CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Billboard Magazine reports:

It has been nearly eight months since disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested and sent to New York’s notorious Metropolitan Detention Center to await trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. And while the formerly high-flying Bad Boy Records CEO and billionaire entrepreneur was used to the finest things in his former life, his life in the communal, dorm-style unit segregated from the rest of the inmates is a study in contrasts from his previous life.

For starters, the typically dapper MC’s hair and beard have gone grey, since hair dye is not allowed in the Brooklyn jail that has long been the source of complaints over its decrepit state, including reports of mold and vermin, extended lockdowns and understaffing. As part of his daily routine, Combs, 55, is woken up for breakfast at 7 a.m. and afterwords has time to exercise in a room with yoga mats and a small basketball hoop, or to hang in a communal space with a ping-pong table and a TV.

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What Life Is Like in Jail for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: Grey Hair, No Wi-Fi, Bed Checks, Monitored Phone Callshttps://t.co/7s15kNoO7c

— billboard (@billboard) April 17, 2025