What did Diddy look like in court? Reporter suggests he looked ‘thinner’
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Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesUPDATE — 12/18/24, 5:29 PM ET: After a reporter claimed that Diddy looked “thin” at his last court appearance, an insider said We weekly that he is doing well.
Diddy is “fit, healthy and fully focused on his defense,” the source confirmed Us. “He has been very active, remains cheerful and as always he was happy to see his children.”
After the rapper’s performance on Wednesday, Law & Crime reporter Elizabeth Millner said: “He just seemed amazingly thinner, which is to be expected [from him being] has been in a federal detention center for a few months now.”
She added: “Very different to the luxurious lifestyle he lived before, but [he] seemed noticeably thinner and perhaps being 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 of any “surprises” in the upcoming trial.
Diddy, 55, and his legal counsel appeared in federal court for a status conference People. Right Arun Subramanian requested that any updates to the movement schedule be determined by January 3, 2025 to “avoid any kind of last-minute surprise.”
Diddy will appear in court on March 17, 2025.
Diddy was indicted by a grand jury in September, shortly before he was arrested for sex trafficking, racketeering, conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. A fourteen-page complaint alleges 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 the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn and denied bail on four separate attempts.
A start date for the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs has been scheduled following his arrest on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. During a hearing on Thursday, October 10, the judge offered the rapper a trial date of May 5, 2025. Diddy’s lawyers requested earlier this week that his trial begin in April or May 2025. […]
“We are disappointed with the decision to proceed with what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” Diddy’s attorney said. Marc Agnifilo told We weekly in September. “Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man and proven philanthropist who has spent the past 30 years building an empire, adores 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 in this investigation and voluntarily moved to New York last week pending these charges. Please reserve judgment until you have all the facts. These are the actions of an innocent man who has nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”
Diddy dropped his latest bail request earlier this month. According to court documents filed on Friday, December 13, Diddy has voluntarily withdrawn his appeal and will remain with MDC until his trial. The legal proceedings are expected to begin in May 2025.
John Shearer/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter Sean “Diddy” Combs has been ordered to remain in jail until his trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges begins. With the order issued Wednesday, September 18, Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr. an appeal from Diddy’s lawyers asking that he be released on bail, according to The New York. […]
In We weeklyIn his latest cover story, a source also claimed that Diddy was “trying to stay positive” while behind bars.
“He has lined up character witnesses and people who can speak for his side,” the insider said. “This is the hardest time of Diddy’s life, but he’s not giving up on himself.”
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