Overview
- CJ Wallace filed a defamation lawsuit on Nov. 12 alleging Jonathan Hay made false claims with actual malice and seeking punitive and compensatory damages.
- The Notorious B.I.G. estate separately sued Hay, asserting he invented stories about Wallace and Sean Combs in retaliation for the axed 'Ready to Dance' remix project.
- Hay, publicly identified as the previously anonymous July plaintiff, promoted allegations in online interviews that Wallace joined 'freak-offs' and helped lure him to an alleged assault by Combs.
- The filings cite 2021 emails in which Hay praised working with Wallace and a cease-and-desist sent after Hay allegedly threatened unauthorized releases, presented as evidence the later claims were fabricated.
- Combs’s legal team has denied Hay’s allegations, and Combs is serving a sentence following 2025 convictions for transportation to engage in prostitution.