Jonathan Perez, a former personal assistant to Sean Combs, testified about preparations, supplies, cleanup, hotel arrangements, and communications connected to events he called king nights. Cross-examination and later questioning addressed whether those tasks were personal or part of his paid assistant work, and the limits of his knowledge about expense billing.
Witness
Jonathan Perez
Former personal assistant to Sean Combs at Combs Enterprises and Combs Global.
Appeared2025 Federal Trial
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Jonathan Perez testified on Day 27 as a former personal assistant to Sean Combs. Before the jury heard him, the court entered an immunity order after Perez said he intended to invoke his right against self-incrimination without immunity.
On direct examination, Perez described the staffing structure around Combs and assistant work involving hotel arrangements, supplies, setup, and cleanup for events he called king nights. He authenticated text-message exhibits and recordings concerning those arrangements, described a video involving Jane that he said he reported to Combs and Kristina Khorram, and discussed a Gucci pouch, drug procurement using cash, a June 2024 FaceTime involving Combs and Jane, and later messages seeking cash for Jane. He said he had no independent clear memory of what ultimately happened to the money discussed in the final messages.
Defense questioning distinguished business work from personal tasks. Perez described king-night setup and drug-related errands as personal matters, estimated that the matters discussed represented 1 percent of his work, and said he had not seen firearms in Combs's bathroom or closet or seen Combs with a firearm. He also acknowledged omitting Chef K's presence in a theater when speaking with Khorram because he was trying to minimize the matter.
On redirect, Perez said Khorram instructed him to set up king nights, that he was paid for that work, and that listed personal purchases were tasks he performed as a personal assistant. On recross, he said he did not know whether expenses listed as personal for Combs were charged personally to him and did not make TriStar's accounting designations.
Key Points
Before the jury heard his testimony, the court entered an immunity order after Perez said he intended to invoke his right against self-incrimination. [1]
Perez described assistant work involving preparations, supplies, cleanup, and hotel arrangements for events he called king nights, while authenticating related messages and recordings. [1]
Perez testified that he viewed king-night setup and drug-related errands as personal matters, estimated they occupied 1 percent of his work, and said he had not seen Combs with a firearm. [1]
Redirect addressed Perez's paid assistant duties, while recross established that he did not know whether listed personal expenses were charged personally to Combs or how TriStar made its accounting designations. [1][2]
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