Stefon Diggs, Patriots star and co-parent with Cardi B, faces strangulation and assault charges

Star New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs is accused of slapping his live-in private chef and choking her until “she had trouble breathing,” a newly released police report revealed Tuesday.

Mila Adams told police that on Dec. 2, she and Diggs had been trading texts about money she claims Diggs owes her and that when he “entered her unlocked bedroom” at his home outside Boston, their argument turned violent, according to a Dedham Police Department report filed Monday.

“She alleges that the male then smacked her across the face,” the report says.

Diggs has denied the allegations.

Adams, who went to the police Dec. 16, said in the report that when she tried to resist, “the male then tried to choke her using the crook of his elbow around her neck” and she feared she would black out.

When she tried to pry his arm off her, Adams said, he “tightened his grip” before he suddenly threw her on a bed, according to the report.

“He said something to the effect of ‘Thought so,'” Adams told officers, the report says.

According to the police report, Adams said that when she told Diggs “she still hadn’t been paid,” he responded “lies” and walked out. She told police that Diggs had hired her in July to cook for him for the entire NFL season and that he owed her at least a month’s pay, the report says.

Diggs, 32, who played a key role in the meteoric rise of Pro Bowl quarterback Drake Maye and the Patriots’ winning season, was charged with felony strangulation and assault and battery, according to Dedham District Court records.

The incident is alleged to have happened a day after New England beat the New York Giants, 33-15, on “Monday Night Football.”

Adams told police she went to stay with a friend after the alleged incident and returned to Diggs’ home Dec. 9 to collect her belongings. She said that when she texted Diggs about the money, he referred her to an assistant, who told her Diggs wanted her to sign a nondisclosure agreement, according to the police report.

“ADAMS did not sign any such document,” the police report says.

Diggs “categorically denies” all the allegations, his attorney said in a statement.

“The timing and motivation for making the allegations is crystal clear: they are the direct result of an employee-employer financial dispute that was not resolved to the employee’s satisfaction,” the statement said. “Stefon looks forward to establishing the truth in a court of law.”

Diggs, according to the court records, is set to be arraigned Jan. 23. That would be two days ahead of the AFC championship game.

“The New England Patriots are aware of the accusations that have been made regarding Stefon Diggs,” the team said in a statement. “Stefon has informed the organization that he categorically denies the allegations.”

“We support Stefon. We will continue to gather information and will cooperate fully with the appropriate authorities and the NFL as necessary.”

Diggs is Maye’s favorite target and has played in all 16 of New England’s games this season, making 82 catches for 970 yards.

Diggs became a star in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings and the Buffalo Bills, for whom he was a 1,000-yard receiver for six consecutive seasons.

The Patriots, fighting for the AFC’s No. 1 seed, finish the regular season Sunday by hosting the Miami Dolphins.

“We are aware of the matter and have been in contact with the club,” the NFL said in a statement. “We have no further comment at this time.”

Diggs recently welcomed a baby boy with his girlfriend, rapper Cardi B.

The police report says Adams told an officer on Dec. 20 that she was reluctant to press charges against Diggs and that she had recently received a voicemail and text messages from a woman she believes is Diggs’ girlfriend.

Adams did not name the woman, but she said the messages were “something to the effect of ‘you don’t need to do all this. It’s not that big of a deal,'” according to the report.

Three days later, Adams contacted police and told them to “go ahead” and file criminal charges, the report says.

A representative for Cardi B did not immediately respond to a request for comment.