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Diddy made a surprising return to social media from behind bars this week, making sure to wish his youngest child a happy birthday.
On Tuesday (October 15), the embattled mogul’s daughter Love Combs turned two, and though he’s currently in the Special Housing Unit at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center – and away from the prison’s general population – he (or likely his team) made a post on Instagram for the first time in nearly three months.
“Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday baby Love! Happy Birthday to you!! [heart emooji] Happy Birthday @loveseancombs daddy loves you!” the caption read.
The comments on the post are unsurprisingly turned off.
Diddy has been held at MDC Brooklyn since he was charged on September 17 with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.
He will remain there until the trial begins after being denied bail twice already, with a judge deeming him a “danger” to the community.
On Thursday (October 10), Manhattan federal court Judge Arun Subramanian scheduled the trial’s start date for May 5, 2025. According to the Associated Press, Diddy’s mother, Janice Combs, and his children where present for what was the Bad Boy founder’s first appearance before Subramanian, who will preside over the case moving forward.
During the hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson also responded to defense attorney’s argument that the footage of Puff’s 2016 assault on ex-girlfriend Cassie should be excluded as evidence, as they claim the U.S. Department of Homeland Security leaked the video to the media.
The disgraced executive’s attorneys argued that this and other leaks by the government “have led to damaging, highly prejudicial pretrial publicity that can only taint the jury pool and deprive Mr. Combs of his right to a fair trial.”
Johnson, on the other hand, accused the defense of trying “to exclude a damning piece of evidence” with their “baseless” claims.
While he did not rule on whether or not to admit the video, Judge Subramanian told Diddy’s attorney Marc Agnifilo to propose an order that would instruct “lawyers on both sides to comply with rules prohibiting them from publicly disclosing information that could taint a jury,” which the judge pre-emptively agreed to sign.
Prosecutors also hinted during the hearing that the embattled mogul’s legal woes could get worse as they are exploring the possibility of filing a superseding indictment amid their ongoing investigation.
A superseding indictment, which would most likely push back the trial start date, can include additional charges, more defendants or both.
