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Sean “Diddy” Combs is living a pampered life in prison complete with massages and top-shelf liquor as he waits out his time behind bars, according to a new report.
The disgraced music mogul, 56, was sentenced to 50 months in prison after he was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in 2025.
However, Combs has allegedly not given up his celebrity life of luxury during his punishment at the Fort Dix federal prison in New Jersey, NBC News reported in a piece published Tuesday.
On the condition of anonymity, four men who spent time in the same unit as Combs told the outlet that the Bad Boy Records founder enjoys different privileges than those of his fellow inmates: he has people who do his chores, give him Chinese-style massages, cook special meals for him, and supply him with drugs, alcohol and contraband cell phones.
“This is not some normal s*** you see in jail. This is some rich s***,” one of the anonymous men told NBC News. “It looks crazy, but again, it’s Diddy.”
A spokesperson for Combs pushed back on the allegations, saying in a statement to The Independent: “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. 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.”
Sources told NBC News that shortly after Combs arrived at Fort Dix, he acquired a phone, alcohol and a selection of inmates who he pays to do his bidding.
“He’s a billionaire. People are in awe of him,” one of the sources said. “Money is power, especially behind bars.”
Combs has allegedly spent thousands of dollars each month, with the money going into commissary accounts of his fellow prisoners. His alleged payroll includes inmates who clean his cell, make his bed, do his laundry, clean the toilet and shower areas before he uses them, and men who cook him special meals like curry chicken, pizza and empanadas.
The sources also accused Combs of buying mood-boosting antidepressant drug Remeron from other inmates, and partaking in a secret stash of premium liquor that is allegedly smuggled in by guards and shared with certain inmates.
One of the men recounted drinking Hennessy cognac with Combs, telling NBC News, “Hell yeah, I drank with him.”
Pictures and footage reviewed by NBC News and shared in their reporting also showed Combs appearing to use a cell phone. Several sources told the outlet that Combs allegedly “uses contraband cellphones to scroll Instagram and scan nude and sexually explicit photos that an old girlfriend sends him.”
A Bureau of Prisons spokesperson confirmed in a statement to The Independent that inmates are not allowed to have cell phones, but said that the agency could not comment on Combs’s case or any potential staff misconduct due to “privacy, safety and security reasons.”
“Like all correctional agencies, contraband, particularly cell phones, narcotics, and weapons, remains a constant challenge, and we continue to tackle the problem of contraband being introduced into our facilities,” the spokesperson said.
