Yikes! Days after reports claimed Diddy was busted with hooch in prison, new reports claim he’s at risk of losing his phone and commissary privileges for 90 days after allegedly making a prohibited personal three-way call.
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Diddy Convicted, Sentenced, And Begging To Serve Time In New Jersey’s FCI Fort Dix’s Residential Drug Abuse Program For Early Release
On July 2, Diddy, born Sean Combs, was convicted of violating the Mann Act, with two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in his federal sex trafficking and racketeering case. However, a federal jury found him not guilty of the more serious racketeering and sex trafficking charges.
On October 3, Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced the music mogul to 50 months in prison, just over 4 years. With time served and jail credit, Diddy is expected to be released in 3 1/2 years, on May 8, 2028. After his sentencing, Diddy’s legal team requested time be served at New Jersey’s Fort Dix prison, where completion of 12-month program removes time from sentence.
Instead of his May 2028 release, he’d potentially see a February 2027 release, give or take, upon successful completion of the program. His legal team specifically requested he be placed under FCI (Federal Correctional Institution) Fort Dix’s Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP).
On October 6, Diddy’s lawyer, Teny Geragos, wrote Judge Arun Subramanian and asked him to request that the Bureau of Prisons suggest Fort Dix for the mogul. In the letter, obtained by Fox News Digital, Geragos claimed Diddy would be able to “address drug abuse issues” and “maximize family visitation and rehabilitative efforts” in the prison’s RDAP program.
After some pushback, the judge agreed to the request and Diddy was transferred to Fort Dix prison, with over 4,100 inmates, on October 30. During his federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial, he was previously held in custody at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC Brooklyn).
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Diddy Reportedly Busted With Homemade Alcohol In Fort Dix Prison At Which He Begged To Complete Drug Program For Early Release
On November 7, TMZ reported Diddy was allegedly busted with homemade alcohol inside his unit at Fort Dix, the low-security prison at which he requested to serve his 50-month prison sentence. All of the strategic planning for him to enroll in the prison’s drug abuse program and shave time off seemingly flew out the window.
Sources claimed a week after his transfer he was allegedly busted with an alcoholic drink concocted from Fanta soda, sugar, and apples. Inmates reportedly let the ingredients sit and ferment for two weeks before enjoying. Sources also claimed the alleged bust arrived amid plans to move Diddy from his old unit to a new one, and that the alleged bust halted that.
The alleged bust also arrived weeks after Diddy harped on his sobriety to the judge during sentencing last month. In a letter, he told the court that he’d been sober for the first time in 25 years. He continued to note how substance abuse led him further away from the right path. He shared:
“The old me died in jail and a new version of me was reborn. Prison will change you or kill you — I choose to live.”
However, Diddy’s reps called cap on the rumors. On Monday (November 10), the mogul’s team posted a statement on his X account:
“The rumors claiming that Mr. Combs has been caught up in alcohol are completely false. His sole focus is on becoming the best version of himself and returning to his family.”
The team also shared a clip from ‘The Breakfast Club,’ in which journalist and co-host Loren LoRosa shared a statement from his team, again calling the drinking rumors false. However, TMZ doubled down. The outlet and their source said the information about Diddy drinking homemade alcohol in prison “is 100 percent true.” Furthermore, Diddy’s publicist, Juda Engelmayer, told TMZ:
“Mr. Combs is in his first week at FCI Fort Dix and is focused on adjusting, working on himself, and doing better each day. As with any high-profile individual in a new environment, there will be many rumors and exaggerated stories throughout his time there—most of them untrue. We ask that people give him the benefit of the doubt, the privacy to focus on his personal growth with grace and purpose.”
Diddy Reportedly At Risk Of Losing Prison Phone Privileges After Allegedly Making Prohibited Personal Three-Way Call
The same day Diddy’s reps denied his hooch drinking rumors, more claims rang out alleging he’s at risk of losing his prison phone privileges after allegedly making a prohibited personal three-way call.
According to a November 10 CBS News report, is doing more than spending his early prison days working in the chapel library as a chaplain’s assistant (a coveted work assignment) and enrolling into a “hard-to-get-into” intensive drug abuse program.
The outlet reported that prison documents exclusively obtained also revealed that he’s facing disciplinary action for an unauthorized phone call, just days after his transfer to Fort Dix. CBS News reports that Diddy allegedly made the call on November 3, in violation of prison rules. He reportedly told officials he was only speaking with his legal team about issuing a statement to The New York Times.
Despite his excuse, the Bureau of Prisons prohibits inmates from adding multiple people to a call. Inmates can only speak to people on prison phones from previously approved call lists, again, under longstanding security rules. Although such calls could be innocently used to talk to more than one loved one at the same time, the rule is mostly to keep inmates from coordinating criminal activity (ie: drug smuggling, gang violence, or witness intimidation).
Diddy’s Alleged Prohibited Personal Three-Way Call Revealed
According to the docs obtained by CBS News, Diddy allegedly called an unnamed woman and about halfway through the call, he claimed he needed to speak with someone described as “the digital person,” pertaining to blogs and other media. The woman asked him if she should conference in the person and he said, “Yes.”
With the woman, Diddy allegedly first planned some visitations for the weekend and suggested they bring cash, “200 singles.” There was no further details on how he wanted to spend the funds. However, CBS notes that prison rules only allow visitors to bring coins for the vending machines.
Following the conversation about visitations, the woman added an unnamed male to the call, despite prison rules. Reportedly, Diddy later told officials he was speaking with his attorney and she added the head of legal communications to work on a statement for his approval, which would then be sent to The New York Times. He reportedly claimed they weren’t talking about blogs, but never detailed why he was needing a statement for The Times.
Diddy’s Allegedly Claimed He Was Unaware Of Prison Phone Rules, Officials Recommend 90 Days Without Phone And Commissary Privileges
Prison documents claim Diddy told officials no one alerted him about the phone rules ahead of the alleged damning call. He also reportedly claimed he never received the prison admission and orientation handbook. Despite his excuses, on November 4, Diddy’s 56th birthday, prison officials recommended he lose 90 days of phone privileges and 90 days of commissary privileges for the infraction. CBS News reports that it’s currently unclear if officials have implemented the recommended penalty.
A source told CBS News, “This is a serious offense that shows a disregard for the rules.” However, Diddy’s publicist, Juda Engelmayer, said, “It was a procedural call initiated by one of his attorneys and was protected under attorney client privilege. There was nothing improper.”
Furthermore, while speaking on Diddy’s enrollment into the drug abuse program, Engelmayer, told CBS News:
“Mr. Combs is an active participant in the Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP) and has taken his rehabilitation process seriously from the start. He is fully engaged in his work, focused on growth, and committed to positive change.”
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