Sean “Diddy” Combs was thrown into solitary confinement this week after a fight with a fellow inmate.
The troubled music mogul got into a heated argument after being disrespected and “taking matters into his own hands,” TMZ reported on Friday.
Multiple sources told the outlet that inmates at the Fort Dix federal correctional facility were scuffling and shoving each other.
Combs, 56, “stands his ground” during the incident, one person said.
New Jersey prison staff then separated the men and Combs was placed in solitary confinement.
It remains unclear whether he is still there or whether the fight will affect his release date.
Specifically, Mr. Combs was sentenced to 50 months in prison in October 2025 on two counts of transportation for engaging in prostitution and was transferred from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn to FCI.
His original release date of May 8, 2028, was postponed to November 2025 due to alleged violations of multiple prison rules.
However, that date has since been moved up and, as of last month, was set to February 23, 2028.
Combs’ representatives have not yet commented on the scuffle.
On Friday, an FCI Fort Dix representative told TMZ, “We are not at liberty to disclose or provide inside information regarding inmates in our custody. Such information will not be available in the public domain.”
As for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the organization said it does not comment on “disciplinary matters or other information regarding individual inmates due to privacy, safety, and security concerns.”
Combs’ legal troubles began in March 2024 with attacks on his homes in Los Angeles and Miami.
He was arrested six months later in New York City and charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution.
The Grammy Award winner was acquitted of serious charges in July 2025.
He continues to appeal the verdict, and his team recently argued that his infamous freak-off tape was an example of amateur pornography and not a sex crime.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kristi Slavik said at the time that April’s arguments were “worthless” after another appellate judge found the case “defective.”
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