Diddy Will Have Cornish Hen for Lunch and PB&J Sandwiches Again for Christmas Dinner in Jail

Sean "Diddy" Combs' will remain behind bars until his criminal trial on May 5, 2025

Sean "Diddy" Combs will celebrate Christmas at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, where he is awaiting trial next May after pleading not guilty to charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.

In this week's issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, inmates and those close to Combs talk about what he's been up behind bars and the meals he'll be consuming over the holidays.

Combs regularly plays card games with other inmates and shoots hoops during recreational hours, and family members visit on weekdays. “He’s well-liked inside prison,” says a former inmate. “People are getting along with him."

On Dec. 25, Christmas morning, breakfast will be at 6 a.m.—just like every other day—and will consist of fruit, cereal, breakfast cake and skim milk, per a prison menu obtained by PEOPLE. On Christmas Eve, Combs will be served the same breakfast, but with pastries instead of cake.

Lunch will be served around 11 a.m. and will include baked Cornish hen or BBQ tofu. The side dishes on offer will include macaroni and cheese, spinach, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls or a holiday dessert and a beverage.

On Christmas Eve, Combs will be served a baked chicken patty sandwich with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise on a hamburger bun, or a chickpea burger accompanied by steamed rice, pinto beans and fruit with a beverage.

Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center will offer two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on whole wheat bread, potato chips, fruit and a beverage for Christmas dinner, which will be served after 4 p.m. The jail offered the same evening meal this year on Thanksgiving .

But on Christmas Eve on Dec. 24, Diddy will be served a different dinnertime meal. It consists of turkey roast or Navy beans, baked sweet potato, mixed vegetables and whole wheat bread with margarine and a beverage.

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The disgraced music mogul has been denied bail by three different judges. He first bid for pre-trial release was during his arraignment in federal court on Sept. 17, one day after his arrest in a Manhattan hotel room on federal sex crime charges.

His second bail request was denied one day later, on Sept. 18, by a different judge, who cited concerns about witness tampering. His third and most recent request for bail was denied on Wednesday, Nov. 27.

At the time of the third ruling, U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York Arun Subramanian cited several reasons in the decision, noting that Combs is a danger to the community as well as the seriousness of the violent crimes he has been charged with. The judge said that “no conditions” would mitigate the risk of witness tampering or obstruction in his case.

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A month later, on Dec. 13, Combs dropped his appeal of a request for bail.

Combs's indictment centers around alleged "freak offs," which prosecutors claim were elaborate sex performances involving male sex workers and women who were forced or coerced into participating. It accuses Combs of being the ringleader of a "criminal enterprise" that allowed him to sexually, physically, emotionally and verbally abuse his victims for years.

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Now resigned to living behind bars until his day in court arrives next year, Combs scored a legal win when a judge granted him access to a laptop computer pre-loaded with discovery documents that will allow him to prepare for trial.

Despite Combs’ optimistic outlook, on top of the criminal charges he now also faces more than 30 civil sexual assault lawsuits filed since last year.

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Earlier this week, the Judge Subramanian denied the defense’s request for an evidentiary hearing into defense claims that the prosecution had leaked sensitive details to the press, including surveillance footage of Combs assaulting singer and ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in the hallway of a Los Angeles hotel in 2016 that was aired by CNN. The judge noted they'll be consequences if proof of these leaks surfaces.

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“As to the Intercontinental Hotel video, Combs has not carried his burden to show that the government leaked it to CNN,” Subramanian wrote in his decision. “Combs argues that 'the most likely source of the leak is the government' but he doesn’t point to any sound basis for this conclusion.”

The judge added that none of Combs' arguments for the Department of Homeland Security being the source of the video broadcast by CNN were 'convincing.'"

Sporting a khaki prison jumpsuit, Combs returned to court in Manhattan on Wednesday, Dec. 18, where Judge Subramanian requested that Combs and his defense team provide updates in the motion schedule in place by Jan. 3, "to avoid any kind of surprise at the last minute."

The Bad Boy mogul will return to court on March 17. His federal trial is scheduled for May 5, 2025.