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Sean “Diddy” Combs is serving a 50-month sentence in federal prison right now. But if a new report is accurate, things behind bars aren’t exactly rough for him.
NBC News is reporting that Combs – currently held at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey – has been getting massages from other inmates, drinking smuggled Hennessy, and using contraband cellphones to browse Instagram and look at nude photos.
The report relies on four anonymous former inmates who lived in Combs’ unit, plus photos and videos that NBC says it reviewed directly.
Money Talks, Even in Prison
According to these sources, Combs sends thousands of dollars every month into other inmates’ commissary accounts. That’s not charity, though — it’s payment.
In return, inmates reportedly cook him meals, clean his cell, do his laundry, and even make his bed for him.
One source put it bluntly to NBC:
“This is not some normal s— you see in jail. This is some rich s—.”
That’s a pretty striking description for a federal facility that’s supposed to treat everyone the same.
What He’s Actually In For
Combs arrived at Fort Dix back in October after being convicted on two counts related to transporting people across state lines for prostitution.
He’s not accused of running some kind of operation inside the prison — at least not officially. These are just claims from people who say they watched it happen.
Team Diddy Pushes Back
Combs’ rep, Juda Engelmayer, isn’t having any of it. He flatly denied the report.
“The continued scrutiny of every mundane detail of Sean Combs’s life in prison has reached the point where the media characterizes ordinary prison life as news,” Engelmayer said. “The only real news is that Sean continues to serve his sentence within the rules and he patiently awaits the court’s decision on his appeal.”
The Bureau of Prisons wouldn’t comment on Combs specifically – citing privacy rules – though officials did admit that contraband like phones and alcohol is a constant headache inside federal facilities. That’s not exactly news to anyone who follows prison reporting.
For now, the claims are unverified and come entirely from anonymous sources. Combs’ appeal is still working its way through the courts, and until that’s resolved, stories like this one are likely to keep surfacing.
