Report: Diddy's Life in Prison Is a 'Party'

Sean "Diddy" Combs may be in a low-security federal prison, but fellow inmates say his day-to-day life looks more VIP suite than cell block. NBC News reports that at Fort Dix in New Jersey, the 56-year-old—serving a 50-month sentence on prostitution-related convictions—has paid other prisoners to cook his meals, clean his shower, make his bed, handle his mail, and even give him massages. Four inmates from his unit, granted anonymity, describe a cash-fueled ecosystem in which Combs spends thousands a month via commissary transfers to recreate a version of his old lifestyle.

Those sources, plus images and video reviewed by NBC News, also allege Combs uses smuggled phones to scroll social media and receive explicit photos, drinks top-shelf liquor like Hennessy smuggled in by guards, and buys sought-after antidepressants on the prison black market. One source describes his life as like "a party," per the outlet. A Combs spokesperson insists this is all "ordinary prison life" overhyped because of who he is, while the Bureau of Prisons cites a broader contraband problem but won't discuss him specifically. For a full account of what money can reportedly buy behind bars, read the original investigation at NBC News by Rich Schapiro and Chloe Melas.