Diddy’s chief of staff calls accusations against her “disturbing and unthinkable”

Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ former chief of staff has denied accusations against her after being named in multiple lawsuits associated with the disgraced rap mogul.

Kristina Khorram – also known as KK – worked for the rapper for over a decade, joining Combs Enterprises in 2013 and eventually becoming his chief of staff in 2020. It’s not clear when she left Combs’ employment.

Now, she has denied that she ever “aided and abetted the sexual assault of anyone” in a new statement to Rolling Stone. It follows her being named in three lawsuits brought against Combs, who was arrested in September on sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution charges.

Combs pleaded not guilty to the counts and his criminal trial is set for May 5 in the Southern District of New York.

“For months, horrific accusations have been made about me in various lawsuits regarding my former boss,” Khorram said in the statement. “These false allegations of my involvement are causing irreparable and incalculable damage to my reputation and the emotional well-being of myself and my family. I have never condoned or aided and abetted the sexual assault of anyone. Nor have I ever drugged anyone.”

“The idea that I could be accused of playing a role in — or even being a bystander to — the rape of anyone is beyond upsetting, disturbing, and unthinkable,” Khorram continued. “That is not who I am and my heart goes out to all victims of sexual assault. I am confident that the allegations against me will be proven to be untrue.”

Combs has frequently praised Khorram, referring to her as his “soul sister”. Over a year ago, when Cassie Ventura – his ex-girlfriend and former signee – filed a lawsuit against the Bad Boy Records founder for physical assault and rape, Khorram was seen sitting by a devastated Combs in Miami. The case was settled the following day despite Combs denying the claims.

Months later, CNN obtained CCTV footage of Combs dragging, kicking and hitting Ventura in an LA hotel, lending credence to Ventura’s allegations. Combs later apologised for his “inexcusable” behaviour in the aforementioned video, which Ventura’s lawyers called “disingenuous”.

In February 2024 music producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones claimed Khorram was the “Ghislaine Maxwell to Sean Combs’ Jeffrey Epstein” in his sexual harassment and assault lawsuit against Diddy.

Jones alleged that throughout the making of the rapper’s most recent album – 2023’s ‘The Love Album: Off the Grid’ – he forced him to have sex with prostitutes, in addition to claims that the hip-hop mogul drugged and threatened him for over a year.

An attorney for Combs denied the claims at the time, saying they were “reckless name-dropping about events that are pure fiction and simply did not happen is nothing more than a transparent attempt to garner headlines”.

Jones alleged in his lawsuit that when he told Khorram about the unwanted encounters, she allegedly responded “you know, Sean will be Sean” and “attempted to downplay Mr. Combs’ groping … as friendly horseplay, stating that those acts were Mr. Combs’s way of ‘showing that he likes you.’”

The lawsuit also alleged that Khorram oversaw all aspects of the rapper’s personal life, including paying hired sex workers and requiring all of his personal employees to carry a fanny pack filled with a variety of illicit substances that she allegedly ordered and distributed, including “cocaine, GHB, ecstasy, marijuana gummies and Tuci (a pink drug that is a combination of ecstasy and cocaine),” per the lawsuit.

Khorram was also named in Combs’ former executive assistant Phil Pines’ sexual harassment and battery lawsuit in December. Pines worked for Combs from late 2019 to late 2021 and worked directly under Khorram, who was his supervisor.

Legal representatives for Combs denied the claims, saying: “No matter how many lawsuits are filed, it won’t change the fact that Mr Combs has never sexually assaulted or sex trafficked anyone – man or woman, adult or minor.”

Pines alleged in his lawsuit that told Khorram about an incident where he saw Combs kick a woman to the ground outside his Miami home in 2020. “Defendant Khorram instructed Plaintiff to never speak about it and there are repercussions that can happen if he did,” his lawsuit claimed.

He also claimed that a part of his job involved preparing for what Combs and Khorram allegedly called “Wild King Nights” – described in the lawsuit as chaotic, days-long sexual encounters between Combs and a woman.

Pines claimed Khorram would notify him that Combs wanted to have a “Wild King Night”, and he would be told to set up hotel rooms with baby oil, lube, male libido pills, Plan B, candles, mood lighting and a variety of sex toys. Khorram would also allegedly tell Pines when Combs was finished and he would have to clean up what he described as the “wreckage” inside the rooms. ​​

In October, Khorram was also named in a sexual assault lawsuit brought against Combs by a woman in San Francisco. Combs and others named in the California lawsuit have denied her claims.

Last week, Combs appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to two new indictments that were unveiled against him in January and earlier this month.

Several outlets have noted that the 55-year-old’s once-dark hair was fully grey, and he sported a greying beard that had grown since his arrest last September. It marked the first time he spoke to the court since his arraignment on sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution charges. He pleaded not guilty.

Elsewhere, one of Combs’ lawyers recently quit the rapper’s forthcoming criminal sex trafficking case, writing: “Under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve as counsel for Sean Combs, consistent with the ABA Standards for Criminal Justice.”

Meanwhile, a woman who recently alleged she was sexually assaulted by Combs and Jay-Z in 2000 when she was 13 also recently voluntarily withdrew her lawsuit. Attorneys for Combs say no settlement was reached between the parties. When the original accusations were made in December, Carter denied the “heinous” claims, hitting out at her lawyers for “getting basic facts wrong”.

For more help, advice or more information regarding sexual harassment, assault and rape in the UK, visit the Rape Crisis charity website. In the US, visit RAINN.

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