Diddy is first spotted in prison, looking different with a grey beard after beginning his prison work

The rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs seemed to be adjusting well to his new home in prison, where he will spend the next few years.

But the troubled music mogul didn’t appear like himself in a picture, as he was dressed in an orange beanie and a jail jacket, and he had a grey beard.

After being convicted of two counts of transporting someone to engage in prostitution, Sean “Diddy” Combs received a four-year prison sentence.

The first time Diddy was spotted in a prison

The “Coming Home” rapper was just transferred to FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey, and he has apparently adapted quickly.

In a recent image that TMZ was able to obtain, Diddy appeared to be strolling through the jail yard during what was likely his free time there.

The rapper wore a navy blue puffy jacket and an orange beanie, making his gray beard stand out as he dressed appropriately for the cold weather.

Since cameras were prohibited in the courtroom during Diddy’s trial on September 16, 2024, in New York City, this would be the first time he would be seen thus clearly. The audience was mostly able to interpret the rapper’s facial expressions and gestures during his court appearances thanks to the sketch artists in attendance.

In prison, the rapper already has a job.

After arriving at FCI Fort Dix, Diddy was immediately assigned to prison duty. The rapper was put in the laundry area to assist with washing and drying the facility’s filthy garments, according to sources who talked to TMZ.

Prosecutors even noted in court during Diddy’s trial that the music mogul never did anything to do basic tasks like charging his phone or fetching water to drink, instead always calling on an assistant to do them. This is a clear 180-degree change from Diddy’s typical way of living.

After being charged with racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution, Diddy spent more than a year in the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn before being transferred to FCI Fort Dix.

The rapper’s widely publicized legal struggle ended with a mixed jury finding, with the rapper found not guilty of the more serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. But Diddy was found guilty of two counts of prostitution. As a result, he was sentenced to 50 months in prison; his release date is May 8, 2028.

Diddy has taken action to contest his criminal case.

Even though Diddy and his attorneys were granted the prison they had requested, the rapper still has no plans to serve the remaining four years in prison.

On Wednesday, the attorneys for the 55-year-old filed court documents with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, asking the court to expedite a review of his conviction because they felt his 50-month sentence ought to be lowered.

When Mr. Combs appeals, he plans to contest both his conviction and punishment. In order to prevent Mr. Combs’s appeal of his sentence from becoming moot while the appeal is still underway, an expedited briefing and argument timetable is essential,” the court filing stated, according to NBC News.

“Accordingly, to ensure that Mr. Combs could meaningfully benefit from any appellate ruling vacating his sentence, we have proposed a schedule that would expedite this Court’s consideration of Mr. Combs’s appeal,” it read.

When the music mogul was at MDC, his life was under danger.

One of the rapper’s close pals recently confirmed the allegations made by Diddy’s attorneys during his trial that his life was in danger, stating that Diddy once woke up in his cell at the Metropolitan Detention Center with a homemade knife to his throat.

“The incident felt more like a warning to the rapper of what would happen to him at MDC,” Charlucci Finney, the buddy, told the Daily Mail.

Finney stated, “He woke up with a knife to his throat.” “I don’t know whether he fought him off or the guards came, I just know that it happened.”

This person would have hurt Sean if he had intended to hurt him. “It would only take a second to kill him by slitting his throat with a weapon,” he added. ‘Next time you ain’t gonna be so lucky,’ was probably what it was trying to say: It is all intimidation. But it won’t work with Sean. From Harlem, Sean hails.