Diddy Cash Crisis fuels rumors after humiliating fundraiser

Built in 2015, Combs’ jet could accommodate up to 14 passengers and was customized with a beige interior, an entertainment system and a striking matte black exterior that became part of the rapper’s personal brand.

For years, the plane symbolized Combs’ status at the top of the music, fashion and spirits industries, making its sale particularly salient to observers following his demise.

Combs’ eight-week trial ended last year with acquittals on human trafficking and racketeering charges, but convictions on prostitution-related crimes proved enough to send him to prison.

Since then, more and more questions have arisen about how he finances his legal bills, runs his business and manages his personal expenses while in prison.

Combs’ supporters have rejected claims that selling planes means he’s going bankrupt, saying instead his focus has simply shifted.

His team has said he is taking his sobriety “seriously” and is using his incarceration as a time to reset.

Representatives for the rapper have also previously denied reports that Combs had consumed homemade alcohol in prison, insisting he committed to staying clean.

His legal team had requested his transfer to the FCI Fort Dix lockup for access to drug rehabilitation programs and better conditions for prisoners.

Still, sources close to the situation say the loss of the plane carries “symbolic weight.”

One said: “Sean has spent decades cultivating a personality rooted in control, freedom of movement and visible success, with the aircraft serving as a flying emblem of that status.

“Being forced to renounce it while locked in a prison cell strips away that image and underlines a power trap that is difficult to imagine as anything other than deeply humiliating.”