UPDATE — 12/18/24, 5:29 p.m. ET: After a reporter claimed that Diddy looked “thinner” at his latest court appearance, an insider told Us Weekly that he’s doing well.
Diddy is “fit, healthy and fully focused on his defense,” the source confirms to Us. “He has been very active, remains in good spirits, and, as always, he was happy to see his children.”
After the rapper’s court appearance on Wednesday, Law & Crime reporter Elizabeth Millner said “he appeared just astonishingly thinner, which you can expect [from him being] inside a federal detention center for a couple of months now.”
She added: “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 weigh on him.”
Original story:
Sean “Diddy” Combs appeared in court on Wednesday, December 18, where a federal judge warned against any “surprises” in the upcoming trial.
Diddy, 55, and his legal counsel appeared in federal court for a status conference, according to People. Judge Arun Subramanian requested any updates in the motion schedule be set by January 3, 2025 to “avoid any kind of surprise at the last minute.”
Diddy is next set to appear in court on March 17, 2025.
Diddy was indicted by a grand jury in September shortly before being arrested for sex trafficking, racketeering, conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. A 14-page indictment — claimed that Diddy “abused, threatened and coerced women and others around him” for decades.
Diddy denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty to the charges. The disgraced music mogul was remanded to Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center and denied bail on four separate attempts.
“We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” Diddy’s attorney Marc Agnifilo told Us Weekly in September. “Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children and working to uplift the Black community. He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal.”
The statement continued, “To his credit, Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”
Diddy dropped his latest request for bail earlier this month. According to court documents filed on Friday, December 13, Diddy voluntarily dropped his appeal and will stay at MDC until his trial. The court proceedings are scheduled to begin in May 2025.
In Us Weekly’s latest cover story, a source also claimed that Diddy was “trying to stay positive” while behind bars.
“He’s been lining up character witnesses and people who can speak for his side,” the insider said. “This is the toughest time of Diddy’s life, but he’s not giving up on himself.”
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