Sean 'Diddy' Combs is reportedly being treated like any other inmate as he awaits trial in one of America's most notorious prisons. The rapper, 54, was arrested on September 16 after being indicted on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has been held in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York after pleading not guilty and having his bail denied twice.
A source told People: "He is being treated like any other detainee awaiting trial." They added that "as with all public figures in his position" he was "placed on suicide watch upon admittance to the facility as a precaution". The insider added: “He has three minor children, two of whom now have no living parent available with him incarcerated.
“Four of his seven children have neither parent available with him incarcerated. “Mr Combs has been able to speak briefly to family members and his children via phone.” Combs' legal representatives Marc Agnifilo and Teny R Geragos said in a bail proposal rejected by two Manhattan judges that the Brooklyn prison is "not fit for pre-trial detention" and labelled its regime "horrific".
The rapper has been accused by prosecutors of organising so-called "freak off" parties, which authorities say involved sex workers and women who were allegedly forced or coerced into participating. Federal agents stormed the residences of Combs in Miami and Los Angeles back in March, with the charges he now faces following a slew of .