SEAN “Diddy” Combs has allegedly appeared astonishingly thinner and grey at a recent court hearing after three months in federal custody.
An eyewitness said there was a stark difference in the disgraced rapper’s appearance, fuelling speculation about how prison life is affecting the music mogul once dripped in luxury.
“He appeared just astonishingly thinner, which you can expect [from him being] inside a federal detention center for a couple of months now,” said Law & Crime reporter Elizabeth Millner, who attended the hearing.
“A lot different from the luxury lifestyle that he was living before, but he appeared very noticeably thinner and maybe being locked up in detention is starting to wear on him.”
Millner added that Diddy’s hair also looked noticeably grayer, a far cry from his polished image just days before his arrest in September, when he was seen in Central Park playing hacky sack.
The Sun has contacted Sean “Diddy” Combs’ representatives for more information.
Diddy, 55, has repeatedly denied all allegations against him, pleading not guilty to charges of sex trafficking, racketeering, and other related offenses.
A source close to him maintains that he remains “fit, healthy, and fully focused on his defense,” Page Six reports.
Combs is being held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), a facility infamous for its grim conditions.
Even with his wealth and status, the rapper receives no special treatment, facing the same austere lifestyle as other inmates.
Meals are basic, with a Thanksgiving spread of turkey roast and mashed potatoes marking one of the few exceptions.
Marc Agnifilo, one of Diddy’s lawyers, admitted that the prison’s food has been the “roughest part” for his client, who was once accustomed to gourmet dining and personal chefs.
Meanwhile, the rapper’s legal team has fought to improve his conditions, claiming that detention is severely hampering his ability to prepare for his upcoming trial, set for May 2025.
The charges against Combs have brought a wave of scrutiny and shocking revelations about his alleged behavior.
Prosecutors claim that Diddy has used illegal methods to influence potential witnesses in his case, the BBC reports.
This includes contacting them through other inmates’ phone accounts and orchestrating social media posts designed to sway public opinion and potential jurors.
Court documents claim Combs directed his family to post a video celebrating his birthday, later analyzing its audience engagement to gauge its impact on his public image.
Prosecutors also alleged that a woman identified as “witness two” was paid to post a statement on Instagram defending Diddy against separate civil allegations.
It comes after author and former video vixen Elisabeth Ovesen accused Diddy of being part of a “lawless code” in the music industry.
In her 2005 memoir, Confessions of a Video Vixen, Ovesen detailed being sent to Diddy’s home by her then-boyfriend, music executive Irv Gotti, where she claims she was pressured into having sex with the rapper.
“Whenever there was someone who Gotti wanted to impress, he would send me to them, and I would ‘take care’ of them,” she wrote.
Combs was arrested on September 16 in Manhattan by Homeland Security on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking.
He was charged on three federal counts, with one alleging he forced his victims to take part in drug-fuelled sex parties he called “freak-offs.”
Combs is facing a slew of accusations, including rape and sexual assault, from some 120 alleged victims in different criminal and civil lawsuits that have been made following his arrest.
The rapper has denied all accusations against him.
He is being held in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center ahead of a trial next year and has been denied bail twice.
Downfall of Sean 'Diddy' Combs
By The U.S. Sun’s Senior Reporter Forrest McFarland, who has been reporting on Combs’ legal battles for years
BEFORE Sean “Diddy” Combs’ arrest, it had been highly speculated that the rap star would find himself in custody after he was repeatedly hit with disturbing accusations – and had two of his mansions raided by the feds.
His mounting legal troubles finally came to a head on September 17, when he was charged with three federal counts, including sex trafficking, for allegedly forcing victims to take part in drug-fueled sex parties he called “Freak Offs.”
Hours before his arrest, The U.S. Sun exclusively revealed the feds investigating Combs were secretly liaising with Tupac Shakur murder prosecutors on gangland activities.
The development also came after Combs was named 77 times in documents submitted by prosecutors in the Tupac murder case.
Aside from the Tupac probe, Combs was already facing a slew of lawsuits, including one he settled with his ex, Cassie Ventura, after she accused him of rape and abuse.
Disturbing hotel surveillance video from 2016 showed Combs chasing Cassie down and then punching, kicking, and beating her in a hallway.
Two months earlier, in March 2024, two of Combs’ mansions were raided by federal investigators, who seized three AR-15s, drugs, and 1,000 bottles of lube which were part of his “Freak Off” supplies.
In addition to his federal criminal charges, Combs also faces a handful of lawsuits with allegations of sexual assault, harassment, and sex trafficking dating back to the early 1990s.
Music producer Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones filed one suit in February 2024, claiming Combs forced him to hire sex workers and participate in sex acts while he worked on his latest album.
Combs has denied any wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty to the federal sex trafficking charges against him, but his battle is far from over.
He faces life in prison if he’s convicted on all counts.