Diddy taken off suicide watch as his attorney says he’s ‘focused and very strong’ in Brooklyn jail amid sex trafficking charges

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been released from suicide watch at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, nearly two weeks after his arrest on a federal sex trafficking charge.

Combs, 54, has been visited by family members during his nearly two weeks in custody, a law enforcement source said People on Sunday.

The Grammy-winning artist is “focused and very strong” during his incarceration as he “focuses on his defense and prepares for trial,” a source on his legal team told People on Sunday.

Combs, who was taken into custody on September 16 on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, will appear in court in the case early next month.

Insiders previously told the publication that authorities initiated the suicide watch because Combs’ mental state and shock following his arrest were unclear.

Combs has been visited by family members during his nearly two weeks in custody, a law enforcement source said

Combs was hit with new allegations of sexual assault on Friday when a woman in New York filed a lawsuit saying she was repeatedly raped and drugged at the music mogul’s homes and became pregnant after one of the encounters. It is the latest of several similar lawsuits by women against Combs.

The lawsuit was filed against Combs, his companies and several employees and seeks undisclosed damages for personal injury, severe emotional distress, humiliation, fear and other damages. An attorney for Combs, his company and one of his representatives did not immediately return emails seeking comment Friday.

The woman in the latest lawsuit, identified by the pseudonym Jane Doe, accuses Combs of sexually assaulting her while she was unconscious from drugs, and claims that Combs and his acquaintances recorded sexual encounters without her consent. She says she met Combs abroad in the fall of 2020 and that the attacks and harassment continued through July of this year.

Doe says she was often forced and harassed to travel to Combs’ homes in New York, Los Angeles, Miami and other cities, including monthly in 2021 and 2022.

“On each visit, (Combs) made her ‘put on a show’ for him and plied her with alcohol and substances until she passed out – waking up with bruises and injuries, but no memory of how she sustained her injuries. the lawsuit said.

During a meeting with Combs in July 2022 at his Los Angeles home, the woman alleges in the lawsuit, she was forced to take medication she believes contained ketamine and blacked out. She later took a pregnancy test and told Combs it was positive, she says. A co-worker of Combs repeatedly demanded she have an abortion, and she suffered a miscarriage, she claims.

Last July, Doe says, Combs “ordered” her to go to his Miami home, where she claims Combs put two pills in her mouth. She says that the next morning she felt sick and confused and could not remember what had happened the night before, and that the bedroom was in disarray.

Doe, represented by attorneys Marie Napoli and Joseph Ciaccio, also claims that Combs and his associates tracked her location and monitored her conversations. She says Combs discouraged her from working and gave her an “allowance” that allowed him to control her.

Combs’ sons Justin Combs, 30, and Christian Combs, 26, pictured leaving a New York courthouse on September 18

Combs’ attorney Marc Agnifilo spoke to reporters after a bail hearing on September 18 in New York

“Powerful figures in the entertainment industry have long exploited aspiring artists and fans,” Napoli said in a statement. “Recent high-profile lawsuits aim to hold these celebrities accountable, potentially transforming industry practices and providing justice for victims. No one is above the law. Fame and fortune do not protect Sean “Diddy” Combs from serious allegations of sex trafficking and abuse.”

On Tuesday, another woman sued Combs, alleging that the music mogul and his head of security raped and videotaped her in 2001 at his New York recording studio.

Combs remains held without bail in New York on federal charges that he ran a vast network that facilitated sex crimes and committed shocking acts of violence, using blackmail and other tactics to protect Combs and those close to him.

He pleaded not guilty to racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges. His lawyer said he is innocent and will fight to clear his name.

Earlier this month, Combs admitted to hitting his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 and apologized after CNN released video of the attack.

Combs is one of the best-known music managers, producers and artists in hip-hop. He has won three Grammys and has collaborated with artists including Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, Usher, Lil Kim, Faith Evans and 112. He founded Bad Boy Records in 1993, the influential fashion line Sean John, a vodka brand and the Revolt TV network. In June this year he sold his interest in the latter company.