Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, an embattled American musician, has been placed under suicide watch in New York’s Metropolitan Detention Centre.
Diddy was reportedly placed on suicide watch as a precautionary measure.
According to reports, the 54-year-old arrested on Monday is now facing federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.
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On Tuesday, US magistrate judge Robyn Tarnofsky ordered Diddy’s arrest and detention until trial.
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On Friday, Diddy’s attorney, Marc Agnifilo, told TMZ that MDC officials’ suicide watch instruction was simply a regular procedure for “new, high-profile inmates.”
Agnifilo, who noted that he spent six hours with Diddy at the federal lockup on Thursday, said of the rapper: “[He’s] not at all suicidal. He was healthy, strong, confident and focused on his defense.”
The report did not specify how long Diddy will be on suicide watch.
