Mr. Combs is sleeping in the same dormitory-style room as Mr. Bankman-Fried, the crypto mogul who was convicted of fraud.

The new lawyer he picked up is also representing his roommate Sam Bankman-Fried, the notorious fraudster. Court filings show that Combs has hired Alexandra Shapiro, an experienced

Fried’s lawyer, Alexandra Shapiro, to appeal a New York judge’s decision to keep him locked up while he awaits trial for racketeering and sex trafficking charges.

Both Combs and the FTX founder are being held in the same area of MDC Brooklyn, a federal facility in New York City.

In an unexpected twist of legal fates, hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs and fallen cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried find themselves sharing more than just a jail cell—they're also using the same lawyer.

After two judges denied Sean Combs' request to be released from Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, he's taking his appeal to a higher court.

The rap mogul's lawyers are hard at work — launching a third attempt to free him from jail before his trial as well as defending him in the media.