John Legend’s manager Ty Stiklorius allegedly had a “terrifying” night at one of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ parties.
The 49-year-old, who is the CEO of the management company Friends at Work, attended one of the rapper’s parties 27 years ago in St. Barts.
She told how she was “directed into a bedroom by a man” who she couldn’t identify, writing in an op-ed piece for The New York Times that she was “not sure of who (the individual) was or if he had any connection to” the rapper.
She wrote, “To this day, I can’t remember how I managed to talk my way out of that terrifying situation. Perhaps…’My brother’s on this boat, and he’s probably looking for me!’ convinced him to unlock the bedroom door and let me go.”
At the time, she believed the experience was “just one guy behaving badly at a drunken party”. However, subsequent experiences in the music industry, such as the time a few years later when she was given an “unsubtle invitation” to a senior music executive’s hotel room, have made her reflect on the music industry as “a pervasive culture … that actively fostered sexual misconduct”.
She went on to praise Legend, who she has managed since 2005, for helping her be a “success”, and convincing her to remain in the industry.
“It turns out that many artists, including John, want to be a part of a different model of business and culture,” she wrote.
Combs is currently in prison awaiting trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges.
