Diddy’s ex-assistant denies being his ‘drug mule’ — while revealing he kept stock of ‘tusi,’ other narcotics
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former personal assistant insisted Friday he was “absolutely not” a “drug mule” — even as he revealed the kaleidoscope of ketamine, pink-dyed “tusi” and other narcotics he stocked up for his rapper boss.
Baby-faced Brendan Paul, 26, recounted the shady tasks he performed for Combs — from stowing drugs to cleaning up after depraved “freak-off” sex romps — as he took the stand in the Bad Boy Records mogul’s bombshell trial in Manhattan federal court.
But Paul apparently didn’t want to be labeled a “drug mule,” as he was described in a 2024 lawsuit against Combs.
“You were not some ‘drug mule,’ right?” Combs’ attorney Brian Steel asked.
“Absolutely not,” Paul replied.
The denial came after Paul, while being questioned by prosecutors, testified he made sure his rapper boss was stocked with cocaine, ecstasy and pot — including two strains of marijuana called “King Louis and Sunset Sherbet.”
He also told jurors he got Combs ketamine, ketamine lollipops called “K Pops” and the pink drug concoction called “tusi” — which usually contained ecstasy and ketamine.
Paul began his testimony by recounting that he was arrested at a Florida airport in March 2024 while trying to board Combs’ jet — and had forgot he put the rapper’s cocaine in his bag as part of his “personal assistant duties.”
Testifying under an immunity agreement with prosecutors, Paul told jurors he had “swept” the “I’ll Be Missing You” rhymer’s room and “put the coke in [his] bag, and forgot to remove it.”
Paul, a former Syracuse University basketball star, had worked for Combs from around late 2022 until the hoopster’s March 25, 2024, arrest.
When Paul was first hired, Combs’ chief of staff Kristina Khorram told him to steer clear of their boss until she introduced him — which wasn’t until a few weeks later.
The introduction led to a tumultuous tenure under Combs, who fired Paul several times — including once for forgetting to bring the rapper’s Lululemon fanny pack on a walk, the former assistant testified.
Combs also once requested that Paul sample tusi during a trip to the Coachella music festival to “see if it’s good,” he testified.
Paul, an aspiring music producer, said he followed the order because, “I wanted to prove my loyalty.”
The loyalty extended to helping set up multiple “freak-offs” — which Paul referred to as “wild king nights” — in hotel rooms, Combs’ Miami and Los Angeles mansions and the rapper’s girlfriend’s home, the assistant testified.
Paul put on gloves “for sanitary reasons” when he was cleaning up after the “wild king nights,” he testified.
The baby oil-soaked and lubricant-drenched “freak-offs” lie at the heart of the accusations against Combs.
A treasure trove of baby oil and lube — along with drugs, guns and ammunition — allegedly found by the FBI in Combs’ Los Angeles home could be seen in jaw-dropping new evidence photos released from the trial.
Paul maintained he wasn’t peddling drugs but rather he was “just transporting Combs’ drugs for personal use.”
He testified he picked up drugs for Combs “less than 10, more than five” times.
“What you are doing is on a few occasions out of 18 months, you are talking about a minuscule amount of times getting drugs, right?” Steel, the defense attorney, asked.
“Yes,” Paul answered.
Paul capped off testifying by saying his feelings today toward Combs are “complicated.”
Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to charges, including racketeering conspiracy and sex-trafficking, that could send him to prison for life, if he’s convicted.
Prosecutors hope to rest their case on Monday, after which Combs’ defense will call their witnesses.
