Diddy Trial: Lavish Spending and Outrageous Credit Card Bills Exposed in Court
As Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial presses on, prosecutors peeled back the curtain on the music mogul’s extravagant spending—revealing credit card charges that racked up to jaw-dropping totals.
Special Agent DeLeassa Penland from the U.S. Attorney’s Office presented a detailed 30-plus-page spreadsheet on Thursday outlining flights, luxury hotel stays, and hefty damages—all linked to Diddy’s accounts. The financial trail, prosecutors argued, ties Combs’ business empire, including Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment and its subsidiaries, to a criminal operation masked behind his entertainment ventures.
$46K Hotel Damage and a $944K Bill
Among the most eye-popping revelations: over $46,000 in damages at the InterContinental Hotel in Times Square—charged in a single month. That same month, Combs had a staggering $944,059 credit card bill, covered by a mix of bank accounts linked to his business entities.
August 23, 2010 — $108K in One Day
Court documents showed a flurry of spending in just one day, including charges from United Airlines, Diptyque, Astor Wine & Spirits, American Airlines, and travel fees—adding up to $108,656.
October 5, 2012 — $46K Hotel Damage Bill
A particularly pricey hotel tab came from the InterContinental in NYC, where Diddy was billed $46,786 for “petty cash A&G loss and DA penthouse damage.”
September 23, 2014 — Over $300K in Hotel and Travel
One of the biggest single bills: $307,424 for a Four Seasons Hotel stay and travel costs. Payments came from five different Signature Bank accounts tied to Combs’ network, including Combs Enterprises LLC, Bad Boy Productions, and other affiliated LLCs.
This wave of financial disclosures landed the same day jurors viewed explicit footage of the alleged “freak-offs” central to the case. According to Complex’s Shawn Setaro, the defense played longer clips—one lasting nearly five minutes—while earlier, on June 16, prosecutors had shown jurors brief 30-second segments.
Only jurors and the prosecution had access to view the videos in court, while Diddy listened to the footage privately through headphones, separate from the courtroom.
