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Disgraced hip-hop tycoon Sean "Diddy" Combs, once the emperor of excess, now counts days in a federal cage, with the Bureau of Prisons projecting his release on May 8, 2028, provided he keeps his nose clean.
The 55-year-old mogul began serving a 50-month sentence this month after pleading guilty to two prostitution-related counts.
Federal authorities credit him with 12 months already served while awaiting trial following his September 2024 arrest, leaving roughly 38 months on the clock.
Bureau of Prisons records released Monday confirm Combs remains eligible for early release after completing 85 percent of his term under good-behavior guidelines.
The First Step Act allows additional credits for each year served, potentially trimming weeks off his stint.
No disciplinary reports have surfaced from his current home at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center.
Prosecutors pushed for an 11-year term; defense lawyers demanded time served.
U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian split the difference.
A bid to transfer Combs to Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution in New Jersey— closer to family and equipped with drug treatment programs — was rejected earlier this month.
Bureau officials say a move to another facility remains possible, though no destination has been named.
Combs' empire crumbled amid revelations of "freak off" sex parties where he allegedly trafficked prostitutes, including to former girlfriend Cassie Ventura.
Graphic 2016 hotel surveillance video showing him assaulting Ventura surfaced in May 2024. Though never charged in that beating, Combs faced racketeering counts that carried life imprisonment.
Jurors acquitted him after defense attorneys argued his conduct was depraved but not criminal.
At sentencing, a tearful Combs addressed the court.
"I want to personally apologize again to Cassie Ventura for any harm or hurt I've caused her emotionally or physically," he said. "I don't take that lightly."
He continued: "I didn't mean to hurt you," referring to the victim known only as "Jane."
Of the hotel assault footage, he stated, "Domestic violence will always be a heavy burden I will forever have to carry. My actions were disgusting, shameful, and sick."
Combs blamed substance abuse: "I was sick from drugs at the time and was out of control... lost in excess... lost in my ego."
Turning to his mother Janice in the gallery, he wept: "Mommy, I failed you as a son."
Court sketches depict a gray-haired, hollow-eyed defendant a far cry from the white-party kingpin.
When the gates finally swing open, perhaps in time for summer barbecues, Combs will emerge into a world where celebrity friends have vanished and his legend lies in ruins, another cautionary tale of fame's brutal reckoning.
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