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Sean “Diddy” Combs is no longer on suicide watch while he awaits trial for sex trafficking

Sean “Diddy” Combs is no longer on suicide watch while he awaits trial for sex trafficking

Sean “Diddy” Combs has reportedly been removed from suicide watch as he prepares for his sex trafficking trial.

“He’s focused and very strong,” a lawyer for the embattled music mogul told People Sunday. “He is concentrating on his defense and preparing for trial.”

A source also told the outlet that Combs visited his family at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, where he is currently being held on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.

Page Six confirmed that Combs is staying in a dormitory at the detention center.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is no longer on suicide watch. Getty Images
Sources also told People Sunday that the music mogul’s family visited him at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Getty Images

The disgraced rapper was placed on suicide watch after a judge denied him bail following his Sept. 16 arrest.

At the time, insiders told People that the decision served as a “precautionary measure because Combs is in shock and his mental state is unclear.”

The US Department of Justice’s National Institute of Corrections defines suicide monitoring as “supervision measures taken for suicidal inmates that require frequent observation.”

“He is focused and very strong,” his lawyer told the press. Reuters
“He is concentrating on his defense and preparing for trial,” the lawyer added. Reuters

Combs, 54, was detained months after Homeland Security raided his homes in Miami and Los Angeles, during which federal agents allegedly found drugs and more than 1,000 bottles of lubricant, according to a indictment.

The indictment also accused the Bad Boy Records founder of “creating a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in … sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice.” .

The “I’ll Be Missing You” rapper has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Combs was placed on suicide watch after his arrest on September 16. FilmMagic
He was denied bail. WireImage

During TMZ’s recent documentary, “The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment,” Combs’ attorney Marc Agnifilo said the father of seven is “very eager to tell his story.”

Agnifilo added that the music mogul’s “mood is actually remarkably positive” and “he (has) accepted that this is where he is for now.”

Combs has faced ongoing legal trouble since his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, accused him of rape and sexual abuse, including allegedly forcing her to have sex with male prostitutes, in a November 2023 lawsuit.

The rapper was charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. WireImage
Combs has denied the charges and pleaded not guilty. WWD via Getty Images

The exes settled the lawsuit a day later, and Combs denied any wrongdoing.

“Mr. Combs’ decision to settle the lawsuit in no way undermines his blanket denial of the claims,” ​​his attorney wrote in a statement to Page Six.

“He is happy that they have reached a mutual understanding and wishes Ms. Ventura well.”

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