Diddy’s lawyer is speaking out about reports stating that his client is on suicide watch.
As we previously shared, the 54-year-old mogul is currently under suicide watch at the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City, where he remains without bail following his arrest on charges including racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation for the purpose of prostitution. Nevertheless, a source familiar with the situation told TMZ that placing high-profile inmates on suicide watch is a standard procedure upon their entry into a federal facility and does not necessarily reflect their mental well-being.
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Combs’ attorney, Marc Agnifilo, informed TMZ that after spending several hours with the founder of Bad Boy Entertainment in federal custody, he perceives his client as “not at all suicidal,” also adding that he’s “strong, healthy, confident and focused on his defense.”
After Combs’ arrest on September 16, Agnifilo informed the court that his client was undergoing therapy.
“He is not a perfect person. There has been drug use. He has been in toxic relationships,” Agnifilo said during the hearing, according to NBC News, adding that Combs’ is receiving, “treatment and therapy for things that he needs treatment and therapy for.”
Months after the FBI conducted raids on Combs’ residences in Miami and Los Angeles, he was apprehended in New York City. Following his arrest, a federal indictment, which was acquired by NBC News, was unsealed, outlining the charges against Combs, including racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation for the purpose of prostitution.
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In the days following his arrest, Combs’ legal team contended that he should be granted release on bond due to the conditions in jail. However, on September 18, a federal judge rejected the proposed $50 million bond, with Judge Andrew Carter stating, according to NBC News, that there were “no conditions that would assure” Combs would not “obstruct justice” if he were released on bail.
Meanwhile, Combs’ attorneys have consistently asserted his innocence, and the rapper entered a not guilty plea to the charges during his arraignment on September 17.
“Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts,” Agnifilo said Sept. 16. “These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”