Why ‘skinny’ Diddy has lost so much weight in jail as his lonely Christmas plans are revealed

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is facing a “dismal” Christmas in a Brooklyn jail and reportedly continues to refuse meals while in jail as he awaits his criminal trial.

In the latest episode of DailyMail.com’s podcast ‘The Trial of Diddy’According to prison expert Larry Levine, the 55-year-old music producer continues to refuse meals sources within the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York – which is notorious for fights and deaths among prisoners.

Levine — president and founder of Wall Street Prison Consultants who himself served a decade in the prison system — said Combs might refuse meals because of lingering paranoia about his safety.

“When he first got there, this was kind of normal because you’re going through a transition and you’re depressed,” Levine said.

‘You don’t know what’s going to happen. Remember, Diddy bothers a lot of people.

‘He gets a lot of people into trouble. People want to kill him.

Speaking about the podcasthe continued, “So what if someone on the outside knew someone who had a family member who worked in prison and they put something in his food?

‘Little by little he is being poisoned, whatever it is, and Mr. Puff Daddy has to check out early. They kill him. That’s another reason, another theory as to why he wasn’t eating. He was afraid the food was poisoned or contaminated.’

Sean Combs’ first Christmas behind bars will be a lonely year as the music producer may have limited time to communicate with family and friends, prison expert Larry Levine told DailyMail.com

Larry Levine, who helps inmates navigate life behind bars through his firm Wall Street Prison Consultants, said sources within the Brooklyn detention center have seen Combs refusing meals

During his recent court appearance on Wednesday, Combs was described in reports as “amazingly thinner” and “grayer” after spending the past three months behind bars.

Although cameras were not allowed in federal court, Law and Crime reporter Elizabeth Millnew described Combs looking very different from how he appeared in a video portraying Hacky Sack in Central Park just days before his September 16 shooting was arrested.

A source close to the jailed Bad Boy Records founder told Page Six that Combs is “fit, healthy and completely focused on his defense.”

They added: ‘He has been very active, remains cheerful and as always was happy to see his children.’

Diddy was arrested and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.

The indictment, which details allegations from 2008, accuses him of abusing, threatening and coercing women for years “to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his behavior.”

The Bad Boy mogul has denied the allegations.

Levine said The Trial of Diddy podcast that Christmas will be a very lonely one for Combs in “the SHU,” or Special Housing Unit.

Levine said inmates normally receive a “Christmas or holiday bag” containing treats such as cookies, chips and candy. However, over the years the goodie bag has become smaller.

Levine said if Combs remains in SHU, the music producer will only get what is available to him on the MDC commissioner list.

Sean Combs is pictured (center) in a courtroom drawing of his appearance at the Dec. 18 pretrial conference in New York federal court. Many have commented on how much weight he has lost during the three months he has been in federal lockup in Brooklyn

“It’s plastic and it almost looks like a big pillow, and over the years it has shrunk,” Levine said of the holiday prison bag.

‘IIt’s a bunch of crap that was probably bought because it was outdated, because the prison system sells you outdated stuff. And they try to pretend that they are doing the prisoners a favor.

“I’m sure they’ll give him something, but other than this mediocre holiday bag, he won’t get much else.”

Levine said that because trials often move more slowly during the holidays and inmates are not transported back and forth to court from MDC, many often end up sitting in their small cells depressed and angry.

“Prosecutors are on vacation,” Levine said. ‘Judges are on holiday. Your lawyer, they’re spending time with their families. They don’t want to talk to you anyway. So you’re just isolated there and in a regular institution on holiday.’

Levine added that some inmates might receive visits from family, but that could ultimately create more tension.

“So many people come to visit that they have to limit the time in the visiting room,” said the prison expert.

“So that two-hour visit you normally get might only last 30 minutes.

‘This causes a lot of tension among prisoners, with I have seen more fights break out between prisoners over the holidays than ever before.

‘And I’m talking about my 10 years of experience in 11 different places – holidays are the worst!’

To listen to the interview in full, search for The Trial of Diddy, wherever you get your podcasts now.

Inmates at MDC in Brooklyn could receive some special Christmas treats, but if Combs is still housed in “the SHU,” the items available to him could be more limited, Levine said.