While Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been repeatedly denied bail while awaiting trial, the disgraced rap mogul has made more desperate pleas for luxuries in jail as his Christmas plans have been revealed.
Combs’ most recent attempt to cure his prison blues was to complain to Judge Arun Subramanian that he did not have access to a laptop in his cell.
TO lettersent Wednesday by defense attorney Marc Agnifilo and obtained by Deadlinestated that Combs was not receiving the same treatment as his fellow inmates at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center.
‘We write on behalf of Mr. Combs to request that the Court order MDC to provide Mr. Combs with the laptop computer prepared for him by the government and allow him to use that laptop in his unit, consistent with the way that other inmates in your unit can use their laptops,” it said.
The letter further stated that two months after Combs was charged and detained, on November 25, 2024, the government provided the MDC with a laptop that he could use to assist him during his trial.
“In the nine days since then, Mr. Combs has still not received the laptop despite numerous inquiries by defense counsel,” the letter further stated.
Agnifilo also revealed in the letter that on Wednesday morning, the government and MDC’s attorney gave Combs two options for accessing the laptop.
These options stipulated that he would only be provided the laptop in the unit’s video conference room during specific times when legal staff are available and the room is free to use, or he would be allowed the laptop in the legal visiting room between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
A letter sent by Diddy’s defense attorney stated that Combs was not receiving the same treatment as his fellow inmates since his access to a laptop had been restricted.
The attorney stated that Combs’ ability to prepare for his defense “is due to the restrictions the government has placed on his ability to receive and review discovery evidence, and his ability to keep his privileged legal notes confidential.”
“These restrictions are unsustainable and, as far as we understand, are not required by any other inmate in Mr. Combs’ unit,” Agnifilo wrote, adding that the options “significantly limit” Combs’ time using the laptop and “force” to do it. Choose between using the laptop or meeting with your lawyers.
Agnifilo further stated that “there is no justification for these restrictions.”
The letter also complained that the prosecutor’s office should not be provided with Combs’ “visitation forms” for attorney-client meetings at the facility.
“Who Mr. Combs meets with in connection with his legal defense, including potential experts and investigators, is potentially privileged,” he wrote. “Even if it is not a privilege, this level of surveillance offends due process and hinders your ability to prepare your defense.”
Agnifilo concluded the letter by stating that Combs’ ability to prepare for his defense “stems from the restrictions the government has placed on his ability to receive and review discovery evidence, and his ability to keep his privileged legal notes confidential.”
“There is no conceivable reason why the government should know who and when Mr. Combs meets in connection with this legal defense,” he said.
The complaints come after the rapper claimed prosecutors were spying on him from inside his cell.
In a new legal filing seen by PeopleDiddy’s lawyers accused prosecutors of using his detention “to spy on him and invade his confidential communications with his attorney.”
Combs was charged with conspiracy to racketeering, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation for prostitution on Sept. 17.
The letter also complained that the prosecutor’s office should not be provided with Combs’ “visitation forms” for attorney-client meetings at the facility.
The filing comes after his lawyers previously accused the government of misconduct after his cell was searched at the facility.
In that filing, they said he was part of a pre-planned raid and that they had selected him for a search.
During the search, his lawyers claimed that a federal investigator photographed Combs’ handwritten notes and then sent them to prosecutors.
‘This disruptive behavior is a flagrant violation of (their) rights. “Prosecutors say the search was motivated by security concerns at MDC, but that is a false pretext,” his lawyers said.
Combs’ claims come as he prepares to spend Christmas behind bars.
As the singer awaits trial in May 2025, a detention center spokesperson said he and his fellow inmates will have the opportunity to participate in card games, dominoes, soccer and a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, Fox News reported.
Their meal is said to consist of baked Cornish hen, macaroni and cheese, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls, and a “Christmas pudding.”
Combs was charged with conspiracy to racketeering, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation for prostitution on Sept. 17.
As the singer awaits trial in May 2025, a detention center spokesperson has said he and his fellow inmates will have the opportunity to participate in card games, dominoes, soccer and a 3-on-3 basketball tournament.
Dozens of people, some of them allegedly minors at the time, have sued Diddy in civil courts for a series of crimes, which he also denies.
The rapper is accused of staging ‘Freak Offs’, described as ‘elaborate and produced sexual performances’, arranged and directed by Combs while he masturbated and often recorded them.
He has pleaded not guilty to charges alleging that he coerced and abused women for years, with the help of associates and employees, and silenced victims through blackmail and violence, including kidnappings, arson and physical beatings.
Dozens of people, some of them allegedly minors at the time, have sued Diddy in civil courts for a series of crimes, which he also denies.
Combs is currently on his third attempt at bail and recently claimed that his “reputation has been destroyed.”
The fallen hip-hop mogul said prosecutors’ “aggressive and deceptive accusations and media tactics” had already destroyed his public image and only an acquittal could reverse that.
Diddy claimed that allegations that he ran a criminal enterprise for a decade were “fictitious” and that prosecutors were putting a “theatrical spin” on the truth.