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Many people adjacent to Sean “Diddy” Combs’ circle heard whispers about his parties long before he was arrested by Homeland Security Investigations on sex trafficking allegations and thrown in a Brooklyn cell.
In the latest documentary to pop up about the embattled hip-hop mogul, TMZ’s “The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment,” several speak out about the accusations, including one ex-Bad Boy executive who claimed she was “always on high alert” when Diddy’s parties kicked off.
Dr. LaJoyce Brookshire was a former publicity director at Clive Davis’ Arista Records and found herself working with the superstar roster at Diddy’s Bad Boy Entertainment. Brookshire spoke to Harvey Levin about her experience, including listening to her intuition about Diddy’s notorious celebrations.
“My spidey senses were always on high alert. And I know that there’s no safety after a certain hour when you’ve got drinks flowing and people behind your back doing drugs in bathrooms, and 2 or 3 people walking out of a bathroom together… so could there potentially be? Absolutely. Did I see it? No. I never stayed at the party late enough to see,” she shared.
When asked if she sensed it, Brookshire responded, “Yes, I sensed it.”
Adam22, host of the “No Jumper” podcast, also appeared in the documentary and spoke about the gossip surrounding Diddy’s bashes.
“There was a lot of talk of Diddy parties. It was always known if you went to a party at Puffs house, and were you to stay past certain hours, you might be introduced to a massive orgy,” he claimed.
“There were whispers….I don’t think it was common knowledge that there was nonconsensual stuff going on or any of the seedier allegations. But it was definitely discussed.”
Diddy’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, sat down for the documentary, too, where he spewed his Costco-sized theory about the 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lube discovered during the FBI raids at the embattled rapper’s homes in March per the unsealed indictment.
Prosecutors believe the baby oil and lube were used in Diddy’s alleged “freak offs,” described as “elaborate and produced sex performances that Combs arranged, directed, masturbated during and often electronically recorded.”
While Agnifilo cast doubt about the quantity of product found, he also blamed Costco by stating his client “buys in bulk,” something he had shared with The Post exclusively days before.
“[Diddy] has a big house. He buys in bulk. I think they have Costcos in every place where he has a home. I mean, have you sat in a parking lot of a Costco and see what people walk out of there with?” his attorney told TMZ.
But the retail giant hit back on Thursday, denying the company’s US locations carry baby oil.
Diddy’s attorney also disclosed that his client is “very eager to tell his story,” saying in the documentary, “I don’t know that I could keep him off the stand.”
“He believes he’s innocent. He believes that he needs to stand up, not just for himself, for his family, for everyone that’s been targeted by the federal government,” Agnifilo shared.
Diddy was arrested on September 16 and charged with three counts of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution. Prosecutors allege he flew sex workers across state lines and forced women to participate in “Freak Offs” with male prostitutes.
They also claim he would hold the recorded “Freak Off” footage as “collateral” for blackmail and use guns “to intimidate and threaten” those in the videos.
Diddy pleaded not guilty to all counts.
TMZ’s “The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment” is now available to stream on Tubi.