Ojani Noa, Jennifer Lopez’s first husband, has made headlines once again by calling out Sean “Diddy” Combs amid Diddy’s ongoing legal troubles, including a federal indictment. Noa, who was married to Lopez from 1997 to 1998, has given new insights into the role Diddy allegedly played in the breakdown of his marriage to the pop star.
In a recent interview with Despierta America, Noa revealed that Diddy’s influence during the early stages of Lopez’s career contributed to their marital issues. “Part of that divorce was because of Puffy,” Noa said, referring to Diddy by his popular nickname. He explained that after Lopez’s career skyrocketed following the success of Selena and she signed a deal with Sony Music, Diddy became involved in producing her music. Noa suggested that this professional relationship between Lopez and Diddy created distance between him and Lopez. “I was in Los Angeles opening my restaurant, and she was between Miami and New York working on the album. In that distance, the deception started,” he recounted during the interview.
Their relationship dissolved shortly after, but tensions didn’t end there. Noa later sued Lopez in 2004 over employment claims, which they settled. As part of the agreement, Noa was barred from discussing their relationship publicly. However, their post-marriage issues continued, and in 2006, Lopez sued Noa for breach of contract when he attempted to shop a tell-all book about their marriage, violating the terms of their earlier settlement. Lopez won the lawsuit and obtained a permanent injunction against him.
Fast forward to October 2024, Noa reignited public interest in his past with Lopez when he shared a controversial Instagram post. In it, he referenced Lopez’s alleged attendance at one of Diddy’s notorious “freak-off” parties. “I’M NOT ON THE LIST,” he wrote in the post, before accusing Lopez of attending the parties. He even mentioned the rumored existence of “sex tapes” and bizarrely referred to “baby oil” and other explicit items, alluding to the scandalous nature of the events.
Diddy, meanwhile, is currently facing federal charges related to sex trafficking and interstate prostitution, which have drawn renewed attention to his past relationships and industry dealings. Homeland Security has already raided his properties, uncovering firearms and large amounts of baby oil, further fueling the media frenzy surrounding his upcoming trial in May 2025.
Noa’s recent comments appear to be another chapter in his ongoing saga with Lopez, with both Diddy’s legal troubles and his complicated history with Lopez adding further drama to the story.
