Diddy reportedly enjoying VIP prison life with massages, phone, nude photos, cognac
Reports suggest that incarcerated music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs is maintaining a luxurious lifestyle in prison through the use of contraband and payments to fellow inmates. Allegations include access to alcohol, a cellphone, and personal services like massages.
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The story raises questions about prison security standards and the ability of high-profile inmates to bypass standard correctional regulations.
Incarcerated music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs shells out thousands of dollars a month to replicate his former luxurious lifestyle behind bars, according to a new report.
A revolving “staff” of fellow inmates cook, clean, make his bed, do his laundry and give him Chinese-style massages, NBC News reported Tuesday, citing four men who have done the work, and drawing from photos and video.
Cuisine includes chicken curry, empanadas and pizza, fashioned using a makeshift heating element submerged in water, the sources told the network. Guards smuggle in high-end liquor, including Hennessy cognac.
Some of Diddy’s fellow inmates collect his fan mail in their own cells because “he doesn’t have room for it” given the volume, one of them told NBC News. They also safeguard his contraband cellphone, which he reportedly uses to ogle nude photos. They’re paid with funds deposited from outside the prison into their commissary accounts.
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