(Photo by Marc Piasecki\/Getty Images for Balenciaga)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe free agent wide receiver has pleaded not guilty to the charges, which stem from an alleged incident involving his former private chef, Jamila Adams. <\/p>\n
Diggs is in court this week for the start of his trial, and from the jump, both sides have made it clear that they are telling completely different stories.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors allege a violent confrontation inside Diggs\u2019 home \u2014 one that the accuser herself described in chilling detail.<\/p>\n
In her first day of testimony, Adams alleged that she and Diggs had a sexual relationship before he hired her to work as his chef.<\/p>\n
She then detailed the alleged assault, testifying that Diggs went on the attack after she demanded $29,000 in unpaid wages.<\/p>\n
Adams told police that \u201csmacked her across the face\u201d and \u201ctried to choke her using the crook of his elbow around her neck,\u201d leaving her struggling to breathe.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019ve known Stefon Diggs for over four and a half years,\u201d Adams said on the stand.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt started out as friends and then became sexual and we would meet up and hang out and we decided February 2025 I would start working for him,\u201d she continued, adding:<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted him to get healthy and eat better.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adams said the relationship began to deteriorate in November 2025, when a social media message got back to Diggs with the claim that Adams was \u201ctelling his personal business about women he was sleeping with.\u201d<\/p>\n
Diggs\u2019 legal team isn\u2019t just pushing back \u2014 they\u2019re flat-out rejecting the entire premise of the case.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe assault that the Commonwealth described in their opening statement never happened. It did not happen,\u201d defense attorney Andrew Kettlewell told the court in opening statements.<\/p>\n
He doubled down on that stance, reminding jurors: \u201cJust like any other person in this country, rich or poor, Mr. Diggs sits here an innocent man.\u201d<\/p>\n
The defense has also emphasized what it claims is a glaring lack of evidence: no witnesses, no medical records, and no photos or video to support the allegations.<\/p>\n
At the center of it all is a dispute that reportedly stemmed from money. Adams claims that Diggs failed to pay the accuser for her work, while his attorneys claim she\u2019s trying to shake him down for millions.<\/p>\n
Diggs, once one of the league\u2019s most dynamic wide receivers, is currently a free agent after his release by the New England Patriots earlier this year. Now, his future in the NFL may depend less on his performance on the field and more on what a jury decides in a courtroom.<\/p>\n
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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