Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ‘rushed to hospital from jail cell at night’ as disgraced star faces fresh sex trafficking claims
DISGRACED music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has reportedly been rushed to hospital from his prison cell.
Combs, 54, is currently in jail awaiting trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges - he denies all of the allegations against him.
Doctors completed an MRI scan on Combs after he complained his "knee was bothering him", the source added.
Combs has had a long history of knee issues in the past which started after he ran the New York marathon.
After routine tests at the hospital he was then transported back to jail and marched to his cell, say the reports.
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The planned hospital visit was reportedly done late at night to avoid any suspicion and speculation over his injuries.
Diddy has been having a tough time ever since being locked up over a string of allegations, The Sun has previously reported.
He is believed to have had a Christmas meltdown in prison as he couldn't believe he was still behind bars over the festive period.
The music mogul reportedly begged guards to be taken to a prison hospital for observation - claiming he believed he was suffering a breakdown.
Guards at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center refused Diddy's bizarre request, according to a source close to the rapper.
The insider said: "With his high powered legal team Diddy thought he’d be out on bail by now.
"Spending the holidays behind bars was a nightmare for him."
Another source close to the disgraced rapper denied the claims saying he is continuing to stay strong in prison.
Diddy has also allegedly appeared astonishingly thinner and grey at a recent court hearing after months in federal custody.
An eyewitness said there was a stark difference in the disgraced rapper’s appearance, fuelling speculation about how prison life is affecting the music mogul once dripped in luxury.
Law & Crime reporter Elizabeth Millner, who attended the hearing, said: “He appeared just astonishingly thinner, which you can expect [from him being] inside a federal detention center for a couple of months now.
“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.”
Across the past few months, Combs has been hit with dozens of civil lawsuits for rape and assault including against children as young as 9.
He has also been caught up in legal battles over sex trafficking, racketeering and prostitution charges.
He has pleaded not guilty to all charges and denies all allegations against him.
In recent days, two more women have come forward and become part of a newly filed New York indictment against Combs.
Federal prosecutors have added "Victim-2" and "Victims-3" to his bombshell case, according to .
Charges against the music mogul initially only listed "Victim-1," who is believed to be his former girlfriend, singer Casandra Ventura, also known as Cassie.
Diddy was previously charged with subjecting "Victim-1" to sex trafficking.
But new court documents now claim all three women were transported by the music mogul to "engage in prostitution", according to TMZ.
Diddy's attorney Marc Agnifilo has claimed this shock update in the rapper's sex crime probe was "flawed."
"The latest Indictment contains no new offenses. The prosecution's theory remains flawed," Agnifilo said.
Another allegation revolves around one of his ex-assistants who claimed the musician made him do horrifying acts to prove his loyalty to his "king".
Phillip Pines alleged his boss once pressured him into having sex with a girl at a notorious "Freak Off" party.
Pines has accused the disgraced music icon of sexual battery, sexual harassment and other claims in a lawsuit.
The ex-assistant made these shocking allegations in a gut-wrenching documentary titled "The Fall of Diddy".
Combs was first arrested on September 16 in Manhattan by Homeland Security on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking.
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He was charged on three federal counts, with one alleging he forced his victims to take part in drug-fuelled sex parties he called "freak-offs."
Combs' trial is scheduled to begin on May 5.
Diddy's downfall
By The U.S. Sun's Senior Reporter Forrest McFarland, who has been reporting on Diddy's legal battles for years
BEFORE Sean "Diddy" Combs' arrest in September, it was highly speculated that the rap star would find himself in custody after he was repeatedly hit with disturbing accusations - and had two of his mansions raided by the feds.
His mounting legal troubles finally came to a head on September 17, when he was charged with three federal counts, including sex trafficking, for allegedly forcing victims to take part in drug-fueled sex parties he called "Freak Offs."
Hours before his arrest, The U.S. Sun exclusively revealed the feds investigating Combs were secretly liaising with Tupac Shakur murder prosecutors on gangland activities.
The development also came after Combs was named 77 times in documents submitted by prosecutors in the Tupac murder case.
Aside from the Tupac probe, Combs was already facing a slew of lawsuits, including one he settled with his ex, Cassie Ventura, after she accused him of rape and abuse.
Disturbing hotel surveillance video from 2016 showed Combs chasing Cassie down and then punching, kicking, and beating her in a hallway.
Two months earlier, in March 2024, two of Combs' mansions were raided by federal investigators, who seized three AR-15s, drugs, and 1,000 bottles of lube which were part of his "Freak Off" supplies.
In addition to his federal criminal charges, Combs also faces a handful of lawsuits with allegations of sexual assault, harassment, and sex trafficking dating back to the early 1990s.
Music producer Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones filed one suit in February 2024, claiming Combs forced him to hire sex workers and participate in sex acts while he worked on his latest album.
Combs has denied any wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty to the federal sex trafficking charges against him, but his battle is far from over.
He faces life in prison if he's convicted on all counts.