Mo Money, Mo Problems? Apparently not for Diddy.
Disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is reportedly enjoying an unusually comfortable existence inside New Jersey’s Fort Dix federal prison, with alleged access to a cellphone, alcohol and inmates who cater to his daily needs, NBC News reported.
Combs, 56, is serving a 50-month sentence for prostitution-related offenses. Four men who spent time in the same unit as the former hip-hop producer told NBC, speaking anonymously, that he spends thousands of dollars each month maintaining a pampered lifestyle behind bars.
“This is not some normal s–t you see in jail. This is some rich s–t,” one man said. “It looks crazy, but again, it’s Diddy.”
The sources alleged that inmates at the low-security facility cook for Combs, clean for him, make his bed and handle his laundry. They also said someone provides him with Chinese-style massages, NBC reported.
Multiple sources told the outlet that Combs uses contraband cellphones to browse Instagram and view nude or sexually explicit images sent by a former girlfriend while he remains separated from the outside world at the all-male federal facility.
Two sources also claimed Combs has a “jailbroken” tablet that he uses to watch movies and documentaries. Among them, they said, is the Netflix docuseries “Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” produced by his longtime rival, 50 Cent.
The sources further alleged that the former mogul has paid for other inmates’ prescription Remeron medication, which is known inside prison as “rem-roms.”
Remeron is prescribed to inmates dealing with depression and anxiety, but the medication is also reportedly traded through the prison’s active black market, according to the sources.
“You can pretty much get anything except a key to the front door and a female,” one anonymous inmate said.
On weekends, Combs reportedly accesses a hidden supply of premium liquor allegedly smuggled into the prison by guards and shared with a small circle of inmates, the station reported.
“Hell yeah, I drank with him,” one inmate recalled, saying he shared Hennessy with Combs.
According to the sources, money from people outside the prison flows into commissary accounts belonging to inmates who provide services for Combs, helping him sustain his lavish routine at the low-security facility.
One inmate who was allegedly paid by Combs cleaned the toilet and shower areas before the convicted rapper used them, the sources said.
Other inmates reportedly prepared special meals in secret with makeshift heating devices submerged in water. The dishes allegedly included curry chicken, pizza and empanadas.
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“After a while, I got tired of cooking,” one man who said he prepared food for Combs and other inmates told NBC. “He started going to the Jamaicans.”
Other prisoners allegedly help by holding onto Combs’ cellphone and fan mail.
“It’s so much that he gets,” one source said. “He doesn’t have room for it.”
Combs, also known as “Puff Daddy,” was convicted in July 2025 on two counts of transportation for prostitution. He was acquitted on two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, as well as racketeering conspiracy.
Combs’ attorneys pushed for the rap mogul, who has a documented history of heavy substance use and addiction, to be sent to Fort Dix prison because of its highly sought-after drug treatment program, which often leads to a reduction of an inmate’s prison term, NBC reported.
He entered the months-long program upon arriving at the New Jersey prison, but sources said it took little time for Combs to get his hands on a phone and alcohol — as well as growing the number of inmates on his payroll.
“Pretty much the day he arrived, the party started,” one of the sources told the outlet.
Combs was sent to solitary confinement in July after getting into a brawl with another inmate and was later kicked out of the drug treatment program, according to the sources.
But after getting out of isolation, the Grammy winner went straight back to his lavish lifestyle with a team of inmates catering to him — something only wealth can buy in prison.
“He’s a billionaire. People are in awe of him,” one of the sources said. “Money is power, especially behind bars.”
Although “Diddy” was first declared a billionaire by hip-hop wealth expert Zack O’Malley Greenburg in 2022, his net worth is believed to have crumbled over the years to the ballpark figure of $300 million to $400 million.
In response to NBC’s reporting on Combs’ ritzy prison lifestyle, the rapper’s spokesperson said in a statement to the outlet: “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 while awaiting the court’s decision on his appeal.”
News of Combs’ luxe life behind bars comes just hours after Page Six reported he is once again closer to life after lockup.
According to Federal Bureau of Prisons records viewed by Page Six, the embattled music mogul’s release date from FCI Fort Dix now falls on Jan. 21, 2028. TMZ was the first to report the news on Tuesday.
The disgraced rapper’s release date has been brought up and pushed back several times since he was locked up — but his original release date was June 2028.