Former Biggie Estate Publicist Speaks Out About Diddy’s Drug Use And Alleged Sexual Harassment

The Notorious BIG He raps that he and Diddy were “close as Starsky and Hutch” on the 1997 single “Hypnotize,” the last song he released before his death. Just one week later, the hip-hop legend (born Christopher Wallace) was murdered at the age of 24 while in the back of Diddy’s Chevy Suburban.

Nearly 25 years later, publicist Jonathan Hay was hired by Biggie’s son CJ Wallace to reproduce some of the late MC’s biggest hits for the family estate. But according to Hays, their business arrangement took a dark turn. He claims a member of Biggie’s crew made sexual advances towards him.

“My experiences with Biggie Smalls’ crew became abominable to say the least,” says Hays. AllHipHop. “Similar to Diddy’s alleged practices, The Notorious BIG’s estate refused to acknowledge my complaints of sexual harassment when I awkwardly came forward. I wouldn’t engage in phone sex, nor would I watch one of The Notorious BIG’s representatives enjoy a video chat during the pandemic.

“For two years after the disgusting incidents, I lived with the regret that I didn’t ‘get along’ with all that weird bottom weirdness because I was instantly shunned and they terminated the project. I lost a significant amount of money and nearly two years of exclusive work to Biggie.”

Hays says Diddy was still a partner in The Estate of Christopher Wallace, which included music with JAY-Z. He just had the courage to reveal what happened to him in his wake Diddy’s RICO Arrest.

“I have strong resources, but there’s no way I could go up against the legacy of The Notorious BIG, Diddy and JAY-Z,” he admits. “I can only talk about this now because so many powerful women have filed lawsuits and alleged criminal complaints against the former Bad Boy mogul.”

In another incident, Hays claims he was on a Zoom call with Diddy, King Combs and two members of the Estate shortly after the release of Hays and Frank White’s “Big Poppa (House Mix).” While Diddy complained that the song wasn’t “good enough,” Hays says she noticed him sniffing what he assumed was either ketamine or cocaine.

“Diddy said I had to make house music with ketamine because that’s what all the ravers heard at places like Burning Man and Miami Ultra Music Fest,” continues Hays. “While he was in this weird Diddy conversation, he was also sniffing ketamine or cocaine, which was so crazy to me at the time. I was amazed that he was sniffing, especially since this kid is also on Zoom.”

After the deal fell through, Hays, who had moved to Brooklyn by then, made “one last push” and contacted Faith Evans through her manager.

“I notified them that a representative of The Notorious BIG estate made highly unwanted sexual advances towards me,” he explained. “I also attached the raw mp3 (heard by AllHipHop) of Biggie’s rep repeatedly singing that he loves me in a very weird way. Faith Evans’ ex-husband and active stepfather to Biggie’s son, Todd Russaw, sent me an email admitting it was “disturbing” and that he would follow up…but he didn’t never.

“It became somewhat concerning when I started receiving random threatening messages from associates of Diddy and those associated with Biggie’s estate. For almost a year I stayed low-key with my girlfriend in Washington Heights, Manhattan, after we temporarily moved to Texas to get out of Brooklyn.”

Eventually, Hays was sent a cease and desist letter from the Biggie project. It read in part: “Our client has informed us that you are threatening to release the above mentioned album without his permission. The Album and all master recordings incorporated therein shall hereafter be referred to individually and collectively as the “Album”.

“Specifically, you stated the following in an email to Christopher J. Wallace and Willie Mack on July 2, 2021: ‘I can release (the album) on my own without any affiliation with anything involving Think Big, Frank White, Biggie’s. estate etc.’ Your statement is unequivocally false.”

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The letter also suggested that Hays may have violated a non-disclosure agreement. It continued: “Our client has shared some of your correspondence with members of its team and with third parties, suggesting that you may have violated the Non-Disclosure Agreement you signed on April 14, 2020 (“NDA”). Our investigation is ongoing and we hereby reserve all rights to our customers regarding this matter. We encourage you to review the NDA and ensure that you are not intentionally or unintentionally violating it.”

Needless to say, the project never fully materialized. Hays had initially put the incident behind him, but felt compelled to speak out after more and more people came forward with their alleged Diddy horror stories. The unsealed indictment alleges that between 2008 and the present, Diddy abused, threatened and coerced women and others and ran a racketeering conspiracy that involved sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice, among other crimes. Diddy remains in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.

It was all a dream… until it wasn’t.