Diddy Sets Up Thanksgiving Dinners For A Thousand Fellow Inmates At Fort Dix

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Folks recently saw the first videos of Diddy since his arrest last year, and it seems like he's getting even more acclimated in the holidays.

Although Diddy is not having the best time during his prison sentence, he is apparently making the most out of the heaps of income he still has access too. According to TMZ, he and other inmates funded, organized, and delivered Thanksgiving dinner for 1,000 prisoners at FCI Fort Dix this week.

Sean Combs reportedly spoke with the outlet via his representatives. Per his story, he linked up with an internal group known as Bankroll Bosses to buy food from the prison's commissary, spend two days putting it together, and deliver turkey roast, trimmings, mashed potatoes, corn, and dessert to every housing unit in Fort Dix. Despite obstacles like the lack of stoves, microwaves, and cutting utensils, it seems like it was a success.

"Thanksgiving, to me, is about making sure other people eat," the Bad Boy mogul reportedly stated. "Everybody misses their family. People get depressed during the holidays. We just wanted to come together as a family and do our own thing."

A former gang leader called B.I. reportedly helped Diddy organize this holiday gift. "We cooked the food and sent it to all the buildings," he reportedly stated. "Enough for about 200 people each building. It took two days to prep everything."

Is Diddy Still In Prison?

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As for Diddy's time at Fort Dix so far, he apparently had more to say about the experience via a statement to TMZ. "There’s a lot of misinterpretations about prison," he reportedly expressed. "There is a strong brotherhood. We all look out for each other. It’s nothing but a positive thing... It’s like a little bit of home in a dark place."

Combs will remain at Fort Dix until June of 2028, according to his current prison release date. Although Diddy's rule violations behind bars extended his original stay, there are still things like a drug treatment program that could reduce the sentence in the future.

Still, it's at least heartening to see him make the most out of his situation and help fellow inmates have a nice holiday season. We'll see if Puff returns to the media to talk about other initiatives and programs behind bars.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.

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