Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has a significant amount of time to serve before he can walk out of prison.
The rapper was taken into custody in September 2024 in New York, subsequently being convicted on two charges related to transportation for the purpose of engaging in prostitution. However, he was cleared of racketeering and sex trafficking allegations.
After a trial that spanned several weeks and resulted in a guilty verdict, Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced the 55-year-old to four years in prison, along with a fine of $500,000.
In a letter to the judge prior to his sentencing, Diddy described himself as a ‘changed man’.
He wrote: “The old me died in jail and a new version of me was reborn. Prison will change you or kill you – I choose to live.”
Diddy also expressed: “I no longer care about the money or the fame. There is nothing more important to me than my family.”
The music producer is likely counting the days until his release, which the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ online database lists as May 8, 2028.
This release date assumes good behavior, which, according to Mail Online, often allows inmates to reduce their sentence.
If Diddy maintains good conduct during his time in prison, he may be eligible for release after completing 85 percent of his sentence.
In the aftermath of his conviction, reports suggest that Diddy has reached out to Donald Trump for a possible pardon.
“A lot of people have asked me for pardons. I call him Puff Daddy; he has asked me for a pardon,” the President told reporters after Diddy’s sentencing.
In a Newsmax interview, Trump commented on the situation with the rapper: “I was very friendly with him. I got along with him great, and he seemed like a nice guy. I didn’t know him well, but when I ran for office, he was very hostile.”
When asked if a pardon for Diddy was unlikely, Trump responded (via NBC News): “I would say so, yeah.”
However, TMZ reported that the White House was contemplating a pardon for the rapper, a claim denied by Trump’s administration.
“There is zero truth to the TMZ report, which we would’ve gladly explained had they reached out before running their fake news,” a White House official told NBC News. “The President, not anonymous sources, is the final decider on pardons and commutations.”
Despite this, TMZ maintains that their report is ‘accurate’.