, I’ve said all this to say, that if Diddy is in fact guilty of any of the multiple sexual assault/trafficking allegations against him…then, yes, he absolutely should pay the price for his alleged crimes, just like any other citizen. I just hope that whatever crimes he is found guilty of –if any– are actually crimes he really committed. Sending uplifting energy and love to all victims of assault.
