While Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been repeatedly denied bail while awaiting trial, the disgraced rap mogul has made even more desperate pleas for luxury 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 didn’t have access to a laptop in his cell.
A lettersent on Wednesday by attorney Marc Agnifilo and obtained by Termstated that Combs did not receive the same treatment as his inmate peers at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
“We write on behalf of Mr. Combs to request that the Court direct the MDC to provide Mr. Combs with the laptop prepared for him by the government and to allow him to use that laptop on his unit, in consistent with the way other prisoners in his ward units are allowed to 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 to use to assist him during his trial.
“In the nine days since then, Mr. Combs has still not received the laptop, despite numerous requests from the defense,” the letter said.
Agnifilo also revealed in the letter that the government and MDC counsel gave Combs two options to access the laptop on Wednesday morning.
These options included receiving the laptop in the unit’s video teleconference room only during specific times when legal staff are available and the room is free to use, or receiving the laptop in the legal visiting room between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. .
A letter from Diddy’s attorney stated that Combs did not receive the same treatment as his fellow inmates as his access to a laptop was limited.
The attorney alleged that Combs’ ability to prepare for his defense “arises from the limitations the government has placed on his ability to receive and review discovery, and his ability to keep his privileged legal notes confidential.”
“These restrictions are untenable and, to our understanding, not required by any other inmate in Mr. Combs’ unit,” wrote Agnifilo, who added that the options “significantly limit” Combs’ time to use the laptop and “force him to ‘ to choose between using the laptop or meeting with his lawyers.
Agnifilo further stated that there is “no justification for these restrictions.”
The letter also complained that the plaintiff should not be provided with Combs’ “visitation forms” for attorney meetings with their client at the facility.
“Whoever meets Mr. Combs in connection with his legal defense – including potential experts and investigators – is potentially privileged,” he wrote. “Even if not privileged, this level of oversight violates due process and hinders his ability to prepare his defense.”
Agnifilo concluded the letter by asserting that Combs’ ability to prepare for his defense “arises from the limitations the government has placed on his ability to receive and review discovery, and his ability to use his privileged legal notes to be kept confidential.’
“There is no conceivable reason why the government would know who and when Mr. Combs is meeting in connection with this legal defense,” he said.
The complaints come after the rapper alleged prosecutors spied on him from his prison cell.
In a new legal filing seen by PeopleDiddy’s lawyers accused prosecutors of using his detention “to spy on him and penetrate his confidential communications with his counsel.”
Combs was charged on September 17 with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution.
The letter also complained that the plaintiff should not be provided with Combs’ “visitation forms” for attorneys to meet with their clients at the facility.
The filing comes after his lawyers previously accused the government of misconduct after his cell at the facility was searched.
In that report they said it was part of a pre-planned search and that he had been singled out for a search.
During the search, his lawyers alleged that a federal investigator photographed Combs’ handwritten notes and then sent them to prosecutors.
“This disturbing behavior is a blatant violation of [his] 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 fellow inmates will have the opportunity to participate in card games, dominoes, soccer and a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, Fox News reported.
His meal would consist of a Cornish fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, cranberry sauce, rolls and a “holiday dessert.”
Combs was charged on September 17 with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution.
As the singer awaits trial in May 2025, a detention center spokesperson said he and 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 whom were minors at the time, have sued Diddy in civil court for a series of offences, which he also denies
The rapper is accused of arranging “Freak Offs,” described as “elaborate and produced sex performances,” arranged and directed by Combs while he masturbated and often recorded them.
He has denied guilty pleas that he coerced and abused women for years, aided by colleagues and employees, and silenced victims through blackmail and violence, including kidnapping, arson and physical abuse.
Dozens of people, some of whom were minors at the time, have sued Diddy in civil court for a series of offences, which he also denies.
Combs is currently making his third attempt at bail and recently claimed that his “reputation has been destroyed.”
The fallen hip-hop mogul said prosecutors’ “allegations and aggressive and deceptive media tactics” had already torn his public image and only an acquittal could undo that.
Diddy claimed that allegations that he ran a decade-long criminal enterprise were “fictional” and that prosecutors were putting a “theatrical spin” on the truth.