In a novel blend of celebrity and scandal, former cryptocurrency executive Sam Bankman-Fried has been sharing living quarters with Diddy at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Bankman-Fried, whose fraud sentence is now 25 years, recently shared insights on this unusual pairing in an interview with Tucker Carlson. The two men share a room in a dormitory-style setting with a mix of other defendants, several of whom have alleged gang affiliations. The contrasts between their high-profile cases and the mundanity, the specific boredom, of prisonmates are both a bizarre trampoline and a deeply fascinating narrative, stretching well beyond the headlines.

Bankman-Fried opened up about Diddy when Carlson asked about his experiences with the entrepreneur. “He is indeed here,” he confirmed, recalling the hip-hop mogul’s generosity. “I’ve made some friends. It’s a strange atmosphere, a cross-section of people and people who are not.”