Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Signs With The Weeknd Manager Wassim ‘SAL’ Slaiby’s SALXCO & Amir ‘Cash’ Esmailian Billboard 6 hrs ago Wassim “Sal” Slaiby, best known for managing The Weeknd, Slaiby has confirmed to Billboard. Combs’ hiring of Slaiby follows the mogul’s signing with WME in June, in a deal that also saw him partner with the agency to launch The Excellence Program, a virtual development program and resume database for aspiring entertainment executives from underrepresented communities. In May, Combs announced that he had officially changed his middle name from “Diddy” to “Love” — a moniker switch first revealed in 2017 — though he is still commonly referred to as Diddy in the press.