Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is one of the most famous rappers on the planet – but recent events threaten to shatter his reputation. The Bad Boy for Life singer, 54, is currently behind bars at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center facing charges that include racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation for prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty and his legal team attempted to get him under houst arrest by offering a bold $50million bail condition.
However, Judge Tarnofsky is keeping him locked up. Diddy's lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, defended his client and speaking outside the New York courthouse, he asserted: "Mr Combs is a fighter, he's going to fight this to the end. He's innocent.
He came to New York to establish his innocence. He's not afraid, he's not afraid of the charges. "There's nothing that the government said in their presentation today that changes anyone's mind about anything.
He's been looking forward to this day. He's been looking forward to clearing his name and he's going to clear his name and we're going to stand by his side as he does." Diddy faced months of civil lawsuits before his arrest and below we take a look inside his wild family life.
Diddy grew up in Harlem, New York, and tragedy struck his family in 1972 when his father Melvin Combs, who was an associate of convicted drug dealer Frank Lucas, was fatally gunned down. Melvin, 33, was blasted when sitting in his car. Diddy spoke about it for the first time in 2013, when he said: “My fa.