The latest scandalous revelations about Sean "Diddy" Combs aren't just spilling from his former flames, but from the folks who saw it all firsthand: his personal assistants. Each one seems to have a similar story, from fetching drugs for the mogul to witnessing the horrific abuse of Casandra "Cassie" Ventura. But some assistants found themselves in situations so wild, they had to ditch the job.
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Here's the lowdown on Combs' former assistants, according to the federal sex crime trial so far.
David James
David James said he worked for Combs from 2007 to 2009. He said in his interview for the job as assistant at Bad Boy, an executive pointed to a picture of Combs on the wall and said, “This is Mr. Combs’ kingdom and we are all here to serve in it.” That service included procuring drugs for the rapper and his friends. James said he was also instructed to buy baby oil, lubricant and condoms for trips. He was ordered to pay for it in cash so there wouldn’t be a record of it and was told he’d be reimbursed.
On one occasion, he said he was once forced to take a lie detector test when Combs’ jewelry went missing. James also said he was ordered by Combs to drive around searching for rival Suge Knight’s vehicle when in Los Angeles. He stated Combs and a few security guards who were in the car were armed.
When talking about Ventura, At some point during his testimony, he grew emotional talking about Ventura saying Combs “controlled her career.” James stated that he heard the two argue about her career but never saw the violence.
George Kaplan
Kaplan said he worked 80-100 hours a week, holding responsibilities such as carrying Combs’ baggage, making sure his bags had the rapper’s preferred contents and holding tens of thousands of dollars in cash for him. He said Combs threatened to fire him once a month - once, because he brought back two half gallons of BPA-free water instead of one whole gallon.
He also said he was ordered by Combs and his staff member, Kristina Khorram, to stock hotel rooms with baby oil, candles and Astroglide. He was ordered twice to pick up drugs for Combs. He also cleaned up after his hotel stays, explaining he was devoted to protecting the rapper’s image. That protection expanded to tense incidents involving Ventura, citing once when she appeared to have been hit by Combs on a private jet. He also said he saw Combs throw apples at another woman. Kaplan said he didn’t report the incident because he was concerned about jeopardizing his job or Combs’ well-being.
Ultimately, the violence is what drew Kaplan to leave, he testified. Even though he told Combs he left due to his dad becoming sick with cancer. Kaplan said despite the violence, he had a great time working for Combs, calling him “a god among men.”
Capricorn Clark
Clark stated she started working for Bad Boy Records in 2004 and worked for Combs up until 2018. She also simultaneously worked as Cassie Ventura’s creative director from 2016 to 2018. Clark was tasked with setting up Combs’ hotel rooms for freak-offs. She was also tasked with obtaining drugs for the rapper including prescription drugs she got in her name. She described her time working for Combs as a stressful 24/7 task, leading to sleep deprivation and hair loss.
Clark said she was threatened by Combs on multiple occasions. Once, he threatened to kill her after discovering her previous employment at rival Suge Knight’s Death Row Records, she said. On another occasion, Combs sent her to be questioned by an associate after his jewelry went missing which led to a threat to be thrown in the East River in New York. She also said she was subject to days of lie detector testing following the jewelry incident. Clark said she was kidnapped by Combs when he allegedly plotted on killing rapper Kid Cudi upon the discovery of his relationship with Ventura. He threatened to kill her after finding out she knew about the fling but didn’t tell him - which eventually led to her firing.
The only violence she said she experienced herself is when the rapper forcefully shoved her. In regards to Ventura, she said she saw Combs attack her with “100 percent full force.” Every situation where she could have called the police she said she didn’t out of fear of Combs’ retaliation after he promised to blacklist her from the industry.
Jonathan Perez
Perez stated he worked for Combs more recently when he was dating witness “Jane,” from 2021 to 2024. His testimony was rather simple, explaining his responsibilities to obtain drugs for Combs including IV drips for Ventura for freak off recovery. Perez said he “helped” Jane look for her lingerie and dresses so she would look good for Combs. From his perspective, she was willing to participate in the freak-offs, he stated.
Perez said on two occasions, he sensed tension between Combs and “Jane.” Once, he took Combs to “Jane’s” home and received a FaceTime hours later from the rapper who looked “angry and annoyed.” Combs asked him to confirm that another woman wasn’t on their previous trip. He also said after another date night gone wrong, he was asked to bring $3,500 to the rapper for her. Perez said these incidents and freak-off tasks were only one percent of the work he did for Combs.
Kristina Khorram
The mysterious former chief of staff who hasn’t made an appearance in court yet but seems to be the topic of numerous testimonies is an alleged co-conspirator to Combs’ alleged crimes, per prosecutors. Combs himself referred to Khorram as his “right hand” in a 2021 social media post. Former assistant Kaplan said Khorram “ran Combs’ life.
During Ventura’s testimony, she said Khorram or “KK” was responsible for helping Combs keep tabs on her by having control of her schedule and sometimes, her whereabouts. Khorram was also allegedly made aware of an incident where Ventura told her Combs dangled one of her friends over her apartment balcony. Ventura said she talked to her about other personal things as well, including instances of her own physical abuse.
One former security guard at the InterContinental Hotel testified that after Combs’ brutal beating of Ventura in the hotel’s hallway, Khorram was the main staff member insisting for a copy of the surveillance video of the incident.
Witness Jane also testified that Khorram helped her the first time she took ecstasy given to her by Combs and collapsed. Khorram also allegedly instructed Jane on how to fly with a big bag of drugs to transport them to Combs. Jane said she felt that Khorram’s opinions of her heavily influenced her relationship with Combs.
The other former assistants who took the stand cited Khorram’s responsibilities being similar to theirs - having Combs’ hotel rooms set the way he desired, particularly for freak offs. Khorram is also listed as a co-defendant to Combs in multiple sexual assault lawsuits filed against the rapper. The narratives are consistent, accusing Khorram of helping clean up Combs’ alleged crimes. She has since denied the allegations.
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