Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs latest: Rapper ‘put on suicide watch’ as he awaits trial behind bars
Sean “Diddy” Combs is “on suicide watch” in prison as he awaits trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, according to reports.
The rapper appeared in court on Wednesday to propose a $50 million bail package to avoid the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, but he was denied by the judge.
According to PEOPLE, Diddy has been placed on suicide watch as a “preventative measure”. On Wednesday Diddy’s lawyers argued he was not a flight risk or dangerous, but they failed to convince the judge.
The prosecution shared alleged text messages from Diddy to his ex, Cassie Ventura, following the attack on her in 2016 to argue he should remain behind bars until trial.
Diddy allegedly said: “Call me, the cops are here. I got six kids. You, please call. I’m surrounded. You gonna abandon me all alone.”
He pleaded not guilty to racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution and maintains he is "an innocent man."
If you are based in the USA, and you or someone you know needs mental health assistance right now, call or text 988, or visit 988lifeline.org to access online chat from the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
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Judge denies Combs request for bail, again
Next court appearance scheduled
Diddy ‘placed on suicide watch’ in prison, according to reports
When will Diddy’s trial take place?
Damning messages Diddy allegedly sent Cassie following brutal assault
17:30 , Rhian Lubin Watch: Diddy’s lawyer says his client ‘is a fighter’
Diddy ‘on procedural suicide watch' - reports
16:30 , Rhian LubinMore details on Diddy reportedly being placed “on suicide watch” now.A source told NBC the move was “procedural with high profile clients” and Diddy “remains strong and focused on his defense” as he awaits trial.His lawyers are hoping to get him out of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn before trial, they said. If you are based in the USA, and you or someone you know needs mental health assistance right now, call or text 988, or visit 988lifeline.org to access online chat from the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
In depth: The epic fall from grace of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
15:45 , Rhian LubinMore than three decades after Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs named his label Bad Boy Records, he’s been arrested on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges, accused of everything from arson to kidnapping. He has pleaded not guilty and denies the allegations against him.As authorities outline the shocking activities allegedly carried out at Diddy’s direction by his “criminal enterprise,” Sheila Flynn charts the star’s epic fall from grace.Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and the rise of his ‘criminal enterprise’
Footage shows grim conditions inside prison where Diddy is held
15:10 , Rhian LubinVideo gives a glimpse of the grim conditions inside the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.The rapper is being held in the prison on pretrial detention.The footage, obtained by Spectrum News NY1, shows cockroaches in the cereal and mold growing in the showers.Watch here.
The case against Diddy in numbers
14:25 , Rhian LubinIn court this week, the prosecution said there is “a massive amount of evidence” against the defendant, who has pleaded not guilty to the charges again him.Here’s a breakdown of some of the figures:More than 50 alleged victims and witnesses interviewed
300 grand jury subpoenas served
20 search warrants obtained
100 seized phones, tablets and iCloud accounts
1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant seized in the raid on his home earlier this year
Legal team asked if Diddy could move prisons
13:50 , Rhian LubinDiddy’s legal team have requested whether the judge would consider transferring their client from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn to a facility in Essex County, New Jersey.His legal team had tried to keep the rapper out of the notorious New York facility, but a judge ruled he must stay there until trial.
Diddy’s next court appearance
13:20 , Rhian LubinDiddy’s next court appearance is reportedly scheduled for October 9.CNN reports his lawyer plans to appeal the ruling to deny bail again. “I’m not going to let him sit in that jail a day longer than he has to,” Agnifilo said.No trial date has been set for Diddy yet and he could be waiting a while behind bars.He faces charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution for allegedly running a decades-long “criminal enterprise” that forced victims to carry out sex acts. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.Agnifilo said he wants the case to go to trial as soon as possible, but his team is considering the next steps following Wednesday’s bail denial.
First meal in prison revealed
12:49 , Rhian LubinThe music mogul has switched his sprawling multi-million-dollar mansions in LA and Miami for the comfort of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, an infamous facility that has previously counted Ghislaine Maxwell and R Kelly among its inmates.As he awaits trial in the jail, the disgraced rapper will be served three meals a day which will be delivered to his cell.The first meal Diddy tucked into behind bars was Swedish meatballs, according to MDC’s menu obtained by The New York Post. He also had the option of a vegetarian black bean burger.Read the full story here.Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s first meal behind bars at notorious New York jail revealed
Reminder of why two judges denied bail
12:15 , Rhian LubinTwo judges refused to grant Diddy bail this week. The $50 million proposed bail package his lawyers put forward, including the surrender of his passport, was not enough to convince them to release him from custody until trial.On Tuesday, Magistrate Judge Robyn Tarnofsky voiced concern about Diddy contacting potential witnesses as the government continues to investigate the allegations of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution, which he strongly denies. “The alleged victims are people with whom there is a power imbalance,” Judge Tarnofsky said. She added they are “susceptible to coercion”.On Wednesday, District Court Judge Andrew Carter issued a similar ruling.“I’ve heard from the parties, I find that the government has proven the defendant is a danger,” Carter said.Diddy pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Cassie spotted for the first time since Diddy arrest
11:45 , Rhian LubinCassie Ventura has been spotted for the first time since her ex was arrested.She was seen having fun with friends out for dinner in New York City two days after Diddy was arrested, PEOPLE reports.Text messages Diddy allegedly sent the singer following his brutal attack on her in 2016 were read out in court.While Ventura was not mentioned by name, prosecutors referred to the footage of the incident, which was made public by CNN earlier this year.Diddy allegedly said: “Call me, the cops are here. I got six kids. You, please call. I’m surrounded. You gonna abandon me all alone.”Ventura replied: “I have a black eye and a fat lip. You are sick for thinking it’s okay to do what you’ve done. I still have crazy bruising.”
What’s in the indictment?
11:15 , Rhian LubinA reminder of the charges and allegations detailed in the indictment against the rapper.Diddy, who has been accused of rape and sexual abuse in at least nine civil lawsuits this past year, was arrested in New York on Monday night and charged with racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.On Tuesday morning, Diddy appeared in a Manhattan federal court to plead not guilty to the charges.“For decades, Sean Combs… abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct,” federal prosecutors said in the indictment.In the 14-page indictment, prosecutors allege Diddy coerced and drugged women to participate in recorded “highly orchestrated performances” of sexual activity – which he called “Freak Offs” – that would sometimes last days and often included male commercial sex workers.His lawyers maintain he is “an innocent man”.
‘Diddy ruined my life’ - former rapper Shyne caught up in 1999 nightclub shooting speaks out
10:45 , Rhian LubinFormer rapper Shyne has described how Diddy “destroyed” his life following a New York nightclub shooting in 1999.Shyne, now known as Moses Barrow, signed to Diddy’s label Bad Boy Records in 1998.The following year, Diddy and his then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez were with Barrow at a Manhattan nightclub called Club New York. Witnesses said there was a heated argument between Diddy and another man, Matthew “Scar” Allen. A scuffle broke out, guns were drawn and three bystanders were injured.At the resulting trial, Barrow was convicted of assault and reckless endangerment while Diddy was acquitted of all charges. Barrow spent nine years in maximum security prison.Kevin E.G Perry reports.Former Bad Boy rapper Shyne says Diddy ‘destroyed my life’ over nightclub shooting
Diddy ‘put on suicide watch’ according to reports
10:15 , Rhian LubinDiddy has been put “on suicide watch” at the Metropolitan Detention Center as he awaits trial, according to reports.According to PEOPLE, the rapper has been placed on suicide watch as a “preventative measure”. In their motion to grant Diddy bail, his lawyers cited the conditions inside the prison. “Several courts in this District have recognized that the conditions at Metropolitan Detention Center are not fit for pre-trial detention,” they wrote. The judge sided with the prosecution and sent Diddy back to pre-trial detention. If you are experiencing feelings of distress, or are struggling to cope, you can speak to the Samaritans, in confidence, on 116 123 (UK and ROI), email jo@samaritans.org, or visit the Samaritans website to find details of your nearest branch.If you are based in the USA, and you or someone you know needs mental health assistance right now, call or text 988, or visit 988lifeline.org to access online chat from the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. This is a free, confidential crisis hotline that is available to everyone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you are in another country, you can go to www.befrienders.org to find a helpline near you.
Diddy flew to New York 12 days before arrest
09:45 , Rhian LubinOne of Diddy’s attorneys revealed the rapper flew to New York 12 days before his arrest in anticipation of the charges coming against him. Teny Geragos told NewsNation’s CUOMO show: “12 days ago, when we thought there’s an indictment that may be coming, he flew to New York the very next day, he got on a plane and he came here. “And that’s an extraordinary move for a defendant who’s been under investigation that he’s been aware of for at least six months. “He came to the very jurisdiction that is investigating him, and he said, ‘I’m here. I want to surrender. Let me surrender.’”
RECAP: How events unfolded this week
01:00 , Rhian LubinIt has been a dramatic week for the rapper. On Monday night Diddy was arrested at a Manhattan hotel on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. He reportedly knew the charges were coming down the track and headed to New York last week, his lawyer said. On Tuesday he appeared in court for the first time, where he was denied bail and sent to jail for pre-trial detention.His lawyers appealed the decision, arguing he should be allowed to remain under house arrest. On Wednesday Diddy appeared in court again at an appeal hearing. A judge ruled against him and ordered he must stay behind bars until trial. Diddy’s legal team maintain he is innocent and will “fight the charges”.
50 Cent mocks Diddy for '1,000 bottles of lube’
Friday 20 September 2024 00:01 , Rhian Lubin50 Cent mocked Diddy in an Instagram post following the charges against him.In the indictment federal prosecutors allege Diddy threatened and abused women “to fulfill his sexual desires” by forcing them to engage in recorded sexual activity which he referred to as “Freak Offs.” Diddy denies all the allegations against him and has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Among the details released by the FBI are that searches of Diddy’s homes in Miami and Los Angeles led to officers seizing “more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant.”In a post on Instagram, 50 Cent captioned a photograph of himself during a recent appearance on Drew Barrymore’s talk show with the message: “Here I am keeping good company with @thedrewbarrymoreshow and I don’t have 1,000 bottles of lube at the house.”Kevin E.G Perry reports.50 Cent mocks P Diddy after 1,000 baby oil and lube bottles seized in FBI arrest
Old footage of Trump praising Diddy resurfaces
Thursday 19 September 2024 23:00 , Rhian LubinDonald Trump’s former praise of Diddy has resurfaced after Jimmy Kimmel referenced the news of the charges against the rapper in his show. Referring to Diddy, Kimmel said: “In the meantime, he’s getting his character references lined up.”Kimmel then played a clip from Trump’s days hosting The Celebrity Apprentice (a spin-off of his original show The Apprentice) where Trump claims: “Diddy is a good friend of mine.”Watch here.
What happens next?
Thursday 19 September 2024 22:00 , Rhian LubinDiddy’s lawyers have said they want the case to move to trial “as soon as possible.”A trial date has not yet been set and legal experts say he faces potentially “a long wait.”The 14-page indictment released this week charges Diddy with racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution, to which he pleaded not guilty. If the musician is convicted on all three counts, he could be handed a sentence of 15 years up to life imprisonment.
Diddy’s daily routine in prison
Thursday 19 September 2024 21:00 , Rhian LubinDiddy will remain in jail until his case goes to trial.He is staying in the Special Housing Unit of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, which has previously been home to Ghislaine Maxwell and R Kelly to name a few. Diddy’s day will begin at 6am, when he will be expected to mop and clean his cell. The rapper will be given three meals a day and is allowed to take a shower three times a week. Recreational time is limited to one hour per day. His laywer, Marc Agnifilo, who tried to persuade a judge to let his client wait for trial under house arrest, said: “I’m not going to let him sit in that jail a day longer than he has to.”
Thursday 19 September 2024 20:00 , Rhian LubinA woman who claims Diddy shot her in the face in a New York City nightclub back in 1999 has described the news of his arrest as “one of the best days ever.”Natania Reuben was at Club New York in Manhattan in December 1999 when gunfire broke out, injuring three people. She miraculously survived, but the bullet scarred her brain.Diddy was acquitted in 2001, but Reuben is hopeful that the latest charges against him - which he denies - means he might finally face justice, even if it’s not in her own case.Reuben described the moment that her teenage daughter, Nirvana, broke the news of Diddy’s arrest to her on Monday. Reuben told The Daily Beast: “I said, ‘Are you kidding me, really?’ She said, ‘Yes!’ I just screamed out to God, ‘Thank you, merciful father!’”“One of the best days ever,” she added. Read the full story here. Woman who claims Diddy shot her in face in NYC club celebrates arrest
FBI raids found narcotics, AR-15s and 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant
Thursday 19 September 2024 19:00 , Rhian LubinThe FBI raided Diddy’s home in March, which at the time his lawyers said was “a gross overuse of military level force.”Tuesday’s indictment, however, revealed some of what authorities recovered in those raids: narcotics, three AR-15s with “defaced serial numbers,” ammunition, a drum magazine, and “more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant”. Here’s a video of the moment the property was raided.
Diddy should prepare for ‘long trial process'
Thursday 19 September 2024 18:00 , Rhian LubinDiddy should prepare himself for a long trial process that may result in a minimum of 15 years in prison and most certainly will hurt his reputation, a former federal and state prosecutor forewarned.Elie Honig, an attorney with experience trialing “complex international sex trafficking rings” and who worked in the US Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York, said his review of the indictment wasn’t great for Combs.“Given what I know about the SDNY and its racketeering and sex trafficking prosecutions – the outlook for Combs is bleak,” Honig said. Ariana Baio reports. Ex-prosecutor says Diddy’s defense may paint rapper as ‘sex freak’ not a criminal
Lauren Boebert compares government funding bill to a Diddy ‘freak-off’
Thursday 19 September 2024 17:00 , Rhian LubinColorado Rep. Lauren Boebert tried to articulate her opposition to a government spending package bill by comparing it to “Freak Offs” – the alleged sex acts where Diddy coerced and drugged women to get them to participate for his pleasure. “This CR, this continuing resolution, that we’re going to vote on today, it’s going to screw our country more times over than a Diddy Freak Off,” Boebert said on Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast Wednesday.The resolution the far-right congresswoman was referring to, is a piece of legislation that would prevent a fast-approaching government shutdown by continuing to fund the federal government at current spending levels.Ariana Baio has the story. Lauren Boebert compares government funding bill to a Diddy ‘freak-off’
Fox News host peddles wild conspiracy connecting Trump and Diddy
Thursday 19 September 2024 16:00 , Rhian LubinA Fox News host has peddled the wild theory that the timing of Diddy’s arrest was purposely coordinated to distract from news of the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Anchor Maria Bartiromo said: “The timing of the P Diddy arrest, please. They must’ve had the P Diddy arrest on the shelf waiting to take it off-the-shelf for when they needed it.”Watch here.
Kesha takes a swipe at Diddy
Thursday 19 September 2024 15:00 , Rhian LubinKesha has teased a new version of her hit song “Tik Tok”, which contains a reference to the disgraced music mogul. The 37-year-old singer, who originally released the 2009 track with the opening lyric “Wake up in the morning feeling like P Diddy”, has shared a new version with the alternative line, “feeling like f*** P Diddy”.Kesha first teased the lyric change when singing the alternative version onstage with Reneé Rapp at Coachella in March, and has since promised fans she will officially release the song on streaming platforms when she secures the legal rights.Ellie Muir reports.Kesha teases changed P Diddy reference in hit song
Diddy’s first meal behind bars revealed
Thursday 19 September 2024 13:47 , Rhian LubinDiddy’s first meal behind bars at a notorious New York prison has now been revealed.The music mogul has switched his sprawling multi-million-dollar mansions in LA and Miami for the comfort of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, an infamous facility that has previously counted Ghislaine Maxwell and R Kelly among its inmates.As he awaits trial in the facility, the disgraced rapper will be served three meals a day which will be delivered to his cell.Read more here. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s first meal behind bars at notorious New York jail revealed
Text messages from other alleged victims revealed in court
Thursday 19 September 2024 13:17 , Rhian LubinIn court yesterday, prosecutor Emily Johnson read out text messages from other alleged victims. The prosecution used the messages to argue that Diddy should not be granted bail. Johnson read a text message from a woman who claims Diddy dragged her down a hallway by her hair.“You always want to show me that you have the power, and you knock me around. I’m not a rag doll, I’m someone’s child,” the woman allegedly told the rapper. Another alleged victim messaged Diddy after reading the allegations made in Cassie Ventura’s lawsuit in November, the prosecutor said.“I feel like I’m reading my own sexual trauma,” the message, read aloud by Johnson, said.“It makes me sick how three solid pages word for word is exactly my experiences and my anguish.”Diddy has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
When will Diddy’s trial take place?
Thursday 19 September 2024 12:41 , Rhian LubinNo trial date has been set for Diddy yet and he could be waiting a while behind bars.Diddy faces charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution for allegedly running a decades-long “criminal enterprise” that forced victims to carry out sex acts. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. His lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said he wants the case to go to trial as soon as possible, but his team is considering the next steps following Wednesday’s bail denial.
What is Diddy’s net worth?
Thursday 19 September 2024 12:00 , Rhian LubinIn 1999 Diddy said in an interview he “wanted to be very, very rich”. He accomplished that, but his millions couldn’t keep him out of jail.According to Forbes, Diddy’s estimated net worth is approximately $400 million. As the string of shocking allegations have come out against him in the last year, his wealth has dropped. In 2019 his net worth was an estimated $740 million. His lawyers said he was trying to sell his private jet - dubbed “Combs Air” - which set him back $60 million.He purchased his sprawling Miami mansion - which he has now switched for the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn - for $14.5 million in 2003. It is now worth upwards of $48 million, his lawyers said.
Legal win in one of Diddy’s sexual assault lawsuits
Thursday 19 September 2024 11:28 , Rhian LubinDiddy and his team can celebrate one legal win amid the drama in New York. Yesterday a judge in Michigan dismissed a default judgement that required Diddy pay $100 million to a Michigan inmate who is suing him over sexual assault.Last week Diddy was ordered to pay $10 million a month to accuser Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith, starting in October, after the rapper failed to show up for a civil court hearing.The judgement was set aside after Diddy’s legal team filed a 83-page motion to vacate it. His attorneys argued Cardello-Smith did not properly serve Diddy in accordance with Michigan law, the LA Times reported.Cardello Smith, who is serving time for a number of criminal sexual offenses, sued Diddy in June. He alleged the music mogul drugged and sexually assaulted him in 1997 while at a gathering at a Michigan Holiday Inn.
Damning texts Diddy allegedly sent his ex Cassie following brutal assault
Thursday 19 September 2024 10:45 , Rhian LubinDamning text messages Diddy allegedly sent his ex, Cassie Ventura, following the brutal assault in 2016 were revealed in court.At Wednesday’s hearing, prosecutor Emily Johnson shared alleged messages from Diddy to Ventura in a bid to strengthen her argument that he should remain behind bars until trial.While Ventura’s name was not mentioned in court, the attack on her was referenced by the date - March 5, 2016 - which was made public by CNN earlier this year. Diddy allegedly text Ventura: “Call me, the cops are here. I got six kids. You, please call. I’m surrounded. You gonna abandon me all alone.”She replied: “I have a black eye and a fat lip. You are sick for thinking it’s okay to do what you’ve done. I still have crazy bruising.”
Video shows grim conditions inside prison where Diddy is held
Thursday 19 September 2024 10:15 , Rhian LubinVideo gives a glimpse of the grim conditions inside the notorious Metropolitan Center in Brooklyn.The rapper is being held in the prison on pretrial detention.The footage, obtained by Spectrum News NY1, shows cockroaches in the cereal and mold growing in the showers.Watch here.
RECAP: Diddy is a ‘serious flight risk’
Thursday 19 September 2024 09:40 , Rhian LubinOn Wednesday, Diddy was refused bail for a second time. A New York federal judge remanded the rapper into custody after prosecutors argued he was a “serious flight risk”.Lawyers argued for Diddy to remain under house arrest, but yesterday he was sent back to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.The bail package his lawyers put forward included: $50 million bond co-signed by the musician’s family members, the surrender of his passport, for him to undergo a weekly drug test, and a visitor log that would be submitted to pretrial services every night. But Judge Andrew Carter slapped it down. “My bigger concern deals with the danger of obstruction of justice and the danger of witness tampering,” he said. “That is a real concern that I have here.”
Thursday 19 September 2024 09:01 , Alex Lang Watch: Jimmy Kimmel brings up how Trump once called Diddy a 'good guy'
‘He’s a good friend’: Jimmy Kimmel brings up Trump’s glowing past comments about Diddy
Thursday 19 September 2024 07:00 , Myriam PageJimmy Kimmel has reminded Donald Trump of the glowing comments he previously made about Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was arrested by federal agents in New York on Monday following months of civil lawsuits accusing him of sex trafficking, sexual abuse and rape.After the judge denied the rapper bail on Tuesday, the Jimmy Kimmel Live host said: “in the meantime, he’s getting his character references lined up.”Kimmel then played a clip from Trump’s days hosting The Celebrity Apprentice (a spin-off of his original show The Apprentice), showing viewers then-contestant Aubrey O’Day explaining to the business mogul that she was “a very strict and focused businesswoman because working for Diddy for six years trained me to have to be perfect.”“Working for Diddy?” Trump interjected.“Absolutely,” O’Day said.“I love Diddy. You know he’s a good friend of mine, he’s a good guy,” Trump responded. “Is he a good guy?”O’Day briefly looked to the side before sheepishly replying, “I don’t want to answer that question.”“Oh well I think he’s a good guy, I’m gonna stick up for him,” the former president said.“To be fair he also thinks Kim Jong-Un is a good guy,” Kimmel cracked. “Only the best people.”
In depth: The epic fall from grace of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Thursday 19 September 2024 05:00 , Ariana BaioMore than three decades after Sean Combs named his label Bad Boy Records, he’s been arrested on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges, accused of everything from arson to kidnapping. As authorities outline the shocking activities allegedly carried out at Combs’ direction by his “criminal enterprise,” Sheila Flynn charts the star’s epic fall from graceSean ‘Diddy’ Combs and the rise of his ‘criminal enterprise’
Woman who claims Diddy shot her in face at NYC club celebrates arrest
Thursday 19 September 2024 03:00 , Rhian LubinA woman who claims Sean “Diddy“ Combs shot her in the face in a New York City nightclub back in 1999 has described the news of his arrest as “one of the best days ever.”Natania Reuben was at Club New York in Manhattan in December 1999 when gunfire broke out, injuring three people. She miraculously survived, but the bullet scarred her brain.Diddy was acquitted in 2001, but Reuben is hopeful that the latest charges against him – sex trafficking and racketeering, which he denies – means he might finally face justice, even if it’s not in her own case.Reuben described the moment that her teenage daughter, Nirvana, broke the news of Diddy’s arrest to her on Monday. Reuben told The Daily Beast: “I said, ‘Are you kidding me, really?’ She said, ‘Yes!’ I just screamed out to God, ‘Thank you, merciful father!’”“One of the best days ever,” she added.
Watch: Diddy is ‘a fighter and not afraid of charges’ says lawyer
Thursday 19 September 2024 01:00 , Ariana Baio
Inside the New York jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is currently being held
Thursday 19 September 2024 00:00 , Rhian LubinDeadly stabbings, “barbaric” living conditions and maggots in the food: this is the state of the New York prison where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being held.Diddy is currently being housed in pretrial detention in the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn and will stay there until he faces trial on racketeering and sex trafficking charges.Read more about it here: Inside jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is being held, once home to Ghislaine Maxwell
50 Cent mocks Diddy
Thursday 19 September 2024 16:44 , Rhian Lubin50 Cent mocked Diddy with a message on social media.In the indictment unsealed on Tuesday morning, federal prosecutors allege Combs threatened and abused women “to fulfill his sexual desires” by forcing them to engage in recorded sexual activity which he referred to as “Freak Offs.”Diddy denies all the allegations and has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Among the details released by the FBI are that searches of Combs’s homes in Miami and Los Angeles led to officers seizing “more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant.”In a post on Instagram, 50 Cent captioned a photograph of himself during a recent appearance on Drew Barrymore’s talk show with the message: “Here I am keeping good company with @thedrewbarrymoreshow and I don’t have 1,000 bottles of lube at the house.”Kevin E G Perry reports.50 Cent mocks P Diddy after 1,000 baby oil and lube bottles seized in FBI arrest
Diddy’s future looks ‘bleak’ former prosecutor says
Wednesday 18 September 2024 23:00 , Ariana BaioSean ‘Diddy’ Combs should prepare himself for a long trial process that may result in a minimum of 15 years in prison and most certainly will hurt his reputation, a former federal and state prosecutor forewarned.Disturbing and shocking revelations that Combs ran a “criminal enterprise” that aided him in engaging in violent sex crimes were laid out in a three-count criminal indictment that was unveiled in the Southern District of New York on Tuesday.Elie Honig, an attorney with experience trialing “complex international sex trafficking rings” and who worked in the US Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York, said his review of the indictment wasn’t great for Combs.“Given what I know about the SDNY and its racketeering and sex trafficking prosecutions – the outlook for Combs is bleak,” Honig wrote in an op-ed for Intelligencer on Wednesday.Read more here: Ex-prosecutor says Diddy’s defense may paint rapper as ‘sex freak’ not a criminal
Two judges have denied Combs’ request for bail. Here’s what they said
Wednesday 18 September 2024 22:40 , Ariana BaioCombs’ request for bail, and $50 million proposed bail package, were not enough to convince two judges he should be released from custody. On Tuesday, Magistrate Judge Robyn Tarnofsky voiced concern about Combs contacting potential witnesses as the government continues to investigate the allegations of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. “The alleged victims are people with whom there is a power imbalance,” Judge Tarnofsky said. She added they are “susceptible to coercion”.On Wednesday, District Court Judge Andrew Carter issued a similar ruling.“I’ve heard from the parties, I find that the government has proven the defendant is a danger,” Carter said.
Judge denies Combs request for bail
Wednesday 18 September 2024 22:11 , Ariana BaioJudge Carter denied Combs’ second request for bail, saying he is dangerous and the bail package does not address flight risk concerns.Combs will return to Metropolitan Detention Center.
Judge appears skeptical of house arrest
Wednesday 18 September 2024 22:00 , Ariana BaioJudge Carter hounded defense attorneys about the dangerousness of Combs, citing security camera footage of him physically assaulting a victim in 2016. Combs’ defense attorneys claimed the actions in the video were a result of intense emotions from a couple who “loved” each other. The lawyers said the two were fighting due to infidelity. Carter responded, “What does that have to do with him punching her, throwing a vase at her? What’s love got to do with that?”
Combs’ defense attorneys say he will not have access to a cell phone
Wednesday 18 September 2024 21:40 , Ariana BaioCombs’ attorneys assured a judge that the music mogul would not have access to a cell phone or the internet if he was granted house arrest instead of jail. They proposed they would use a private intelligence company, Sage Intelligence, to monitor Combs 24/7. Additionally, they would maintain a visitor log and only pre-approved guests, such as his mother, sister, children or the mothers of his children, would be permitted to come into his home. They argue that Combs is “responsible” and “deeply respects” the court’s authority because he flew to New York ahead of the charges being brought against him.
