Taye Diggs has revealed he was “blindsided” by Diddy’s arrest on sex trafficking charges after previously hailing the disgraced rapper as a “hero.”
The 54-year-old musician, whose real name is Sean Love Combs, is currently awaiting trial at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City on charges of sex trafficking, extortion and transportation to engage in to prostitution.
The rapper is alleged to have coerced and manipulated victims into engaging in multi-day sexual performances, which he called “freak offs.”
Diddy’s associates allegedly abused victims with drugs to keep them compliant and threatened anyone who refused to participate, in claims similar to those raised in a civil lawsuit filed by Diddy’s ex-girlfriend, Cassie, last year.
Actor Diggs, 53, said on Thursday’s episode of Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson’s Sibling Revelry podcast: “I felt so naïve when I heard all that stuff because I was… I don’t know where I was, but it all took me by surprise. surprise”.
Taye Diggs has revealed he was “blindsided” by Diddy’s arrest on sex trafficking charges after previously considering the disgraced rapper a “hero” (pictured last week).
The 54-year-old musician, whose real name is Sean Love Combs, is currently awaiting trial at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City on charges of sex trafficking, extortion and transportation to engage in to prostitution.
‘He was a hero to me. I loved how he…he didn’t come from much, he started as a dancer. All the things I wasn’t growing up, he was. He had so much confidence and a certain swagger that I loved and made being black cool.
‘I really put him on a pedestal and it was disappointing to see some of what happened. I couldn’t believe it. And I didn’t like that feeling.’
The Chicago star added: ‘On the one hand, I think it’s great that people know that this happens. We can think that life should be lived a certain way, we can think that a person is a certain way and they can be the exact opposite and get used to that, you know?
It was recently revealed that Combs “has been able to speak briefly with his family members and children on the phone,” according to People.
Diddy’s phone call home came amid news that his lawyers are not asking for him to be moved from the ‘Hell on Earth’ Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset, Brooklyn.
“He is very concerned about his children and their well-being,” the source said.
‘He has three minor children, two of whom now have no living parents available while he is incarcerated. Four of his seven children do not have either parent available while he is incarcerated.
Another source said the Combs children are “in a state of crisis and shock” following Diddy’s arrest.
Actor Diggs, 53, said on Thursday’s episode of Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson’s Sibling Revelry podcast: “He was a hero to me. I loved how he… he didn’t come from much, he started out as a dancer. All The things I wasn’t growing up, he was. He had so much confidence and a certain swagger that I loved and made being black cool.”
‘It is heartbreaking to see the children in the state they are in. This is his father. But to them, he’s not Diddy, he’s dad. He has always been a loving and devoted father.
He shares Christian, Jessie and D’Lila with the late model and actress Kim Porter, who died in 2018 at age 47.
Quincy was Porter’s son with his partner Al B. Sure!, and Combs adopted him.
She shares Justin with stylist Misa Hylton and Chance with businesswoman Sarah Chapman.
In December 2022, she welcomed the arrival of her youngest daughter, Love, with model Dana Tran.
On Tuesday, Justin, Christian and Quincy arrived at a New York City court together to support their father.
Of Diddy he added: ‘I really put him on a pedestal and it was disappointing to see some of what happened. I couldn’t believe it. And I didn’t like that feeling’; seen in 2022
Combs’ three daughters and 23-month-old baby were nowhere to be seen.
Another source said People that Diddy will not receive any special accommodation at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center.
“He is being treated like any other detainee awaiting trial. As with all public figures in his position, he was placed on suicide watch upon entering the facility as a precaution.
Diddy was arrested and charged last week with sex trafficking, extortion and transportation to engage in prostitution.
The charge, which details 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 pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Following his arrest, a judge denied him bail after he used his and his mother’s home in Miami, valued at $50 million, as collateral.
He lost an appeal to overturn the decision on Wednesday and will remain in custody awaiting trial.
He is currently being held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center.
“He is being treated like any other detainee awaiting trial. As with all public figures in his position, he was placed on suicide watch upon entering the facility as a precaution; seen in a court sketch from September 18
Reporter Meghann Cuniff also shared on Twitter Monday that Diddy’s attorneys are not asking the judge to change where he is being held.
The Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset, Brooklyn, also known as MDC, is notorious for extreme violence, multiple deaths, squalid conditions, security problems, rampant staffing shortages, drug trafficking and contraband, some carried out by prison staff. , and food. that contains worms, something that has since been disproved.
The prison has been considered so dangerous that some judges have refused to send other violent criminals there. Some of the infamous prisoners held there include Ghislaine Maxwell, Sam Bankman-Fried, and R. Kelly.
Combs, who pleaded not guilty Tuesday to sex trafficking charges, is being held in solitary confinement, far from the comforts of his $48 million mansion, and on suicide watch.
There were two fatal stabbings this summer and another stabbing in April where an inmate was stabbed 44 times by MS-13 gang members at MDC, NBC reported.
In the indictment against Diddy made public this week, it was alleged that federal raids on his Miami and Los Angeles mansions led to the discovery of more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant.
The rapper allegedly coerced and manipulated victims into engaging in days-long sexual performances, which he called “freak offs.”
Diddy’s associates allegedly abused victims with drugs to keep them compliant and threatened anyone who refused to participate, in claims similar to those raised in a civil lawsuit filed by Diddy’s ex-girlfriend, Cassie, last year.
These allegations were instrumental in prosecutors bringing sex trafficking charges against the producer, and observers noted that authorities are increasingly expanding the law to fit their cases against powerful defendants.
In 2000, Congress passed increased federal charges for sex trafficking as an intentional step to crack down on prostitution rings and pimps, but the changing nature of the charge has led to it more recently being used to ensnare individuals like Keith Raniere .
Notably, Diddy hired the same attorney, Marc Agnifilo, who previously challenged the government’s increased use of federal sex trafficking charges in Raniere’s 2019 trial that led to a 120-year sentence.