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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs latest: Rapper ‘put on suicide watch’ as he awaits trial behind bars

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has faced a series of civil lawsuits accusing him of sexual abuse over the last year

Ariana Baio,Rhian Lubin
Friday 20 September 2024 13:24
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s lawyer speaks outside of court and says his client is ‘a fighter’ and ‘not afraid of the charges’ against him

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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."

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Old footage of Trump praising Diddy resurfaces

Donald 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.

Jimmy Kimmel brings up how Trump once called Diddy a 'good guy'
Rhian Lubin19 September 2024 23:00
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What happens next?

Diddy’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.

Rhian Lubin19 September 2024 22:00
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Diddy’s daily routine in prison

Diddy 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.”

The Brooklyn jail where Diddy is currently staying
The Brooklyn jail where Diddy is currently staying (AFP via Getty Images)
Rhian Lubin19 September 2024 21:00
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A 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

Natania Reuben, who was shot in the face in a NYC club in 1999, has spoken out about Diddy’s arrest

Rhian Lubin19 September 2024 20:00
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FBI raids found narcotics, AR-15s and 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant

The 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.

Video shows the moment the FBI breached Diddy’s LA home

Rhian Lubin19 September 2024 19:00
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Diddy should prepare for ‘long trial process'

Diddy 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

Music mogul pleaded not guilty to three federal charges but was ordered to jail while awaiting trial

Rhian Lubin19 September 2024 18:00
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Lauren Boebert compares government funding bill to a Diddy ‘freak-off’

Colorado 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’

Boebert, a member of the far-right caucus in the House, tried to elevate her concerns about a government spending bill that would prevent the federal government from shutting down

Rhian Lubin19 September 2024 17:00
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Fox News host peddles wild conspiracy connecting Trump and Diddy

A 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.

Fox News host peddles wild conspiracy connecting Trump and Diddy
Rhian Lubin19 September 2024 16:00
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Kesha takes a swipe at Diddy

Kesha 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

‘Tik Tok’ singer has amended opening line after rapper’s sexual abuse lawsuits

Rhian Lubin19 September 2024 15:00
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Diddy’s first meal behind bars revealed

Diddy’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

Inside the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, the disgraced rapper will be served three meals a day and will be required to mop the floor of his own cell

Rhian Lubin19 September 2024 13:47

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