AUSA: What long term relationships of Mr. Combs were you aware of?
George Kaplan: Cassie... Kim... Gina.
AUSA: Who was Kim?
Kaplan: Mother of his children.
AUSA: Cassie?
Kaplan: Girlfriend.
AUSA: Gina?
Kaplan: Another girlfriend

AUSA: The jet flight to Las Vegas. What was the lay out of the jet?
Kaplan: Four chairs. A partition. I had a partial view over my right shoulder.
AUSA: When you witnessed violence by Mr. Combs on Ms. Ventura, why didn't you intervene?
Kaplan: My career.

AUSA: After the last glass breaking, what did Mr. Combs do?
Kaplan: He came forward. Cassie stayed in the back... He asked me to get creams, to conceal the bruising on her face.
AUSA: How did you pay for it?
Kaplan: Corporate credit card.

AUSA: Why did you leave Combs Enterprises?
Kaplan: I didn't think I should be covering things up, like buying the witch hazel. Also, my father had prostate cancer.
AUSA: Any of violence?
Kaplan: He threw things at Gina. In the entryway of the main home on Star Is

AUSA: What was he throwing?
Kaplan: Green apples.
AUSA: How hard?
Kaplan: Very hard... Later I took the medicine bag into their room. Mr. Combs wanted me to leave quickly.
AUSA: Then what?
Kaplan: I heard Gina at the gate, and male voices.
AUSA: Who?
Kaplan: Security

AUSA: When you left, what did you do?
Kaplan: I collected myself... Then went to work for an integrated marketing firm.

cross examination

Cross examination:
Combs' Agnifilo: Why did you go to work for Combs Enterprises?
Kaplan: He was an incredible entrepreneur. I have learned from him.
Agnifilo: What did Brian do as COO?
Kaplan: Ensuring profitability of each unit

Kaplan: I was an employee when Revolt TV launched.
Combs' Agnifilo: Tell me about it.
Kaplan: We were on 6th floor of 1710 Broadway, everyone was there. It was momentous.
Agnifilo: Diversity was important to Mr. Combs?
Kaplan: Specifically for African Americans

Combs' Agnifilo: What did Blue Flame do?
Kaplan: Marketing for Ciroc.
Agnifilo: What is Diageo?
Kaplan: They own Johnnie Walker and others... Mr. Combs set up an marketing entity for Ciroc.

Combs' Agnifilo: Your job, what was it?
Kaplan: For example, Mr. Combs would say, we are going to leave the house. He meant three to five minutes. I had a check list for the bags and toiletry. It was a bad look in me if something wasn't in there.

kk's come up alot
what's her current position in all this

Combs' Agnfilo: Is there a binder near you? I can't read that.
Kaplan: It says Southern District-
Agnfilo: I'm handing you something to refresh your recollection. Take a look at it as long as you want to.

KK's statement after the Diddy lawsuits:

“For months, horrific accusations have been made about me in various lawsuits regarding my former boss,” Khorram said in a statement sent to Rolling Stone.

“These false allegations of my involvement are causing irreparable and incalculable damage to my reputation and the emotional well-being of myself and my family.

I have never condoned or aided and abetted the sexual assault of anyone. Nor have I ever d***ged anyone.

“The idea that I could be accused of playing a role in — or even being a bystander to — the rape of anyone is beyond upsetting, disturbing, and unthinkable,” Khorram added in the statement.

“That is not who I am, and my heart goes out to all victims of sexual assault. I am confident that the allegations against me will be proven to be untrue.”

Combs' Agnifilo: You ran an offsite training.... a graduate from Harvard Business School... Also Kenny Burns
Kaplan: I remember
Agnifilo: You were effective, right?
Kaplan: I worked hard
Agnifilo: I don't know how you'll answer - was it good or bad?
Kaplan: Complicated

Photo of George Kaplan (Diddy's former assistant), who is currently on the stand

Combs' Agnifilo: He didn't need to yell at you when you brought two waters
Kaplan: I worked hard.
Agnifilo: OK, who was Biggie?
Kaplan: A huge rapper who unfortunately passed away.
Agnifilo: Wasn't Biggie's birthday a holiday at Combs Enterprises?
Kaplan: Yes.

gon be crazy if she's not called as a witness

More context and details:

George Kaplan, a former assistant to Diddy, said he witnessed Combs being violent with Cassie one time in late 2015 on Diddy’s private jet.

He testified he heard glass break, and when he looked back, he said he saw Diddy standing over Cassie, who was laying on her back with her legs extended up, as if she was “trying to create space between the two of them.”

Diddy was holding up a whiskey rocks glass in his hand, Kaplan said.

“There was a tremendous commotion and stumble, and then the glass crashed,” Kaplan said

He said he looked away, and a few seconds later, he heard Cassie scream, “Isn’t anybody seeing this?”

Kaplan said Diddy later went a different area of the plane and told Cassie to say in the back.

Some of Diddy’s other staff members, including security and management, were on the plane, but nobody went to check on Cassie, he testified.

Kaplan said he didn’t call police about the incident.

More context and details:

George Kaplan, a former executive assistant to Diddy, left the company in December 2015.

“The central reason that I left my job as Mr. Combs’ assistant was that I was not comfortable or aligned with the physical behavior that had been going on that I had seen pieces of over the course of a couple months.”

Kaplan said he didn’t want to be a party to “fixing those types of things.”

He said, “It was extremely challenging because I was obviously extremely grateful to be in the role and have a great deal of respect for Mr. Combs, but in my heart of hearts, I knew it was the right thing to do.”

Combs' Agnifilo: Was it a creative environment?
Kaplan: Absolutely. It attracted all kinds of creative people... Lawyers... Musicians... Advertising people
Agnifilo: A few specific questions - you used a corporate credit card?
Kaplan: Yes.

Combs' Agnifilo: How did Mr. Combs pay?
Kaplan: KK held his wallet, with a black AmEx in it.
Agnifilo: You have no reason to think he kept track of how baby oil was paid for?
Kaplan: No reason.
Agnifilo: Or apple sauce.
Kaplan: He loves apple sauce

More context and details:

Kaplan said he spoke with Kristina Khorram, Diddy’s former chief of staff, after the apple-throwing incident and also told her about the private jet incident involving Cassie Ventura. She was sad and disappointed, he said.

He said he told Khorram “that this was going to be the last straw for me and I was going to see my way out of this role over a period of time.”

Kaplan told Diddy that he was leaving because his dad was sick, and Diddy was “extremely gracious,” he said.

He said he last saw Diddy before the pandemic. Kaplan kept in touch, he said, “because I liked Mr. Combs and wanted to continue having a relationship with him.”

Combs' Agnfilo: On cheeseburgers? (smiles)
Kaplan: On everything.
Agnifilo: Let's talk about the plane. You heard glass breaking - you didn't see it?
Kaplan: I didn't see it.
Agnifilo: The incident with Gina - you walk into the house- there's a thin table?
Kaplan: IDK