Will Diddy dodge prison? Rap mogul seeks therapy and home confinement after conviction

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs could serve his sentence at home as his lawyer cites drug and anger issues needing treatment.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs may not be heading to prison after all, as his legal team prepares to request that the music mogul serve his upcoming sentence under home confinement. His lead attorney, Marc Agnifilo, revealed plans to argue for supervised release with mandatory therapy, saying Combs is already seeking counselling for drug dependency and anger management.

The 55-year-old Bad Boy Records founder was found guilty in July on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. However, he was acquitted of more serious allegations involving sex trafficking and racketeering. Despite the partial acquittal, the conviction has left Combs facing several years behind bars, with sentencing due on 3 October. Until then, he remains incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

According to Agnifilo, Combs had already entered a batterer’s intervention programme before his 2024 arrest. Since then, he has lined up a team of therapists to begin treatment immediately after release. The lawyer told TMZ, ‘I think he needs it, I think he thinks he needs it,’ adding that the court will be asked to make therapy a formal condition of his sentence.

The push for leniency has stirred speculation online. While supporters argue the star deserves a second chance and mental health care, critics accuse him of using therapy as a calculated legal tactic. Public interest in the case remains high, especially following rumours that his team reached out to Donald Trump for a possible pardon, something the attorney has denied.

Judge Arun Subramanian will make the final call on whether Combs stays confined to his home or serves time behind bars. For now, the hip-hop mogul’s future hangs in legal limbo.