For the fifth time since the sentencing was announced, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons has changed the exact release date of Sean 'Diddy' Combs (56). Instead of February 23, 2028, the musician is now scheduled to leave prison on January 24, 2028. This is according to Federal Bureau of Prisons documents reviewed by "E! News".
The timing of the correction is notable: one week earlier, Combs had been transferred to solitary confinement according to consistent U.S. media reports. The trigger is said to have been an altercation with a fellow inmate at the Fort Dix correctional facility in New Jersey. The reports cite sources familiar with the incident. Whether the two are connected does not emerge from the agency's documents.
Dispute Said to Have Started with a Remark
The fight is said to have occurred after another inmate made a remark directed at Combs. This was described by a source to ABC News. Further details remain under wraps.
A spokesperson for the correctional facility declined to comment. "We are not at liberty to disclose or share internal information about inmates in our custody", according to a statement from July 24 to "TMZ". "Such information is not available to the public."
From May to January
The date has been shifted multiple times since the conviction. Initially, the records showed May 8, 2028, then June 4, 2028. This was followed by April 25 and April 15, 2028, before February was entered. Now it's January.
A New York jury found Combs guilty on two counts of interstate transportation for the purpose of prostitution. He was acquitted of the charges of illicit relations trafficking and racketeering. Judge Arun Subramanian additionally ordered five years of supervised release on October 3, 2025, and imposed a fine of $500,000. At the end of October, the rapper was transferred from the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York to New Jersey.
Defense Fighting for Appeal
Meanwhile, Combs' lawyers want to overturn the conviction. They argue these were "choreographed intimate performances with costumes, role-playing, and staged lighting" that were filmed so Combs and his girlfriends could watch them later. The production and consumption of such recordings are protected by the First Amendment and are purely amateur adult entertainment. There can be no talk of prostitution, they argue.
