Throughout the Sean “Diddy” Combs legal scandal, many celebrities have been put under pressure to add their thoughts on the matter. While Jennifer Lopez has stayed silent, her first husband, Ojani Noa, hasn’t been afraid to speak out. Ojani had some harsh words to say when he showed up on “Despierta America,” claiming that the controversial rapper was the reason why he got divorced from J.Lo in the first place.
Before Lopez found love with Marc Anthony and then Ben Affleck, Lopez was wed to Noa. Their marriage only lasted 11 months, and if J.Lo is telling the truth, Diddy was part of the reason the union was so brief.
When he appeared on “Despierta America,” Noa stated that when Lopez first started a working relationship with Diddy, it led to deception. However, this isn’t the first time he’s said something like that. In 2022, he spoke with the Daily Mail and explained that when his ex and Diddy worked together, he would see pictures of them on outings that looked like dates.
When he questioned Lopez about the relationship, she asserted that it was solely business-related, saying, “It’s just business. This is what I’m being told I have to do.”
Noa didn’t like the sound of that—he was suspicious and would retort, “But you are married!”
It looks like his gut instinct was correct because soon after the couple got divorced, Lopez started dating Diddy. The relationship didn’t work out, and the more scandalous aspects of their relationship were exposed by the tabloids. For example, he cheated on her with his intermittent partner Kim Porter and committed additional infidelity.
When Noa spoke to the Daily Mail, he firmly believed that if Lopez hadn’t been surrounded by certain people who were in her orbit when she first professionally connected with Diddy, their marriage could have been saved. It looks like that will remain a mystery!
J.Lo sued her ex-husband multiple times
While Noa seemed authentic in his comments to the Daily Mail and “Despierta America,” he may not be the most credible source since he’s been sued by Jennifer Lopez two times. The first time, Jennifer Lopez sued him because he was attempting to publish a book about their relationship.
While that was already shady, Noa also had an NDA that he signed banning him from doing such a thing. Because of this, Lopez won the case. She also won an injunction that prevented Noa from profiting off her and her name. Jennifer Lopez’s lawyer didn’t seem to believe Noa would abide by the rules, telling reporters that he hoped Noa would “respect the order of the court” and threatened that if he didn’t, “it won’t be over.”
The lawyer was right. In 2009, Noa attempted to sell a video of J.Lo that he took when they were still married, as well as secret footage from their honeymoon. Noa made the unusual comment that he wanted the film to be adjacent to “Borat.”
In the end, the court prevented him from selling the footage. In addition, the court issued a restraining order against him, and Lopez filed a $10 million lawsuit against him for breaching his NDA.
