{"id":2475743,"date":"2026-06-25T20:02:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T20:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2475743"},"modified":"2026-06-25T20:02:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T20:02:56","slug":"daphne-joy-says-shed-go-on-a-date-with-dj-akademiks-he-made-me-laugh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/daphne-joy-says-shed-go-on-a-date-with-dj-akademiks-he-made-me-laugh\/","title":{"rendered":"Daphne Joy Says She&#8217;d Go on a Date With DJ Akademiks: &#8216;He Made Me Laugh&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/daphne-joy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Daphne Joy;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Daphne Joy&quot;}\">Daphne Joy<\/a> has accepted a date with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/dj-akademiks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:DJ Akademiks;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;DJ Akademiks&quot;}\">DJ Akademiks<\/a> despite the fact the hip-hop media pundit hasn&#8217;t actually asked her out yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Friday (June 19), just a couple weeks after being interviewed by Akademiks, Joy, who shares a 13-year-old son with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/50-cent\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:50 Cent;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;50 Cent&quot;}\">50 Cent<\/a>, sat down for a chat with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/cam-newton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Cam Newton;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Cam Newton&quot;}\">Cam Newton<\/a> on his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLl-wWhrpf9oZK7V_1VmyGZUqEEq6582SJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Funky Friday;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Funky Friday&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Funky Friday<\/a> podcast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Around the 1:10:00 mark of the video below, Joy eagerly told Newton that yes, she would go on a date with Ak. &#8220;It\u2019s a, &#8216;I&#8217;m ready at 8:00 p.m. right now,'&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Joy added that it\u2019s &#8220;effort and energy&#8221; that appeals to her, although Newton doubted that Ak could pull it off, mainly based off how he looks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;COMPLEX SHOP&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><b>COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what&#8217;s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s not about the looks. It&#8217;s about how someone makes you feel,&#8221; Joy replied. &#8220;And I think, in a really crazy time, he interviewed me at one of my most, probably, emotionally vulnerable times and he made me laugh.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Joy went on to deny that she has a type but explained that she gravitates towards those who can make her feel &#8220;really good inside.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After telling Akademiks that she was &#8220;attracted&#8221; to his attraction to her, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/onlyfans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:OnlyFans;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;OnlyFans&quot;}\">OnlyFans<\/a> influencer appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/no-jumper\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:No Jumper;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;No Jumper&quot;}\">No Jumper<\/a> and called the media personality &#8220;hilarious.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I told him, underneath all the vulgar words and the profanity, I definitely could see a man that was honestly attracted to me,&#8221; Joy told No Jumper host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/adam-22\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Adam22;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Adam22&quot;}\">Adam22<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Joy\u2019s media rounds come after she appeared in a leaked sex tape featuring <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/diddy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Diddy;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Diddy&quot;}\">Diddy<\/a> and adult entertainer Sly Diggler, although she denies having consented to being filmed. The model also claimed that she was victim of a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/daphne-joy-shares-statement-alleged-181743805.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:blackmail attempt;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;blackmail attempt&quot;}\">blackmail attempt<\/a> before the tape circulated online.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Related News<\/h3>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/daphne-joy-opens-dating-powerful-184617578.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Celebrities At The Los Angeles Lakers Game\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/e8bpU.5QdJ.7MggHdpRMcA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/8e4d3ae080230d6c5be71fb83eedab6c\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Daphne Joy Says It\u2019s \u2018Hotter and Sexier\u2019 to Be Prioritized by Busy, Powerful Men<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/daphne-joy-asked-size-matters-173054317.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Daphne Joy\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/UM_egyFjpzXOnPhENSWNLg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/c949e6149d52d95a66fc838712508074\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Daphne Joy Is Asked &#8216;Does Size Really Matter?&#8217; After Alleged Diddy Sex Tape Leak<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/akademiks-says-told-drake-delay-175411205.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Akademiks and Drake\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"541\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/xsogZhwcE65B0Oaw4x.apQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/efc21068af2c5284f7b545f7303d1b27\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Akademiks Says He Told Drake to Delay &#8216;Iceman&#8217; <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><b>Related News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/quavo-accuser-moves-collect-nearly-204049129.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Quavo Accuser Moves to Collect Nearly $1.2 Million Judgment From Rapper;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Quavo Accuser Moves to Collect Nearly $1.2 Million Judgment From Rapper&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Quavo Accuser Moves to Collect Nearly $1.2 Million Judgment From Rapper<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/oliver-tree-remembered-true-artist-122320861.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Oliver Tree Remembered as 'True Artist' in Emotional Post From Ex-Girlfriend Melanie Martinez;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Oliver Tree Remembered as 'True Artist' in Emotional Post From Ex-Girlfriend Melanie Martinez&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Oliver Tree Remembered as &#8216;True Artist&#8217; in Emotional Post From Ex-Girlfriend Melanie Martinez<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. 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