Griffith Seeks to Amend Counterclaims Against Diggs With Alleged New Evidence

Christopher Blake Griffith has filed a motion in a federal court in Maryland seeking permission to amend his counterclaims against NFL wide receiver Stefon Diggs. The filing, submitted on July 16, alleges that newly obtained text messages and phone logs support Griffith’s assertion that Diggs helped coordinate a violent attack against him in Los Angeles. The proposed amendment has not yet been accepted as an operative complaint, and no judicial ruling has confirmed that the records substantiate Griffith’s account.

Griffith contends that the evidence includes communications regarding flights and lodging for a man he identifies as one of the attackers. According to the motion, messages produced during discovery show one of Diggs’ assistants discussing travel arrangements with an individual allegedly involved in the Los Angeles confrontation. Griffith argues that these communications occurred on the day of the alleged incident, indicating that travel was being coordinated rather than arranged independently.

The motion further alleges that phone logs place Diggs in contact with the same man during the period when the confrontation was underway. Griffith cites surveillance footage from his apartment building, which reportedly shows the man using a phone at approximately the corresponding time. He asserts that the overlap between the call records, video evidence, and travel communications supports his claim of a coordinated conspiracy.

In addition to the allegations regarding the attack, Griffith seeks to add a defamation count based on a recent social media post by Diggs. In the post, Diggs accused an unnamed man of lying after being caught stealing and criticized those who treated the individual as a victim. Griffith contends that the surrounding context made it clear the comments were directed at him, despite Diggs not identifying Griffith by name in the language reported.

The legal dispute originated after Griffith publicly alleged that Diggs drugged and sexually assaulted him at Diggs’ Maryland home in May 2023. Diggs denied the accusations, stating that Griffith fabricated the story. Griffith subsequently filed counterclaims repeating those allegations and asserting that Diggs’ brother and other men attacked him in Los Angeles roughly one week later to intimidate or silence him. Diggs moved for partial summary judgment on July 14, two days before Griffith’s request to amend the counterclaims.