EXCLUSIVE: Judge Rejects Publicist’s Diddy Probe Argument & Biggie’s Son Gets Massive Win

Jonathan Hay lost his bid to freeze CJ Wallace’s defamation case, leaving a judge free to decide how much his allegations about Diddy may cost him.

In an October 1 order, Judge Mary Scriven rejected Hay’s request to wait for Los Angeles prosecutors to finish reviewing his sexual assault claims against Sean “Diddy” Combs.

She also refused his backup request to keep evidence about the alleged assaults out of Wallace’s damages hearing.

“[Hay] offers no basis for the issuance of an order staying these proceedings,” Scriven wrote. Hay had argued that a hearing could force him to discuss the same events in public before prosecutors decide whether to bring charges against Diddy.

The judge pointed out that Hay has pursued his own lawsuit in California over those allegations.

Hay is “not the target of the alleged criminal investigation, but rather the complaining witness,” she wrote, weakening his argument for a pause.

Hay failed to win his key backup request to limit evidence about the alleged assaults. Scriven noted Wallace had shown no plan to seek more records and found Hay “has not demonstrated good cause” for that protection.

The ruling leaves Hay facing a damages and fees hearing, though it does not yet order him to pay a set amount. Wallace must present evidence of the damages and fees he wants the judge to award.

Hay wanted the Florida case paused until Los Angeles County prosecutors charged Diddy or closed their review.

The district attorney’s office confirmed in June that police and sheriff’s investigators sent it two sexual assault cases involving one alleged victim. Hay says he is that person; prosecutors had not announced charges when he filed his motion.

The fight with Wallace grew out of Ready to Dance, a project built around remixes of songs by Wallace’s father, The Notorious B.I.G.

Hay claims Diddy assaulted him during the work and that Wallace helped bring him to one encounter. Wallace and Diddy have each publicly denied the serious allegations that Hay made against them.

Wallace sued Hay for defamation after Hay publicly claimed Wallace had sexual contact with Diddy and helped arrange an assault. Wallace calls those claims false; Hay has maintained his account and sued both men in California.

Hay’s problems in the Florida case began when he failed to respond to Wallace’s lawsuit. After a clerk entered a default in May, Hay said he had not been properly served.

In August, Scriven rejected that defense, finding that Hay had repeatedly avoided several process servers. Wallace tried 17 times with three servers before using the Florida Secretary of State, according to AllHipHop’s earlier coverage.

That order kept Wallace’s request for a final judgment on hold until the court heard evidence on damages. The hearing is now scheduled for October 27.