DIDDY has swapped his life of luxury for a high-profile dormitory where inmates can "spy on female convicts", insiders have claimed. The disgraced rapper, 55, is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York City, as he awaits his May 5 trial for racketeering and sex trafficking. He has pleaded not guilty to them and denies all the criminal and civil allegations that have been made against him.
The music mogul, real name Sean Combs, has tried again for an early jail release as he seeks a $50m bail to prepare for his trial. But in the meantime, Combs will have to call his jailhouse setup in the 4 North unit of MDC home, which comes with an unsettling feature, The New York Post reports. According to the outlet, inmates in his unit reportedly have a direct view of the women’s floor below thanks to grates that allow male prisoners to spy on female inmates through small holes.
Read more on Diddy Gene Borrello, a former inmate and mob enforcer familiar with 4 North’s environment, explained: “If you lay down, you can look through the holes and talk to the women." Another ex-inmate, identified as G-Lock, claimed that female prisoners occasionally engage in provocative behavior visible through the grate. But Borrello was quick to temper expectations, pointing out that the women housed on the third floor are far removed from the glamorous figures alleged to have attended Diddy’s infamous “Freak Offs” — orgies reportedly orchestrated by the mu.