Michael Slavin
Warning: This article contains discussion of sexual assault which some readers may find distressing
The alleged former assistant of Sean 'Diddy' Combs has spoken out about the rapper following his arrest on charges of racketeering and sexual trafficking.
The assistant, named Phil Pines, broke his silence as part of a newly released documentary called The Fall of Diddy, which has been viewed by The Hollywood Reporter.
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Last year, the disgraced rapper was charged with racketeering, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has since denied the charges and pleaded not guilty.
Diddy’s Miami mansion was raided last year, with the unsettling discovery being made of large amounts of baby oil, lubricant, guns, and ammunition.
The lubricant and baby oil are thought to be linked to allegedly violent and drug-fuelled sex parties known as 'freak offs'.
Pines came forward and spoke about these parties which Combs would have him arrange for a 'laundry list' of paraphernalia.
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Pines worked for the rapper and mogul from 2019 to 2021, and said he never personally attended the 'freak off' parties.
The former assistant did say, however, that other parties called Wild King Nights events would lead to him arranging the list of items Diddy required.
In the interview, conducted by Investigation Discovery, he said: "We usually had a laundry list of items that included lights, alcohol, marijuana, ketamine, Molly.
"You have mushrooms on the top there … baby oil and astroglide [lubricant] are very important; candles, incense, Apple TVs, electronics, computers, iPads. Obviously there was, you know, male libido supplements, stuff like that."
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Pines added that 'young' girls would often attend these parties, describing them as women in their 20s. Diddy is 55.
He said: "A lot of times, there were girls that were under the radar, didn’t have a lot of influence. I think that speaks to the type of situations people were put in.
"A lot of times, you have [Diddy] with a young female, and there’s a power dynamic there.
"A more impressionable girl is easier to reel in, as opposed to somebody who might be a celebrity who’s not going to do too much of that, or give some pushback."
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In another portion of the interview, Pines was emotional as he described how the rapper 'ordered' him to have sex with a girl to 'prove his loyalty'.
He claims that Diddy said to him: "Prove your loyalty to me, King."
The rapper then began massaging his shoulders like a coach to a 'player that's about to enter the game', handed him a condom, and 'pushed' Pines onto the girl on the couch.
He went on to add: "In the moment it felt like, 'What, is this fun for him? Is this a test for entertainment, does he know he's doing this? Is he that gone?' I didn't know what to do."
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Pines said the woman consented to the sex and 'performed' until Diddy was out of sight, at which point he ran away.
He claimed that he had 'never really recovered from' the incident.
Combs currently awaits trial in Brooklyn, New York, and faces a maximum penalty of life in prison.
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