50 Cent said his son Sire is the one being hurt after an explicit video reportedly involving Daphne Joy, Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Sly Diggler spread across social media over the weekend. In a post on X, the rapper wrote, “She’s not a victim, SIRE is,” then added that going into eighth grade and finding out the video involved his mother would be devastating.

The reaction turned the Daphne Joy Diddy search term into a fresh flashpoint because the clip was widely shared just as 50 Cent chose to answer publicly. He wrote, “Can you imagine going to eighth grade to find out this is your mom. The court system in LA thinks it’s fine.” The message pushed the dispute beyond the video itself and into the damage he says it leaves behind for their child.

The video was reported to run about 40 minutes and was described as showing Combs watching as Joy had sex with other people. DJ Vlad of VladTV said the footage was authentic and identified Combs, Joy and adult entertainer Sly Diggler as the people involved. That account matches what Diggler said in a 2025 VladTV interview, when he discussed sexual encounters involving himself, Combs and Joy and said Combs organized the encounter as revenge against 50 Cent.

That is where the public fight gets messy. The clip is being discussed online as involving Joy in an explicit sexual encounter, but 50 Cent is rejecting the idea that she is the injured party and putting the focus on Sire instead. He is also taking aim at the Los Angeles court system, a sign that the argument is no longer only about the video’s spread but about how much control anyone has once something that explicit goes viral.

What remains unanswered is the most basic part of the story: exactly how the video was obtained and whether the people shown in it will respond publicly or legally. For now, the fallout belongs to Sire, who 50 Cent says will have to live with the clip long after the weekend rush on social media fades.