The infamous convicted scammer Sam Bankman-Fried shared details of what life has been like for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in prison, where he shares a unit with him.
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Bankman-Fried, who is serving 25 years on charges of fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering in relation to his cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, is currently locked up in the same place as the 55-year-old rapper while awaiting trial at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
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What did Sam Bankman-Fried say about how Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is handling life in prison?
In an interview with Tucker Carlson published via X this past Thursday, March 6, Bankman-Fried, 33, described Diddy as “kind”: “Obviously, I’ve only seen a part of him, which is Diddy in prison,” Bankman-Fried, 33, said to Carlson. “He has been kind to the people in the unit. He has been kind to me.”
He added: “It’s a position no one wants to be in. Obviously, he doesn’t want to. I don’t want to either. It’s a pretty crushing place for the soul in general. What we see are just the people around us inside, apart from who we are on the outside."
Bankman-Fried said it has been “really interesting” to see how the other individuals incarcerated in his unit have interacted with Diddy.
“Some of them are thinking, like, ‘Wow, this is like a great opportunity’,” Bankman-Fried explained. “You know, meeting people they wouldn’t otherwise get to meet. I was surprised the first time I heard that. It makes sense from their perspective, but wow, that’s not how I think about prison.”
Although Bankman-Fried mentions that he has managed to make “some friends,” he also points out the strange circumstances in which he and Diddy find themselves. “It’s a strange environment,” he said. "It’s like a combination of some other high-profile cases and a bunch of ex-gangsters, or supposed ex-gangsters."
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is accused of sex trafficking, extortion, and transportation for prostitution. The rap mogul, who pleaded not guilty, also faces dozens of lawsuits from individuals who claim he harmed and exploited them through drugs, alcohol, and physical abuse. His trial is scheduled to begin on May 5th.