Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop mogul sentenced to 50 months in prison on two interstate prostitution convictions, faces strict conditions after his release, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
Combs will be under supervised release for five years, the documents say. He will be required to attend regular meetings with his probation officer and refrain from drug use, with a drug test taken within 15 days after his release and two periodic tests after that time frame.
The Grammy-winning rapper must participate in an outpatient program that includes testing, an outpatient mental health treatment program and an approved program for domestic violence, according to the seven-page filing.
Combs’ probation officer will be allowed to drop in on him unannounced at any time, and he must live at a location approved by the probation department. He must submit to a search of himself as well as his property, residence, vehicle, papers, computers and cellphones — but only when there is a reasonable suspicion that he has violated a condition of his release.
Combs, the founder of Bad Boy Records, cannot own, possess or get access to a firearm, ammunition, a destructive device or any dangerous weapon. He will be required to work at least 30 hours a week, and he is forbidden to communicate with anyone involved in criminal activity.
Representatives for Combs did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Combs was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, also known as the Mann Act, a federal statute that outlaws moving someone across state lines for “immoral purposes.” He was acquitted on more serious charges: two counts of sex trafficking and a count of racketeering conspiracy.
He pleaded not guilty and denied wrongdoing.
U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced Combs to more than four years in prison on Oct. 3, bringing an end to one of the most dramatic celebrity legal sagas in recent memory.
He has already served over a year behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. He has asked to serve out his sentence at Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix, a low-security federal prison in New Jersey, but the Bureau of Prisons must approve the request.
Could Diddy be next on Trump’s list of presidential pardons? On Aug. 5, Nicole Westmoreland, an attorney on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ defense team, sat down for an interview with CNN and confirmed that the music mogul’s legal reps have reached out to the Trump administration about a potential pardon.
