Crucial update in Diddy's sentencing after being jailed for prostitution-related charges
An update has been provided in the sentencing of Sean 'Diddy' Combs after he was sentenced to more than four years behind bars last October.
The rapper was arrested in September 2024 on a number of charges including sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and racketeering conspiracy.
Ultimately, the judge found him guilty of two counts of transporting people across state lines for prostitution, but was acquitted of the other charges.
Judge Arun Subramanian handed Combs a 50-month term, and the disgraced music mogul has been serving that prison sentence at the Fort Dix Federal Correctional Facility in New Jersey, which is said to house roughly 4,000 prisoners.
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In a new update, the Federal Bureau of Prisons public website reveals that Combs will be released from prison over a month early, as first reported by Page Six.
Combs was set to be freed on June 4, 2028, but will now be let go on April 25, 2028, the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed to UNILAD.
The 56-year-old was omitted into a drug-abuse rehabilitation program in November, which can often shorten the prison term for inmates.
A representative for Combs said at the time: "Mr. Combs is an active participant in the Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP) and has taken his rehabilitation process seriously from the start. He is fully engaged in his work, focused on growth, and committed to positive change."
Donald Trump was previously asked if he would give Combs a pardon after the rapper wrote a personal letter to the president asking for one.
Speaking to press about Combs last year, Trump said: "I haven't seen him, I haven't spoken to him for years... I don't know. I would certainly look at the facts.
"If I think somebody was mistreated it wouldn't matter whether they like me or don't.
"I got along with him great. Seemed like a nice guy. I didn't know him well. But when I ran for office, he was very hostile. ... It's hard."
The president added: "We're human beings. We don't like to have things cloud our judgment, right? But when you knew someone and you were fine and then you run for office and he made some terrible statements.
"So, I don't know. It's more difficult. Makes it more, I'm being honest, makes it more difficult to do."
Combs is said to have sent the letter less than three months into his term behind bars.
Callum Jones