Several former members of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ team have found connections to Usher amid the Bad Boy founder’s ongoing legal troubles. At least three former Combs staffers, including his former chief of staff Kristina Khorram, a personal assistant, and a photographer, have worked with Usher’s camp around “The R&B Tour” with Chris Brown.
Diddy’s former staffers land roles on Usher and Chris Brown’s “The R&B Tour”
Rolling Stone reports that Khorram has some involvement with Usher’s 56-date world tour, although her exact role and how she was hired remain unclear. Usher’s spokesperson declined to comment, while Khorram’s representative did not respond to the publication’s request for comment.
The connection comes against the backdrop of Usher’s decades-long relationship with Combs. Combs mentored Usher as a teenager during the early stages of his career, and the two later performed together during Bad Boy’s reunion tour in 2016. Earlier this year, Usher told Forbes he had “anything negative” to say about Combs and instead recognized his “valuable contributions.”
Khorram worked for Combs for more than a decade before becoming his chief of staff in 2020. Prosecutors in Combs’ federal criminal case accused her of helping facilitate activities connected to the alleged sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. Khorram was not charged and was not called as a witness at trial. She has denied the allegations, saying she never “condoned or aided and abetted the sexual assault of anyone.”
Combs was acquitted of the racketeering conspiracy and sex-trafficking charges but was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. He is serving a 50-month prison sentence.
Meanwhile, Usher has already parted ways with Combs’ former personal assistant, according to Rolling Stone. The assistant worked for Combs between December 2021 and September 2024 and later testified under immunity during Combs’ criminal trial. His duties included arranging hotel rooms for what he knew as “king nights.”
Usher’s new videographer also previously worked with Combs. He had been collaborating with him on a documentary before Combs’ September 2024 arrest. Some footage from that project later appeared in Sean Combs: The Reckoning, 50 Cent’s Netflix docuseries about Combs.
The staffing connections add another link between Usher and Combs, whose relationship dates back to Usher’s teenage years. Combs helped mentor the singer during the early stages of his career, and their professional relationship continued for decades.
