Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs spoke ‘briefly’ with his seven children as he awaits trial at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York City.
Diddy, 54, who is accused of sex trafficking and extortion, was able to “briefly speak with family members and his children over the phone,” he said. People.
Diddy has seven children in total with four different women. He is the father of sons Quincy, 33, Justin, 30, and Christian, 26, and daughters Chance, 18, Jessie and D’Lila, 17, and Love, 23 months.
“He is very concerned about his children and their well-being,” the source said.
“He has three minor children, two of whom are now without a living parent while he is incarcerated. Four of his seven children are now without either parent while he is incarcerated.”
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, 54, spoke ‘briefly’ to his seven children on the phone as he awaits trial at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn in New York City; seen in 2023
Diddy shares a total of seven children with four different women. He is father to sons Quincy, 33, Justin, 30, and Christian, 26, and daughters Chance, 18, Jessie and D’Lila, 17, and Love, 23 months; seen with all seven of his children
Another source said Combs’ children are “in a state of crisis and shock” following Diddy’s arrest.
“It’s heartbreaking to see the kids in the state that they’re in. This is their father. But to them, he’s not Diddy — he’s Dad. He’s always been a loving, devoted father.”
He shares marriage to Christian, Jessie and D’Lila with the late model and actress Kim Porter, who died in 2018 at the age of 47.
Quincy was the son of Porter and his partner Al B. Sure!, and Combs adopted him.
He shares Justin with stylist Misa Hylton and Chance with businesswoman Sarah Chapman.
In December 2022, he welcomed the birth of his youngest child, daughter Love, with model Dana Tran.
On Tuesday, Justin, Christian and Quincy walked together to a New York courthouse to support their father.
Combs’ three daughters and 23-month-old girl were nowhere to be found.
Diddy — who has been charged with sex trafficking and racketeering — “is very concerned about his children and their well-being,” a source told People; (L-R) Jessie, Chance, Diddy, D’Lila and Justin seen in 2023
“He has three minor children, two of whom are now without a living parent while he is incarcerated. Four of his seven children are now without either parent while he is incarcerated.”
Another source said Combs’ children are “in a state of crisis and shock” following Diddy’s arrest; seen with six of his children
‘It’s heartbreaking to see the kids in the state that they’re in. This is their dad. But to them, he’s not Diddy — he’s Dad. He’s always been a loving, devoted father’; Jessie, Christian and D’Lila seen in 2023
Justin (M), Christian (R) and Quincy (L) arrived together at the federal courthouse as they supported their father in court earlier this week
Another source said People that Diddy will not receive any special facilities at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
“He is being treated like any other inmate awaiting trial. Like all public figures in his position, he was placed on suicide watch as a precaution when he was admitted to the facility.”
Diddy was arrested last week and charged with human trafficking, extortion and transportation of persons for the purpose of prostitution.
The indictment, which relates to allegations dating back to 2008, accuses him of abusing, threatening and coercing women for years “to satisfy his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his conduct.”
He has denied guilt to the charges.
After his arrest, he was denied bail by a judge because he had used both his own home and his mother’s home in Miami – worth $50 million – as collateral.
On Wednesday he lost an appeal against the decision and will remain in custody until his trial begins.
He is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
Another source told People that Diddy is not receiving any special facilities at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn (pictured)
“He is being treated like any other inmate awaiting trial. Like all public figures in his position, he was placed on suicide watch as a precaution when he was admitted to the facility,” a court sketch from September 18 shows
Reporter Meghann Cuniff also shared on Twitter Monday that Diddy’s attorneys are not currently asking the judge to change where he is being held
Reporter Meghann Cuniff also shared on Twitter Monday that Diddy’s attorneys are not currently asking the judge to change his detention location.
The Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset, Brooklyn, also known as MDC, has a history of extreme violence, multiple deaths, poor conditions, security problems, severe staffing shortages, drug and contraband smuggling (some of which is run by prison staff), and food containing maggots (which has since been disproven).
The prison has been deemed so dangerous that some judges have refused to send other violent offenders there. Some of the notorious inmates held there include Ghislaine Maxwell, Sam Bankman-Fried and R. Kelly.
Combs, who pleaded not guilty to human trafficking charges on Tuesday, is being held in solitary confinement — far from the comforts of his $48 million mansion — and is under suicide watch.
This summer, there were two fatal stabbings and another stabbing in April, in which an inmate was stabbed 44 times by members of the MS-13 gang at the MDC, NBC reported.
The indictment against Diddy, made public this week, alleged that federal authorities raided his Miami and Los Angeles mansions and found more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant.
It is alleged that the rapper coerced and manipulated victims into participating in days-long sexual performances, which he called “freak-offs.”
Diddy was arrested last week and charged with sex trafficking, extortion and transportation to engage in prostitution. He was denied bail; due in 2022
Diddy’s associates allegedly gave victims drugs to make them comply and threatened anyone who refused to comply, allegations similar to those made in a civil lawsuit filed last year by Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Cassie.
These allegations were instrumental in prosecutors charging the producer with sex trafficking. Observers noted that authorities are increasingly expanding the law to make their cases against powerful suspects.
In 2000, Congress passed a tougher federal sex trafficking charge as a deliberate move to crack down on prostitution rings and pimps. The nature of the charge has changed, but more recently it has been used to ensnare the likes of Keith Raniere.
Notably, Diddy has hired the same attorney, Marc Agnifilo, who previously fought the government’s escalating use of federal sex trafficking charges in the 2019 trial against Raniere, which resulted in a 120-year prison sentence.
