Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Attorney Says 'Food's Probably the Roughest Part' of Mogul's Life in Prison

Mar. 15, 2025

Sean “Diddy” Combs.Photo:Paras Griffin/Getty Images

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Attorneys forSean “Diddy” Combssay the music mogul’s most difficult adjustment to being behind bars is the food he’s eating.

“I think the food’s probably the roughest part of it," Combs' attorney Marc Agnifilo told reporters outside of a federal courthouse in Manhattan after a status conference.

In court, on Thursday, Oct. 10,Combs' trial date on sex crimes chargeswas set for May 5, 2025.

Combs is being housed at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Centerwhile he awaits trial. On Sept. 20,PEOPLE previously reportedthat his day behind bars started at 6:00 a.m. with a breakfast of cereal, fruit and a breakfast cake.

On weekdays, lunch is served at 11:00 a.m. and dinner is served after the 4 p.m. headcount. The lunches are comprised mostly of main courses including hamburgers, baked fish or beef tacos, with scrambled eggs and biscuits on the weekend.

At dinner, the menu includes choices like chicken fajitas, pasta and roast beef. The prison also serves “heart healthy” meals and vegetarian dishes like lentils, tofu and baked beans.

During his Thursday court appearance, Combs, wearing tan prison clothing, was motionless and looked straight ahead.

When he walked out of the holding cells, he waved to his relatives in the gallery and hugged his lawyers.

Combs' mother flew from Florida and was present in the courtroom, Anthony Ricco, one of his attorneys, said in court Thursday. Combs' children were also present.

A source tells PEOPLE, “The kids were very happy to support their father. The whole family was. They are united in their support and he was happy to see them all there."

Prosecutors said they expect it will take about a month to extract data from his seized devices. Describing the quantity of data as “extraordinary,” they said they might bring a superseding indictment once the data is all extracted.

Combs has spent nearly the last month behind bars after two judgesdenied bail requests, though his attorneys have filed anappealto get him released pending trial.

The mogul, who for decades consolidated an enormous amount within the music industry and beyond,was indicted on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitutionon Sept. 17.

After Combs' bail request was denied, with judges citing the possibility of witness tampering, his attorneys filed an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit two days before the hearing on Oct. 10.

In another defense filing this week, Combs' lawyersclaimed that prosecutors had leakedsurveillance video appearing to show the mogulviolently assaulting his ex,Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.

“The leaks have resulted in damaging and highly prejudicial media coverage, particularly sensationalizing the investigation and the involvement of Mr. Combs’ family,” his attorneys claimed.

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source: people.com