CJ Wallace, the son of late emcee The Notorious B.I.G. and R&B singer Faith Evans, has sued a producer who alleged that he participated in Diddy-orchestrated "freak offs."
In a legal complaint obtained by Complex, the 29-year-old Wallace sued publicist and music producer Jonathan Hay for defamation, accusing Hay of coordinating a "calculated smear campaign" in interviews between 2024 and 2025. In online interviews, Hay alleged that Wallace had been sexually involved with the Bad Boy Records founder, whom his father was signed to, as well as with producer Willie Mack. Hay also claimed that Wallace "attended Combs’s alleged 'freak-off' parties, and conspired to lure Hay to a location where Combs purportedly assaulted him."
Wallace has vehemently denied Hay's claims, writing in the lawsuit that they're "false, made with actual malice and with intent to damage" his reputation, both personal and professional.
"Hay acted with actual malice, knowing the statements were false or with reckless disregard for their truth or falsity," the complaint, filed on Thursday (Nov. 12), reads.
Wallace maintains that Hay's accusations stem from a failed posthumous Biggie remix project, although their 2020 collaboration "Ready to Dance" was released as a single.
"Wallace and the Notorious B.I.G. Estate declined to proceed with releasing the remainder of the songs that had been produced by Hay due to low audience interest in the single, Hay’s erratic behavior, and creative differences," the lawsuit reads.
The document goes on to claim that Hay enjoyed his time working with Wallace, and although he would threaten to release the songs without authorization, the allegations about Wallace, Mack and Diddy wouldn't surface until 2024.
During his sex trafficking and racketeering trial, Diddy, who's currently serving a four-year sentence, was alleged to have overseen days-long, drug-fueled sex parties called freak offs (or, alternately, "hotel nights"). His exes, Casandra "Cassie" Ventura and a Jane Doe testified that they were forced to perform with male escorts, with Diddy mostly watching the encounters.
Wallace seeks punitive damages for "malicious and reckless conduct" and other relief the court deems necessary.