Jaws hit the floor in a Manhattan federal courtroom on Tuesday as David James, a former assistant to Sean “Diddy” Combs, described the surreal, sometimes sordid reality of what it meant to work for one of the most powerful figures in hip-hop.
James testified that his work from 2007 to 2009 wasn’t the typical assistant job. He revealed that his work exceeded booking flights and helping manage a calendar; he had to maintain a carefully curated stockpile of personal essentials. And no, we’re not talking mints and chargers, but applesauce, jello, designer bags full of pills, and enough toiletries to stock a five-star hotel.
“He wanted everything ready all the time,” James said. “I’d bring him applesauce, jello, Fiji water, his toiletry bag with ointments and Just for Men. We’d buy 40 items in bulk so he wouldn’t call us later.”
James revealed that Diddy’s snack cart was not the only thing pushing the classification of high maintenance. He professed that his second work responsibility was a Louis Vuitton bag received not for fashion but for service. Inside was what James referenced, a mobile pharmacy: “Viagra, Ecstasy, percs,” he said wildly.
But it wasn’t Diddy’s bill alone to pay; James testified that he would frequently use his credit card to keep the stash stocked, being subsequently repaid by Bad Boy Entertainment: “I’d use my credit card; Bad Boy paid me back,” James concurred.
James disclosed that It is a duty he performed to arrange hotel rooms with an assortment of intimate materials: baby oil, Astroglide, and condoms, all of which he purchased for cash.
At one stage, he admitted filling prescriptions like Percocet below his name for the mogul’s usage. However, he informed how he danced at one party: “Yes. I was drinking Ciroc, I took Ecstasy, I was Diddy-bopping,” he said of the incident. However, the party concluded with a horrible narrative.
According to James, Diddy questioned him after reviewing party footage: “‘Hey Playboy, was that you dancing around at the party?’ he asked me. I told him yes. Then he said, ‘I’m going to keep the video in case I ever need it.’” When asked what he assumed meant in court, James responded, “That I’d be embarrassed.”
As Diddy is charged with federal sex trafficking, racketeering, and transferring people for prostitution, James reveals not only a vivid but sometimes astonishing picture of life behind the curtain of hip-hop big shots. Although the saga continues this week, behind the beats, bottles, and bark, there is a separate story that Fiji water and Louis Vuitton bags can’t mask.
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