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The former chef of the New England Patriots' star receiver Stefon Diggs provided text messages she allegedly exchanged with her former boss to police after accusing him of assault
The exchange starts with the woman demanding that the recipient, who she says is Diggs, pay out her entire contact for the season despite leaving early
Diggs allegedly responded that he did not want to pay her and another chef and that he "don't got to do a mf thing"
Stefon Diggsallegedly refused to pay out the full contract of his former female chef, according to text messages she shared with police, which she claims are from the New England Patriots' star receiver.
The texts were included in an incident report created by the Dedham Police Department and obtained by PEOPLE whichdetails Diggs' alleged assault of the chef.
The exchange that the female provided to police began with a text she sent to a recipient she identified as Diggs, which read: "You will [be] paying me out for the season & the money you said you would give me for my business. wasted my f---ing time being here because you got a f---ing circus going on. I'm out of your life."
The person who the female identified as Diggs then responded: "I won't be paying you s---," followed by another text which said, "F--- I look like paying you and paying another xhef [sic]."
That same individual later texted: "I don't got to do a mf thing."
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It is unclear if the texts were sent before or after the alleged incident between the female chef and Diggs that resulted in police filing a felony charge of strangulation and a misdemeanor charge of assault against the footballer.
The texts are not timestamped and there is no timeline for the exchange provided in the police report.
The chef sent the texts to police after she first reported her allegations against Diggs on Dec. 16 — two weeks after the alleged incident.
She alleged to police that things escalated between her and her former employer after she approached him about back pay she claimed to be owed, according to the report. Then, Diggs allegedly walked into her bedroom after the two had "been having an ongoing text exchange over money owed to [her]," the report states.
As the two again started to discuss the matter, Diggs allegedly became "angered," the woman told police, per the report. She alleged that Diggs then "smacked her across the face," and she pushed him away.
Diggs is then accused of attacking the woman, who alleged in her interview with police that he "tried to choke her using the crook of his elbow around her neck."
She told police that she "did have trouble breathing and could've blacked out," and also alleged that "as she tried to pry [Diggs'] arm away, he tightened his grip."
Diggs allegedly released her at some point and "threw her on the bed," the woman claimed, according to the report.
She alleged that Diggs then left the bedroom and said, "Thought so."
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The female told police she did not want to file a police report when she first reported the incident, but had a change of heart on Dec. 23 and asked police to move forward with charging Diggs.
It was after that first meeting and before deciding to pursue charges that the woman provided police with her text messages, which the report noted came from a different phone number than the one provided by the female.
She told police that the texts were sent from her work phone.
A lawyer for Diggs, who is in hisfirst year of a three-year, $69 million contractwith the Patriots and recentlywelcomed a new babywith hisGrammy-winning girlfriend Cardi B, told PEOPLE he "categorically denies the allegations."
David Meier, who is representing Diggs, called the claims made by the employee "unsubstantiated, uncorroborated" before adding that they "were never investigated — because they did not occur."
He also said that the allegations are a "direct result of an employee-employer financial dispute that was not resolved to the employee's satisfaction."
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The Patriots reiterated that Diggs "categorically denies the allegations" in a separate statement. "We will continue to gather information and will cooperate fully with the appropriate authorities and the NFL as necessary," the organization added.
The NFL said the league was monitoring the situation.
Diggs is due to appear in Dedham District Court on Jan. 23 to be arraigned in the case.
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