'Diddy' spotted in prison yard as new footage surfaces online
New footage has reportedly emerged showing Sean "Diddy" Combs walking around the prison yard at FCI Fort Dix, where the music mogul is serving a 50-month federal prison sentence.
According to reports, the footage captures Diddy spending time in the prison's outdoor recreation area during his daily allotted yard period. Inmates at the New Jersey federal correctional facility are typically permitted approximately two hours of outdoor recreation each day, weather permitting.
Diddy is currently serving his sentence after being convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. He is scheduled for release on 23 February 2028, although his projected release date was previously moved forward from April 2028 due to credit for good behaviour.
Reports indicate that the Bad Boy Records founder has maintained a routine while incarcerated. In addition to time spent in the prison yard, he has reportedly been assigned work in the facility's chapel and has access to approved music through an inmate tablet system during designated hours.
The new footage comes amid continued public interest in Diddy's prison life and speculation surrounding the possibility of a presidential pardon. While questions about potential executive clemency have surfaced in recent months, no official action has been announced, and there has been no indication that Diddy's sentence will be altered beyond the standard federal release process.
FCI Fort Dix was reportedly Diddy's preferred placement at the time of sentencing, and the court ultimately approved the request.
The latest video provides one of the few public glimpses of the music executive since he began serving his sentence, showing him walking through the prison yard as he continues his incarceration at the federal correctional institution.
One of the world's wealthiest musical artists, Combs topped Forbes annual hip-hop rich list in 2014 and 2017. His accolades include three Grammy Awards, three BET Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards. He has worked as a producer for other media, including the reality television series Making the Band, and he starred in the films Made, Monster's Ball (both 2001) and Get Him to the Greek (2010). Combs founded the clothing retailer Sean John in 1998, for which he won Menswear Designer of the Year from the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 2004, having previously been nominated in 2000. He served as brand ambassador for the liquor brand Cîroc from 2007 to 2023, and co-founded the digital television network Revolt in 2013. In 2008, Combs became the first male rapper to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.