Last week Bad Boy Entertainment CEO, Sean 'Diddy' Combs was acquitted on human trafficking and RICO charges and convicted on the lesser charge of violating the Mann Act [click here if you missed that].
Diddy's mother, Janice Combs, explains how she managed to stay claim during the trial...
From The Daily Mail
Eighty-year-old Janice, who had been surrounded by family members all day, stole a few minutes for herself alone in the courthouse bathroom – calmly fixing her lipstick in the mirror as the judge's decision loomed.
'Do I seem calm? Of course I do,' Combs told the Daily Mail. 'Does anyone want to see me faint or collapse? No, they don't. And I don't want to see it myself. So… I hold it together.'
She looked slim and chic in white pants and a navy-and-white striped top with her amber-colored hair high and teased.
She spoke carefully and deliberately – but with warmth.
'It hasn't been easy and it's not over yet,' Combs revealed. 'We're not making any plans (for a celebration) because it's too soon.'
She was right.
Though there was heavy speculation that Diddy might be released on bond after he was acquitted on the three major charges but found guilty of two lesser counts, the judge ultimately denied him bail at a 5pm hearing.
Instead, he was ordered to remain in jail until his sentencing in early October.
Janice, showing the same resolve that has carried her through a painful, high-profile trial, didn't flinch as the decision came down.
Though her son has described her as 'ailing,' she looked polished and in control during a very long day Wednesday that began around 9am and didn't end until after 6pm.
She said she doesn't pay attention to 'the noise' and just focuses on her son and her faith.
'I put all my faith in God, he's the only one,' she said. 'The rest of it is just noise and doesn't have anything to do with me. Thank you for asking, I appreciate it.'
