Rapper Diddy placed on suicide watch amid trial

American rapper, Sean Combs known as Diddy has been placed on suicide watch as he awaits trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges.

Sean Diddy appeared in court on Wednesday, asking a $50 million bail package to avoid custody at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Custody Center; however, the judge rejected the idea.

According to PEOPLE, he is now on suicide watch as a "preventative measure," bringing the legal proceedings to a close.
On Wednesday, his lawyers argued that he was not dangerous, but the judge was unconvinced.
However, the prosecution used purported text conversations from Diddy to his ex, Cassie Ventura, regarding the 2016 incident to buttress their case for continued imprisonment.

“Call me, the cops are here. I got six kids. You, please call. I’m surrounded. You gonna abandon me all alone,” Diddy was quoted as saying.

Combs has been the subject of a number of sexual misconduct allegations, which began in late 2023 after his former partner Cassie Ventura filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against him for sexual assault, which was settled out of court.

In the following months, 11 more lawsuits were filed by additional claimants, with similar allegations of misconduct ranging from 1991 to 2009. In March 2024, several properties tied to Combs were raided by the Department of Homeland Security as part of an ongoing investigation.

 In May 2024, surveillance footage of Combs physically assaulting Ventura at a hotel was released, for which Combs issued a public apology.

In September 2024, Combs was indicted by a federal grand jury in Manhattan and was charged with sex trafficking and racketeering, with his commercial enterprises alleged to have been involved with narcotics offenses, kidnapping, arson, and bribery. 

He pled not guilty and was twice denied bail. Combs is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn while awaiting trial.