Sean “Diddy” Combs, once famous for transforming Halloween into an opulent celebration filled with designer costumes, celebrity guests, and endless Ciroc, is spending this year’s holiday under harsh fluorescent lights in a Brooklyn prison.
The 55-year-old music mogul, now inmate #37452-054 at the Metropolitan Detention Center, trades luxury for a dormitory-style existence shared with about twenty men on the facility’s fourth floor.
Combs, who once ruled pop culture’s most extravagant parties, now lives by the rigid rhythm of prison life — early wake-ups, quiet card games, and microwaved meals instead of champagne toasts.
According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, he is scheduled for release on May 8, 2028, following a possible transfer to the Federal Correctional Institution Fort Dix in New Jersey, where he hopes to enter a substance-abuse program.
After being convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, Combs received a 50-month sentence. He was acquitted of more serious charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering, which could have led to life imprisonment. His legal team filed an appeal on October 20.
At MDC, indulgence comes in small portions. “No candy on Halloween,” a spokesperson told People magazine. Breakfast arrives at dawn with cereal, fruit, and a pastry. Lunch offers baked fish or beans with rice, spinach, and coleslaw, while dinner brings turkey roast or peanut butter sandwiches — a meager echo of sweetness.
A year ago, Diddy roamed New York as Batman; this Halloween, he sits far from fame, teaching a prison seminar called Free Game with Diddy and missing time with his seven children, especially his youngest, Love, who just turned three.
There are no flashing lights or costumes now — just a quiet cell, a tray of baked fish, and the rule that defines his night: no candy on Halloween.