Kristin Chenoweth stands behind her prayers Diddy …even though the rapper is currently in federal custody, awaiting trial on racketeering and sex trafficking charges.

We caught up with the Broadway legend in New York City and asked her if she’s still keeping Diddy in her thoughts… given the severity of the event. charges filed against him in September.

According to Kristin, she’s “still praying” for Diddy … but she acknowledges that the case against the Bad Boy Records founder is “really bad.”

Kristin’s comments come six months after the actress spoke out about the Diddy saga… when she stated that she pray for him after surveillance footage of the rapper who beats up ex-girlfriend Cassie turned up.

Kristin said at the time that her decision to pray for Diddy was inspired by her own past experiences with abuse… which revealed that she had previously been “severely abused” by an ex.

According to Kristin, she turned to prayer to help her process the trauma… so she explored a similar mindset with Diddy.

However, in the wake of the harrowing Cassie video, Diddy was hit with a number of additional sexual assault allegations and was arrested on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has denied all allegations, as well as those made against him in civil lawsuits.

Nevertheless, Kristin chooses to focus on positivity… and takes a moment to talk to us about her friend as well, Ariana Grande‘s appearance in the upcoming ‘Wicked’ movie.