Stefon Diggs’ strangulation trial takes huge twist as accuser dodges question over $5.5m pre-trial demand

The private chef accusing Stefon Diggs of assault dodged a question on Tuesday about whether she demanded $5.5million from him on the eve of the trial.

Jamila Adams, who claims she was struck in the face and strangled by Diggs during an alleged dispute over pay back in December, was asked several times by the NFL star’s lawyer if her attorney requested a seven-figure payout three weeks before the trial got underway.

‘That is client-lawyer privilege. I cannot speak on that,’ Adams said when pressed for an answer from defense attorney Sara Silva.

Silva then questioned whether her alleged financial demand was covered under attorney-client privilege before asking about it again.

At one point, Adams said Diggs had offered her $100,000 to recant her statement to the police, but that remark was struck from the record after the judge called the attorneys to a sidebar.

Before the jury was brought in on the second day of the trial, Adams was warned about deflecting questions in such manner.