Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Parties Had ‘No Safety After a Certain Hour,’ Said a Former Bad Boy Employee

In the months before and after Sean “Diddy” Combs 2024 arrest, his notoriously rowdy parties have become a frequent point of discussion. Some attendees have rushed to distance themselves from the alleged misconduct that took place at these events. Others have recalled seeing drugs, nudity, and sex. Former Bad Boy Records employee Dr. LaJoyce Brookshire said that after a certain point at the parties, she no longer felt safe.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ parties took a turn in the early hours of the morning, said a former Bad Boy employee

Brookshire worked with Diddy for years as publicity director for Bad Boy. She attended his parties, but noted that she had to be on “high alert.”

“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 two or three people walking out of a bathroom together,” she said in the documentary The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment (via Vulture).

While she said she never stayed “late enough” to see anything particularly bad, there was a pervasive sense of unease. Despite this, she admitted that the allegations against him still shook her.

“That these types of actions could have occurred … and that Puffy could stand in my face the next day with a straight face,” she told Rolling Stone. “That shakes me to my core.”

Some guests reportedly knew when it was time to leave Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ parties

According to a source who attended some of Diddy’s parties, other guests recognized that the mood shifted after a certain hour. The source claimed that major celebrities knew to leave when things began to get too raunchy.

“Girls would start to lose their clothes — that was the signal for people to leave,” a source told Us Weekly.

They said that the parties, which could drag on until 7 in the morning, began to feel markedly different in the early hours of the day.

“What happened before 2 a.m. pales in comparison to what happened at 5 a.m.,” the source said.

LaJoyce Brookshire said Diddy became a problem for her at Bad Boy Records.

According to Brookshire, Diddy did not make her work as a publicity director easy. She had to promote the label’s artists, but he also wanted her to make him a star. He wasn’t content to stay behind the scenes and helm the label.

“I distinctly remember the day that Clive Davis called and asked me to start garnering press for Puffy just as if he were the artist,” she said. “Behind his back, I used to call him my problem child, the Notorious V.I.P.”

Brookshire also said Diddy was a volatile presence. In order to avoid igniting his temper, she had to learn to “speak Puffy.” Other employees concurred, noting that people rarely pushed back against him. If anyone questioned his authority at the label, he would lash out.

How to get help: In the U.S., call the RAINN National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 to connect with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area.