The NFL star filed a defamation lawsuit in opposition to influencer Christopher Blake Griffith over false sexual assault and homicide conspiracy accusations shared on-line.

Stefon Diggs filed a defamation lawsuit in Maryland federal court docket in opposition to social media determine Christopher Blake Griffith after the influencer accused him of sexual assault and plotting a homicide to cowl it up.

The New England Patriots extensive receiver took authorized motion on October 1, alleging Griffith fabricated a disturbing story a couple of night time in May 2023 at Diggs’ Rockville dwelling. According to court docket data obtained by TMZ Sports, Diggs says Griffith’s claims weren’t solely false however crafted to realize consideration on-line.

The lawsuit facilities on an evening Diggs hosted a number of influencers at his Maryland residence after a charity basketball recreation in Washington, D.C. The group went to a neighborhood nightclub earlier than returning to Diggs’ dwelling. The NFL star says he went to mattress whereas his assistant requested Griffith to go away.

More than two years later, Griffith allegedly posted a sequence of accusations on social media throughout summer time 2025. He claimed Diggs “drugged and sexually assaulted” him, then organized a violent assault days later to “suppress his gay/bisexual secrets from becoming exposed.”

Diggs’ authorized crew says the accusations had been “completely false” and supposed to go viral. Griffith reportedly tagged the NFL, the Patriots and Uggs—one in every of Diggs’ sponsors—in his posts.

The lawsuit accuses Griffith of intentional defamation and seeks unspecified damages and lawyer charges. Diggs, 31, has performed for the Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills and is now with New England. His attorneys say the false claims threaten each his profession and endorsement offers.

Griffith’s lawyer, Jake Lebowitz, responded publicly, saying, “Mr. Griffith is looking forward to showing the world in Court that regardless of the fairy tale fabricated by Mr. Diggs’ high-priced New York Lawyers, he is the victim of Mr. Diggs’ unwanted sexual advances and his brother’s violent attacks.”

The authorized grievance was filed on October 1 in Maryland federal court docket.

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