Sean "Diddy" Combs' release date has been delayed by nearly a month amid reports of his rule-breaking while incarcerated. The 56-year-old disgraced media mogul, who was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in July, was initially sentenced to 50 months in prison with a release date set for May 8, 2028. However, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate records viewed by PEOPLE on Wednesday, November 12, Combs' release date has now been changed to June 4, 2028.
The reason for the change in his release date is still unclear. It follows reports that the Bad Boy Records founder allegedly violated a series of rules during his time behind bars. Just days after he began serving his sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Fort Dix in New Jersey, Combs was allegedly caught drinking homemade alcohol, according to TMZ on Friday, November 7. The alleged drink was concocted with a mix of Fanta soda, sugar, and apples and left to ferment for two weeks. Officials considered moving Combs to a new unit but ultimately let him stay put.
"There have been several false and reckless reports circulating about Mr. Combs," a spokesperson told PEOPLE on Sunday, November 9. "He has not violated any prison rules. His sobriety and self-discipline are priorities, and he is taking them seriously."
More recently, Combs allegedly violated another rule when he made a three-way call from prison, according to CBS News on Monday, November 10, citing prison documents. The Bureau of Prisons does not allow inmates to add multiple people on a call. However, his spokesperson said he did not break any prison policies. "He is in the drug treatment program and he is working in the chapel library," Juda Engelmayer said in a statement to PEOPLE. "The phone call he was on was initiated by an attorney and it was attorney-client privilege and appropriate."
Combs has been behind bars since his arrest in September 2024 and was held at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center before being transferred to Fort Dix. Along with the prostitution-related charge, he was also charged with sex trafficking and racketeering, for which he was acquitted. Moments after he was sentenced on October 3, his attorney Marc Agnifilo called out Judge Arun Subramanian, claiming that Subramanian "acted as a 13th juror, one we did not choose," and "second-guessed the jury's verdict." Combs' legal team had asked for him to get no more than 14 months behind prison while prosecutors requested 11 years. Agnifilo said last month that Combs' attorneys plan to appeal, accusing Subramanian of using coercion as a reason for the length of the sentence.
