Sean "Diddy" Combs, also known as P Diddy and Puff Daddy, is having a tough time adjusting to life behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York. The 54-year-old hip-hop juggernaut, arrested on multiple charges of sexual assault, trafficking and racketeering, was denied immediate release on Friday pending a decision on his motion for bail. This comes after the rapper's lawyer said he is living in "rough" conditions. Diddy's trial is set for May 6.??
Diddy will continue to remain in jail while he makes a third bid for bail in his case, a federal appeals court judge has ruled. While a three-judge panel considered his bail request, circuit judge William J Nardini denied the rapper's immediate release from jail. Diddy's legal team had filed a fresh plea with the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals on September 30 after two judges rejected his release. Combs made his first appearance in court since his release on Thursday (October 10). He was joined by his mother, Janice Combs, and six of his seven kids.
Marc Agnifilo, Diddy's attorney, recently spoke about the challenges his client is facing in prison, highlighting how it's difficult for him as the basic amenities provided here bear a stark contrast to the A-lister's previous lifestyle. "I think the food's probably the roughest part of it (for him)," he said, emphasising how the reality of prison life is taking a toll on the celebrity. "Sometimes, the more you push a person down, the stronger they get. Nobody's OK with staying in jail," Agnifilo added.
Life in the MDC Brooklyn detention centre is nothing Diddy could have envisioned for himself while sitting at his Beverly Hills mansion. Several reports reveal that Diddy starts his day with other inmates at 6:00 a.m. with a simple meal of cereal, fruit, and a breakfast cake. Lunch is also nothing special with hamburgers, baked fish, or beef tacos. Dinner, meanwhile, is served at 4 pm and consists of choices like chicken fajitas, pasta, and vegetarian dishes.
Former rapper Mark Curry, who was signed with Bad Boy Records, has claimed that Diddy has bought the silence of his artist friends by giving their ¡°publishing rights¡± in exchange for NDAs.
Aubrey O'Day who began her career as part of the all-girl group, Dainty Kane, in a TMX documentary alleged that Diddy offered her money and asked her to sign an NDA to cover his tracks.