Overview
- Longtime friend Charlucci Finney told the Daily Mail that Sean “Diddy” Combs woke to a blade at his throat in his cell, characterizing it as an intimidation tactic.
- At sentencing, defense attorney Brian Steel referenced the episode and said a guard intervened before harm occurred, with unnamed sources cited by TMZ also describing the incident.
- The Metropolitan Detention Center and the Bureau of Prisons have not publicly confirmed the reported encounter.
- Combs is serving a 50‑month federal sentence after convictions on two Mann Act counts, with credit for time served and acquittals on sex‑trafficking and racketeering charges.
- His lawyers have filed an appeal and asked the judge to recommend a transfer to FCI Fort Dix for safety and programming, as public reaction swelled, including a taunting post from 50 Cent.