Sean 'Diddy' Combs taken by ambulance from Fort Dix prison after reported head injury

Right · 2Sean 'Diddy' Combs was taken by ambulance out of the federal prison FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey early on Saturday 10 October 2026 after a head injury, according to a TMZ report relayed by the Daily Mail and the New York Post. 1 2 Right · 2TMZ's sources at the prison said Combs was conscious and speaking when taken out, and Combs was back at the prison before sunrise. 1 2 Centre · 3Accounts of the return differ: Deadline's source said Combs was returned to Fort Dix late on Saturday, and Hindustan Times, citing TMZ, said Combs went back in the early hours of Sunday 11 October, while other outlets say before sunrise on Saturday. Gulf News and the Daily Mirror add that the injury was reportedly not life-threatening. 3 4 5

Right · 1The New York Post, citing TMZ, put the departure at around 1 a.m. 2 Right · 1How Combs was injured is not known. The Daily Mail's headline refers to a fall, in quotation marks, but its text says the cause is unknown. 1 Centre · 3Whether Combs went to a hospital is reported differently: the New York Post's text says it is unclear although its headline says Combs was rushed to one, Newsweek says TMZ had not confirmed a hospital visit, while Deadline says it confirmed a trip to a nearby hospital and the Daily Mirror and Gulf News say Combs was taken to hospital. 2 6 3

Mixed · 2The Daily Mail said it had contacted representatives for Combs and for FCI Fort Dix for comment, and its and the New York Post's early reports described the story as developing. Combs's representative Juda Engelmayer later told Deadline and Newsweek: "We are aware of the reports concerning Sean Combs and are working to confirm the circumstances." The Bureau of Prisons did not respond to Deadline's request for information. 1 3 Right · 2Combs, 56, was sentenced last year to four years and two months in prison on two counts of transporting prostitutes across state lines for sex, after a jury acquitted Combs of the more serious racketeering and sex trafficking charges. The New York Post gives the sentence as 50 months, which is the same length. 1 2 Centre · 3Deadline reported that Combs's release date has moved from 21 January 2028 to 2 March 2028 after a sanction of over 40 days, and that Bureau of Prisons sources said early in October he faced "serious consequences" for having a smartphone and alcohol and paying other inmates; Newsweek and Hindustan Times also give 2 March 2028, while the Daily Mirror still says January 2028. 3 4 7

Centre · 2Combs's legal team has appealed the conviction and sentence, and Combs has denied the broader criminal and civil allegations against them. 4 6