Sean 'Diddy' Combs and FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Are in Same Area in Jail: Sources

Mar. 15, 2025

Sean “Diddy” Combs; Sam Bankman-Fried.Photo:Steve Granitz/WireImage;  Gotham/GC Images

Steve Granitz/WireImage;  Gotham/GC Images

Sean “Diddy” Combs, currentlybehind barsas he facesfederal sex crime charges, is incarcerated in the same area of his detention facility as disgraced FTX founderSam Bankman-Fried.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons declined to provide information on where in MDC Brooklyn Combs is being held.

“We do not discuss the conditions of confinement for any individual in our custody, including housing quarters or cell assignments,” a spokesperson for the agency tells PEOPLE.

“He is being treated like any other detainee awaiting trial,” a sourcepreviously told PEOPLE. “As with all public figures in his position, he was placed on suicide watch upon admittance to the facility as a precaution.”

Combs’ attorney Marc Agnifilo argued in his bail proposal that MDC was “not fit for pre-trial detention,” calling the facility’s conditions “horrific.”

Sam Bankman-Fried.Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Bankman-Fried, who wasconvicted on federal fraud chargesin 2023 and sentenced to 25 years in prison, has been in MDC since last year.

If convicted on all charges, Combs could potentially face up to life in prison. He is accused of having organized what prosecutors have called“freak offs,”in which he allegedly forced or coerced women into participating in highly orchestrated sex performances with male sex workers.

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Prosecutors say Combs would sometimes electronically record the “freak offs” and masturbate during them.

Combs denies the charges. His attorneys tell PEOPLE that he is “strong, healthy, and focused on his defense.”

The Bad Boy Records founder is due back in court in early October.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.

source: people.com