Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs is in prison awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering charges and a fellow inmate has explained how the rapper has portrayed himself
A prisoner in the same jail as P Diddy has revealed their fellow inmates’ reactions to the rapper’s incarceration.
Former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried, who was was found guilty on all seven counts of fraud, embezzlement and criminal conspiracy, is currently serving a 25-year sentence. And he recently is said to have become a cellmate of Diddy, whose real name is Sean Combs.
The disgraced rapper is awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering charges in the 4 North unit of Metropolitan Detention Centre (MDC) in Brooklyn, according to US media. He continues to deny the charges. It’s thought that the dorm facility has more lenient rules than the general population confinement and inmates are able to pass the time playing air hockey and are treated to more appetising meals.
During an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Bankman-Fried was asked if he had spent any time with the Bad Boy Records founder. Carlson asked his interviewee: “Have you made friends there? Are you hanging with Diddy? I think he’s in there with you.”
Bankman-Fried went on to label Combs “kind”. He said: “I’ve made some friends, it’s a weird environment. It’s a combination of a few other high-profile cases and a lot of alleged ex-gangsters.”
Speaking of Combs, he said: “I’ve only seen one piece of him, which is Diddy in prison. He’s been kind to people in the unit, he’s been kind to me. It’s kind of a soul crushing place for the world in general and what we see are just the people that are around us on the inside rather than who we are on the outside.”
When he was asked by Carlson how inmates felt being imprisoned with the famous faces, Bankman-Fried said: “Some of them I think are thinking well this is sort of an opportunity to meet people they wouldn’t otherwise get to meet. It makes sense from their perspective, but boy is that not how I think about prison.”
Last month, it was revealed that Combs’ lawyer Anthony Ricco had quit his legal team with a very blunt statement ahead of his trial date in May. Ricco said at the time “under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve as counsel for Sean Combs”, in a motion for withdraw of counsel filed in New York. The notice added that discussions were had with lead counsel Mark Agnifilo and Ricco before the motion was filed. Ricco said he would be providing no details to support the application.
