Kristina Khorram, longtime chief of staff to Sean "Diddy" Combs, has asked a Manhattan federal judge to toss a civil complaint that links her to the music mogul’s alleged "freak-off" parties. Her legal team argues the case is built on vague, sweeping accusations that do not show she knowingly joined or profited from any unlawful scheme.
What Pines alleges
In a complaint filed in December 2024, Phillip Pines says he worked for Combs from 2019 to 2021 and was ordered to prepare hotel rooms and properties for events he calls "Wild King Nights." According to The Guardian, Pines claims those preparations included arranging red lighting and restocking baby oil, lubricants, towels and sex toys, and that he was at times coerced into sexual encounters while Combs watched.
Khorram asks court to toss the suit
Khorram’s new filing pushes back hard. In the motion, her lawyers say Pines has not alleged facts showing she "knowingly participated in, directed or benefited from any purported sex-trafficking venture." As reported by Hot 97, the defense also takes issue with comparisons that liken her to notorious traffickers, calling those characterizations inflammatory, misleading and unsupported by the complaint.
Khorram's public denial
Outside the courtroom, Khorram has already gone on record rejecting the claims. She told Rolling Stone she "has never condoned or aided and abetted the sexual assault of anyone" and described the allegations as "disturbing and unthinkable." Her lawyers say she has cooperated with inquiries and insist the existing record does not back up the most sensational accusations.
Where the litigation stands
This courtroom fight is just one thread in a much larger tangle of civil suits involving Combs that are moving through courts around the country. The Washington Post notes that scores of related complaints remain active and contested, with multiple defendants filing motions to dismiss as judges work through early procedural stages.
What a dismissal would mean
A motion to dismiss tests whether, assuming the plaintiff’s allegations are true, the complaint still manages to state a legally plausible claim for relief. If it does not, the judge can throw out some or all of the claims before the case reaches discovery. The standard comes from the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and decades of case law on how specific a lawsuit must be. For a nuts-and-bolts explanation of that framework, see Rule 12 at the Legal Information Institute.
The judge has not yet ruled on Khorram’s motion, and the complaint’s allegations remain unproven. For now, her bid to exit the case is the latest in a series of defensive moves from Combs’ inner circle as they try to limit or knock out claims. As Hot 97 points out, Khorram has not been criminally charged, and the civil battle is expected to keep unfolding on the court’s calendar.
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