Diddy's arrest has caused a lot of speculation about the music mogul's conditions behind bars. Following Diddy's arrest, reports surfaced that the Bad Boy founder may be suicidal while locked up. In a 2021 interview with VladTV, Diddy's former bodyguard Gene Deal claimed Diddy became suicidal after he was fired from Uptown Records. Deal went on to say that Diddy was being financially supported by others, such as Heavy D, prior to creating Bad Boy Records.