All language subtitles for The Fall of Diddy s01e05 The Assistant.eng

[Phil] What's up, world?

It's October 2nd.

I'm currently
in Manhattan, New York.

Tomorrow, I'm going to be
speaking to a grand jury

about my former employment

with Combs Enterprises.

[Diddy] Hey, yo, Phil, can
you give me 20 Xanax, please?

I need my Gucci bag up here.

Hey, yo, Phil, can y'all come
straighten it up over here?

Not looking luxurious.

The mushroom.

-Phil, I'mma need 10 Adderall.
-Phil, I need some Cialis.

Hey, Phil, I need a Plan B.

Hey, Phil, do we have
any more chocolates?

'Cause she's going to need
a chocolate in a minute.

[chuckles]

This has all been

a very psychological,
emotional

roller coaster for me.

I [bleep] all of them up.
I ain't gonna lie.

[Phil] Kind of nerve-wracking.
It can be very scary.

You cannot
[bleep] escape this.

[Phil] We know
what this person is

capable of doing.

[Diddy] I'm not about to be
transparent for y'all

or anybody.

Anything I want
them people to know,

I'mma let them know.

You in the process of what
I'm allowing you to see.

There's some dark places
y'all [bleep] don't wanna go.

Stay where you're at.

[roars]

[Phil] It kind of does
follow you.

It follows you everywhere.

And I'm still dealing

with the aftermath
of all this.

[crew member] All right. Mic?

[Phil] However, you know,

all I can do is
speak my truth.

Here I am.

Stay tuned for more.

[theme music playing]

My name is Phil Pines.

I was a senior
executive assistant

for Mr. Combs,

and I started
in December of 2019,

and I ended in December 2021.

For me, the reason I wanted
to tell my story was,

you know, to make sure that...

Sean Combs and people like him

can't do these kind of things
to anybody else.

[Mara] You've filed
a complaint against Sean Combs

and Kristina Khorram,

so we would just
like to discuss with you

some of those
personal allegations.

It's hard to come here
and sit down with you

and talk about
these situations,

because he was somebody
that I looked up to.

He said, "What are
you doing here?"

the first time he spoke to me.

I said, "Mr. Combs, like,

working for you is

a dream of mine.

I want to be here.
What are you talking about?"

That was the truth.

I wanted to work for him.

And they always say, like...

[clears throat] ...sometimes
when you meet your heroes,

they let you down.

[poignant music playing]

[Phil] When I started
to work for Mr. Combs,

it felt amazing.

It felt like I was around one
of the most powerful people

in the world, really.

When it comes to culture,

you know, he was
so influential

on everybody.

So it was just
exciting initially.

Miami was like a playground
for Mr. Combs.

He liked warm weather.

The house was right there
on the bay in Star Island.

I was a personal assistant,

someone to staff the principal

on a day-to-day basis,

packing his bags,
rolling his calls,

getting him prepped
for a meeting.

And then there was
one particular night

that he came up to me

and gave me a long list
of items that he wanted

and requested for his bedroom.

And that was the night
that I understood

kind of the excitement

and what was going
to potentially be

my responsibility
moving forward.

Wild King Night was something
that got text messaged to me.

I kind of started to...

understand the context
of what that is,

so then you could
kind of put it together

and understand,
"Oh, I get it."

Is the Wild King Night

the same thing
as the Freak Off?

Are these the same event
with different names?

I didn't hear
of Freak-Offs until...

you know, it came up

in one of the first claims

that was presented
to the public.

I didn't hear of that term.

So as far as you knew,

those were always referred to
as Wild King Nights.

Yeah, Wild King Nights.

[Mara] Now, Diddy is
also known

for these extravagant,
star-studded bashes.

Were the Wild King Nights
happening

at these big
star-studded events?

I think there's a...

a difference and a disparity

between what people think
they were,

meaning that there was
hundreds of people

engaging in these activities.

That wasn't my experience.

How many people
would typically be there?

It's a small batch of people.

It's a very intimate group
of people.

What would he require
for a Wild King Night?

I mean, we usually had
a laundry list of items

that included lights, alcohol,

marijuana,

ketamine, molly.

We have mushrooms
on the top there.

Was the code
to the safe "1234"?

-Yeah.
-[chuckles]

[Phil] Baby oil
and Astroglide were

very important.
Candles, incense,

Apple TVs, electronics,
computers, iPads.

Obviously, there was
male libido supplements,

stuff like that.

Those requests started
to become more frequent.

It started to occur
on a daily basis.

There was a requirement.

We had to keep
those things stocked.

[Diddy speaking on recording]

I would get a lot
of voice notes from Diddy.

How often?

Daily, hourly,

every five minutes,
every five seconds.

Would you ever be
asked to bring things to Diddy

during a Wild King Night
while it was ongoing?

Yeah, for sure.

[Diddy speaking]

What would you see

when you would go
into the room?

There wouldn't be
anything happening

while you were walking
into the room.

But there would be
people there?

Yeah.

What can you tell us about
who the guests were?

A lot of times it was girls

who were a little bit
under the radar

that didn't have
a lot of influence.

I think that speaks
to the type of...

situations people were put in,
you know.

A lot of times you have him

with a younger 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 not going to really do
too much of that

or kind of give some pushback.

How old when you say young?

Twenties.

So in terms
of the criminal charges

that Diddy is facing,

his team has said

he didn't break any laws.

These were
all consenting adults.

The fact that he is facing
criminal charges for this

shows that the government is

sexist and puritanical
and uptight,

and he was just partying.

These were
all consenting adults.

What do you make
of that argument?

Was he just partying
like a rap star,

or do you believe

that there were laws
that were broken?

Look, there's partying,
and then there's...

partying.

And in my experience,

I wasn't in these rooms

while these things
were happening.

Consent is between
the people that are engaging,

and I wasn't there
in these situations

to understand that consent.

There was guests that would
frequently come over

and participate
in these intimate situations.

Sometimes you would
see new faces.

Sometimes you'd see
new faces come in

and you wouldn't
see them again.

[grave
instrumental music playing]

[Phil] I remember a time
when Diddy told me to come up

and grab one
of his guests' bags,

take her down to the car
and drive her to her hotel.

[car door closes]

[Phil] I don't know
what took place.

All I can say is
that when I brought her down

to the car,

she was shaky.

Visibly shaken.

Didn't look like
how she looked

the night before.

She said something
to the effect of,

"I've never done
anything like this before."

Did you ever see
Diddy get violent?

Did you ever witness violence?

I absolutely witnessed
violence, yes.

[Phil] I remember a time
when I saw him assault

one of his guests

at his home in Florida.

Things were getting
a little heated.

They were being
very argumentative.

He cursed at her.

"I told you I was crazy!"

Kicked her.
She fell to the ground.

Kicked her again.

He said,

"Take off my hoodie."

She took off the hoodie,
threw it at him.

She was topless.

And my quick thinking was

like, I had
a little jacket on.

Took it and covered her.

Got her into the Uber,
and she went home.

Did you ever see her again?

I did.

She was showered with gifts.

My direct supervisor,
Kristina, was aware of what happened.

And Kristina told me
to never speak about it again.

Kristina was his
day-to-day manager.

Eventually, she became
the chief of staff.

Everybody at that level,
you know,

kinda has a right-hand man
or a right-hand woman.

Someone who could be trusted
with everything.

From personal to business,
to good, to bad.

Felt like a marriage.

This is my soul sister
right here.

-You know what I'm saying?
-You know, it was me, ma.

So, we're gonna...

we're gonna toast to you,
soul sister.

A lot of times, delegation
would come from her.

[notification chiming]

[Mara] These are messages
you've provided

where, according to you,
Kristina Khorram has said,

"He's gonna need emergency
cleanup at the hotel."

Why "emergency cleanup"?
What does that mean?

That means that he destroyed
the hotel room.

The longer he's there,

the more intense
the cleanup is gonna be.

[Diddy speaking on recording]

That was, for me, probably one
of the hardest things to do.

When you get there
and you see the wreckage,

you see the stains,
you see the bodily fluids,

you see the used condoms,

you see the... the baby oil,
half-used Astroglide

oozing down
the sides of the bottle,

and you have to pick it up.

Broken glass, urine, blood.

It wasn't uncommon
for there to be stains...

[notification chimes]

[Phil] ...on furniture,
stains on sheets

that we need to remove.

[notification chiming]

One can only imagine
what was actually happening.

It's disgusting.

You know, it's a little
triggering for me

because the smell of baby oil
is something that, like...

I don't ever wanna
have to smell again.

[notification chiming]

[Phil] I mean, kid you not,

you could slip.

'Cause there was baby oil
over the floor.

There would be baby oil
surrounding the bathtub,

and there would be
a bathtub full of water.

And you would reach
down there to unplug...

and you would feel
the baby oil was on the tub.

You know, one of the things
that the feds have said in their case

is that these events
were recorded.

Did you ever see evidence
of video recordings?

Yeah, it was on his devices.

That were
his iPod, his laptop,

even his personal phone.

I had access
to all those things.

I would see people
engaging in sexual activity.

Did you ever see

Diddy engaging
in sexual activity?

[Phil] I wouldn't
see him engaging,

but I would see him directing.

He's usually the one filming,
from my experience.

You were instructed
to "scrub" these things.

Search history
from the Safari.

You know, delete that.

Delete any photos
and videos that might be on these devices.

If any of his family members
see this,

if any of his partners
or executives come over

and wanna use the iPad
to present him a deck,

they can't see
any of that stuff.

And you can easily stumble
upon those kind of things

when you're using
those devices.

That was my job,

is to shield
his private life...

from the public.

Did you ever feel
that you were enabling Diddy?

Or did you ever feel complicit
or responsible in any way?

[Phil] When you're working
for someone like that,

you are trusting
their authority to be sound

and capable
of making decisions.

You know, moral compass
was obviously

something I was questioning

when I started
to experience him.

It takes me back to that time,
and how I felt

and how I looked
was very apparent

that I was
physically not there.

Very skinny.

Uh, a lot of people
were asking me if I was sick.

I was just pushing myself
to the limit

'cause that was
the expectation.

I couldn't think for myself

because everything
was about him and the job.

How important
was loyalty to Diddy?

Everything.

I mean, you don't get
that close to him

without earning his trust.

Did he ever test you?

Did he ever try
to make you prove yourself?

[Phil] Yeah.

It's something that
I'll never forget, actually.

I think my life changed...

a lot from that day.

And I've never really
recovered from it.

[Phil] This particular incident,
he had been drinking all day.

The party and the group
of people got smaller

and smaller and smaller.

It got condensed down
to just a few people.

And yeah, he...

"Hey, set up
the vibe upstairs."

The vibe is the lights,
the alcohol, the drugs,

the things
that he likes to use

when he's gonna party.

That wasn't uncommon.

I felt like this was
just a normal thing.

But that turned very quickly.

I took a shot with him,
with the... with the group.

Which, again, wasn't uncommon.
It was rare,

but it wasn't uncommon
for you to, you know,

have a drink with him
every now and then.

That was his way
of kind of, like,

making sure
you felt comfortable.

And then go back
to the office, sit there,

get someone
to get into the room.

"Come take a shot,"
take a shot.

He's out of his mind
at this point.

I mean, you could tell,
and this, again,

he's in a rare form,
as we would call that, a rare form.

-[exhales]
-It's okay. Take your time.

I remember
hearing the words...

"prove your loyalty
to me, king."

He's grabbing me
by the shoulders.

Kinda gave me
a quick massage,

like a coach
would give a player

that's about to enter
the game, and...

handed me a condom.

Pushed me to a girl
that was on the couch,

a guest.

[sighs]

I froze before it took place.

Didn't know what was
really happening.

So in the moment,
it just felt like...

"What? What... like,
this is... is this, uh...

is this fun for him?
Is this a... a test?

Is this for entertainment?

Does he know
that he's actually doing this?

Is he that gone?"

I didn't know what to do.

She gave me the consent,
you know, like, "Yeah."

Nodded in her head.

And I performed
for a little bit.

And then I ran out of there

as soon as I didn't see him
in my sight anymore.

Why didn't you just say no?

No one knows
what it feels like to be in that situation

until you're in
that situation.

I heard about
previous employees getting physically assaulted.

I saw how angry
and upset he could get

from the most simplest thing.

And I just thought
to myself...

"If I don't do this,
I don't know what's gonna happen."

Phil, was that the only time

that he forced you
to cross the line?

Yeah, when it came
to engaging in that type of activity, yeah.

I had a great sense of remorse
following that situation

right from the jump.

I wanted to tell somebody,

but there was
so much at stake.

I knew if I had said anything,

that a kind of bomb
would just explode.

I hid that from everybody.

Including my significant
other and my family...

other employees.

I come from
a Christian background.

I lean on
those morals heavily.

Sorry.

He got me.
He got me.

It was a circus.

He did whatever he wanted.

And we were just
at his disposal.

-Power to the people.
-[man] Uh-huh.

Say it, "Power
to the people."

[all] Power the people.

[Phil] He's a predator.

And I mean that
in a sexually charged way.

I mean that
a manipulation way.

Let's give it up
for ourselves.

[Phil]
He has an innate ability

to make you feel comfortable

and to make you
do things for him

that you would never do.

When the lights go off
and the red lights go on...

he seemed different.

His dark presence, heavy.

And that was my experience.

That was
everybody's experience

who... who knew him...

beyond the lights and cameras.

I'm hoping my story
and my truth

can help others
get to the light.

'Cause it's dark around him.

It's very dark.

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