Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs appeared ‘astonishingly thinner’ and ‘grayer’ at new court hearing: eyewitness

Sean “Diddy” Combs has reportedly lost a lot of weight while behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center, according to a journalist who attended a hearing in his federal sex trafficking case Wednesday.

“He appeared just astonishingly thinner, which you can expect [from him being] inside a federal detention center for a couple of months now,” Law & Crime reporter Elizabeth Millner said after the hearing.

“A lot different from the luxury lifestyle that he was living before, but he appeared very noticeably thinner and maybe being locked up in detention is starting to wear on him.”

She noted that Combs’ appearance was starkly different from how he looked in a video that surfaced online of him playing hacky sack in Central Park just days before he was arrested on Sept. 16.

Millner also noted a change in the disgraced rapper’s hair color, adding, “He appeared grayer a little bit.”

Sean “Diddy” Combs reportedly appeared “astonishingly thinner” at his court hearing Wednesday, per a journalist. Getty Images
Law & Crime reporter Elizabeth Millner, seen here, speculated after the hearing, “Maybe being locked up in detention is starting to wear on him.” Law & Crime Network

Cameras were not allowed inside the courtroom Wednesday, so Page Six is unable to verify that account.

We also reached out to the embattled musician’s lawyers for comment but did not immediately hear back.

However, a source close to Combs exclusively tells Page Six that the “Bad Boy for Life” rapper is “fit, healthy and fully focused on his defense.”

“He has been very active, remains in good spirits, and, as always, he was happy to see his children,” the insider adds. We’re also told he has been working out regularly.

Combs has been in federal custody for three months and has been denied bail three times.

He has been charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution following a months-long federal probe, and a trial date has been set for May 5, 2025.

Millner said Combs looked different than how he appeared in a video taken at Central Park shortly before his arrest in September (as seen above). / SWNS
However, a source tells Page Six that Combs (seen in a court sketch today) is “fit, healthy, and fully focused on his defense.” REUTERS

The Bad Boy Records founder, 55, was initially placed on suicide watch during his first week in custody, but was taken off of it shortly after, with his lawyer claiming that his client was “focused and very strong.”

However, attorney Marc Agnifilo previously admitted food is the “roughest part” of Combs’ imprisonment.

The “Coming Home” rapper’s typical meal in prison reportedly consists of cereal, fruit or pastries for breakfast, hamburgers, fish or beef tacos for lunch and chicken fajitas, pasta or roast beef for dinner.

For Thanksgiving, Combs enjoyed a usual holiday spread, including turkey roast, mashed potatoes with gravy, mixed vegetables, cranberry sauce and dinner rolls.

According to TMZ, his Christmas meal will consist of a special lunch menu that includes baked Cornish hen, macaroni and cheese, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls and a holiday dessert.

Combs’ lawyer previously admitted, however, that the “roughest part” of prison is the food. REUTERS
Combs has been at the Metropolitan Detention Center, seen here, since Sept. 16. AP

A former inmate at MDC in Brooklyn, NY, said in October that Combs’ celebrity status won’t help him get special treatment or perks.

“His money and wealth won’t get him any benefits,” Timothy Smith told Daily Mail Australia at the time.

“People think there are TVs and radios, but where he’s at, there’s nothing, not even a radio. You get a Bible and one book per week. That’s all.”

An attorney for Edwin Cordero, an inmate who was killed at MDC due to an injury he sustained in a fight, described the facility as “an overcrowded, understaffed and neglected federal jail that is hell on Earth.”

Combs has been charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has denied any wrongdoing. Getty Images for Sean “Diddy” Combs
His sons Christian Combs and Justin Combs, seen here, were in court Wednesday to support him. Steven Hirsch
She noted that the “Last Night” rapper “smiled,” “beamed up” and waved at his two sons. Steven Hirsch
Combs has been at the Metropolitan Detention Center, seen here, since Sept. 16. AP

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