“He woke up with a blade at his throat – and no one came to help” – Diddy’s terrifying a.s.s.a.s.s.i.nated moment inside a Brooklyn prison leaves guards under fire as insiders claim a K.N.I.F.E-WIELDING inmate ended it all before dawn

Shock rippled through the Metropolitan Detention Center after reports emerged that music mogul Diddy was a.t.t.a.c.k.ed in his cell by an inmate carrying a makeshift w.e.a.p.o.n. According to close friend Charlucci Finney, the confrontation unfolded silently in the early hours, when Diddy allegedly woke to find a sharp b.l.a.d.e pressed against his neck. The attacker, whose identity remains undisclosed, vanished moments later before guards arrived, sparking outrage over how he managed to slip into the rapper’s cell undetected.

What really happened that night, and who wanted to send such a brutal message? The full story is unraveling fast—see the shocking details before the truth gets buried in silence.

A knife-wielding con got close enough to Diddy to press a makeshift blade to his throat, the rapper’s best friend has exclusively told Daily Mail.

Lifelong pal Charlucci Finney claims an inmate armed with a shiv snuck into Diddy’s New York jail cell and could have murdered the shamed hip hop mogul in his sleep.

‘He woke up with a knife to his throat,’ said Finney, revealing previously unreported details of the chilling close call inside the notoriously violent Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

‘I don’t know whether he fought him off or the guards came, I just know that it happened.’

Finney, who has known Diddy – real name Sean Combs, 55 – for more than three decades, believes the brush with death was a warning rather than a genuine murder attempt.

‘If this guy had wanted to harm him, Sean would have been harmed. It would only take a second to cut his throat with a weapon and kill him,’ he said.

‘It was probably a way to say: “Next time you ain’t gonna be so lucky”. Everything is intimidation. But with Sean it won’t work. Sean is from Harlem.’

Diddy’s lawyers raised the threat of violence on several occasions during the Bad Boy founder’s federal sex trafficking trial.

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Diddy’s loyal friend, Charlucci Finney has raised the alarm on the rap mogul’s safety saying he woke up in his cell to find a shiv being pressed to his throat

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Finney, a father of seven, said worrying about Diddy’s safety keeps him up at night and warned, ‘If the inmate had wanted to harm him, it would only take a second to cut his throat with a weapon and kill him’

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Finney, who visited the Brooklyn detention center where Diddy is held, said that being charged with a sexual crime puts a target on a prisoner’s back

Defense attorney Brian Steel told the court that in one instance an MDC inmate wielding a shiv – a makeshift knife or razor – was stopped by a guard.

The culprit was trying to earn ‘prestige’ by hurting Diddy, Steel said.

The Grammy winner has spent the past 13 months languishing inside the grim lockup which is plagued by drug abuse, violence and understaffing.

Diddy’s lawyers want him to serve the remainder of his 50-month sentence for prostitution offenses at the much safer – and cushier – FCI Fort Dix in Hanover Township, New Jersey.

They’ve written to Judge Arun Subramanian urging him to recommend the low security facility to the Federal Bureau of Prisons so their multi-millionaire client can attend a drug rehab program and enjoy better access to his family.

A transfer would come as a massive relief for record producer Finney, 60, who was an-ever present at Diddy’s eight-week trial wearing t-shirts and caps emblazoned with ‘Free Puff’.

He suffers sleepless nights worrying that his famous pal, a father of seven, will be targeted by clout-chasing inmates.

‘Sean has kept a lot of this stuff to himself because he doesn’t want to worry his family. But if you’re in jail and you’ve been charged with anything sexual it’s not a good place to be,’ Finney said.

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Diddy (left) and Finney (kneeling) have been friends for more than three decades. Finney believes the attempt on Diddy’s life was a form of ‘intimidation’

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Not only does Finney sell a clothing line preaching Diddy’s innocence – which he wore during the trial – he also takes to the streets each week to collect signatures for a petition calling for his release

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Throughout the sex trafficking trial, Finney was consistent in his attendance and flaunted the pro-Diddy apparel

‘The prisoners take it personal. They look at it like, it could have been my mom, my auntie, my daughter. They try to get what they call prison justice.

‘And you have to understand, we are not talking about a regular person. We’re talking about Diddy.’

In July Diddy was cleared of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have landed him behind bars for life.

He was found guilty instead of transporting male escorts for debauched, drug-fueled sex parties – known as ‘freak offs’.

On the eve of last month’s sentencing Diddy wrote to Subramanian asking for a ‘second chance,’ claiming he was attending self-improvement classes and teaching business acumen to fellow felons.

‘I’m proud to say I’m working harder than I ever have before,’ he wrote. ‘I’m committed to the journey of remaining a drug-free, non-violent and peaceful person.’

Diddy’s lawyers argued the year he had already spent locked up in ‘inhumane’ conditions – starved of sunlight, exercise, clean drinking water and forced to sleep in dorm-style accommodation within two feet of other inmates – was sufficient punishment.

But Subramanian dished out a four-year sentence and a $500,000 fine, blasting the I’ll Be Missing You hitmaker for his ‘savage abuse’ of his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura.

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Diddy is going out of his way to teach an entrepreneurship course called Free Game with Diddy, which earned rave reviews from prison counselors

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Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura was the star witness for the prosecution in his case, but damning hotel CCTV showing him beating her did not lead to a conviction for offenses against her

Diddy wasn’t convicted of any offense against Ventura despite being filmed beating her on hotel CCTV, but the judge decided he could nevertheless be held liable for ‘acquitted conduct‘.

It was a crushing blow for the once-powerful rap producer known for his chart-topping hits and decadent white parties attended by the biggest names in showbiz.

Finney concedes that Diddy – scheduled for release in late 2028 – made some egregious mistakes but pins the blame squarely on a secret drug habit.

He sells a clothing range preaching Diddy’s innocence and takes to the streets of New York each week to collect signatures for a petition calling for his release.

‘All this stuff that came out, the drugs and the abuse, I wasn’t privy to that. Neither were his children. Around us Sean was a lovable caregiver, a father, brother, a best friend,’ Finney insisted.

‘The sex trafficking didn’t stick because the jury was smart enough to understand that this was not sex trafficking. This was a guy and his girlfriend freaking off. That’s it. Period.

‘I’m confident he’s gonna do whatever it takes to make sure he’s still Sean Combs when he comes out. He’s not gonna lose a step. Sean is unbreakable.’

The White House denied claims Monday that President Donald Trump was preparing to commute Diddy’s sentence.

It said there was ‘zero truth’ to the TMZ report ‘which we would’ve gladly explained had they reached out before running their fake news’, a spokesperson told Daily Mail.

The debunked report came hours after Diddy’s lawyers filed a notice to formally appeal his conviction and sentence.