US EditionEx-Personal Assistant Testifies that He Bought Drugs for Sean 'Diddy' Combs
- On June 20, 2025, Brendan Paul, who previously worked closely with Sean "Diddy" Combs, appeared as a witness in the rapper's sex trafficking trial in Lower Manhattan.
- Paul worked for Combs from late 2022 to March 2024 and was arrested in March 2024 at Miami's Opa-Locka airport with cocaine in his bag while traveling with Combs and staffers.
- Paul testified that acquiring drugs was a relatively small part of his responsibilities, having purchased marijuana, ketamine, ecstasy, and cocaine fewer than ten times for Combs' personal use, and stated that Combs found the drugs enhanced his creativity.
- Paul stated, "We continued on with our night," and described Combs as getting "extremely creative," while also saying his feelings about Combs today are "complicated."
- Paul’s cocaine possession charges were dropped following his successful completion of a six-month pretrial diversion program, while Combs has entered a not guilty plea on all counts, with the trial moving forward despite multiple denials of bail.
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New York, United States.- A former basketball player from Syracuse University who recently worked for Sean "Diddy" Combs as a personal assistant testified on Friday at the music tycoon's sexual trafficking trial that Combs became "extremely creative" when he was under the effects of drugs. Brendan Paul, 26, was arrested last year at a Miami airport with cocaine that, according to him, belonged to Combs, and testified with immunity about how it w…
Sean "Diddy" Combs' former assistant could be among prosecution's last witnesses
Sean "Diddy" Combs' former assistant, Brendan Paul, is expected to be one of the prosecution's final witnesses in the music mogul's sex trafficking and racketeering trial. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has the latest updates.
A former basketball player from Syracuse University who recently worked for Sean "Diddy" Combs as a personal assistant testified on Friday at the sex-trafficking trial of the music tycoon Combs became "extremely creative" when he was under the influence of drugs.
Former assistant testifies about buying drugs for Sean 'Diddy' Combs
Sean "Diddy" Combs' former assistant, Brendan Paul, took the witness stand for the ongoing sex trafficking trial of the music mogul and testified that he was asked to buy thousands of dollars worth of drugs. NBC News' Chloe Melas reports on the questioning Paul faced and how both sides may be aiming to wrap their arguments next week.
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