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Culture · 19 d ago

Sean Combs

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US prison officials deny Sean "Diddy" Combs was hurt in a fight with a drug lord

FCI Fort Dix

New Jersey, United States

According to reports, Combs was taken from FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey to a hospital early on Oct 10 with a head injury, and returned the same day.

"The story you are referring to is false and did not happen," the Federal Bureau of Prisons said of reports that Combs fought fellow inmate Christopher "Dudus" Coke.

— Federal Bureau of Prisons

What we know

  • Combs is held at FCI Fort Dix
  • Prison officials deny a fight with Coke

Not yet

  • What caused the reported injury
  • His current condition

Combs's spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, said there is no verified information that Combs was attacked or injured. What sent him to hospital remains unknown.

Background

Combs, 56, is serving a 50-month sentence and is due for release on Mar 2, 2028. He has been in solitary confinement since images of him with a smuggled smartphone were made public.