Reps For Diddy Deny He Was Busted With Homemade Alcohol In Jail

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is likely to be having a greater first week in his new jail than many believed, as his authorized reps lately shot down a report suggesting he was in scorching water with Fort Dix jail guards after allegedly being discovered with do-it-yourself alcohol.

In line with a earlier report from The Blast, sources near Diddy alleged that the disgraced rapper, who was sentenced to 50 months in federal jail after being convicted on prostitution costs, had gotten right into a little bit of hassle with jail guards at his New Jersey jail after being discovered with a banned substance.

The supply claimed Diddy was present in possession of do-it-yourself alcohol, constituted of Fanta soda, sugar, and apples that inmates let ferment for 2 weeks. The alleged incident reportedly upset jail officers sufficient that they thought of transferring his cell however finally determined in opposition to it.

Diddy’s reported mishap with jail officers got here simply over a month after the rapper wrote to a New York Metropolis decide, claiming he was pursuing sobriety after being incarcerated since September 2024. In his letter, the “Making the Band” lead admitted he misplaced his manner and obtained misplaced within the journey, which included “medication and the surplus.”

Later, in his four-page letter, Diddy claimed he had discovered rather a lot behind bars and stated he started taking steps to higher himself. Along with studying books, the daddy of seven revealed he’d been working with a therapist to assemble the “instruments and data to cope with my previous drug abuse and anger points.”

Diddy’s camp did not let the rumors linger, shortly denying them with a submit on the rapper’s X account. “The rumors claiming Mr. Combs was caught with alcohol are fully false. His solely focus is turning into the very best model of himself and returning to his household,” the submit learn.

Moreover, Diddy’s household spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, advised TMZ that the “Finna Get Unfastened” performer has been centered on himself whereas behind bars.

“Mr. Combs is in his first week at FCI Fort Dix and is targeted on adjusting, engaged on himself, and doing higher every day. As with all high-profile particular person in a brand new atmosphere, there can be many rumors and exaggerated tales all through his time there—most of them unfaithful. We ask that folks give him the advantage of the doubt, the privateness to deal with his private progress with grace and function,” Engelmayer stated.

Diddy is at the moment serving his 50-month sentence in New Jersey after being transferred from MDC Brooklyn to Fort Dix. As beforehand reported by The Blast, the rapper’s workforce requested the switch so he might “deal with drug and abuse points” and “maximize household visitation and rehabilitative efforts.”

Diddy’s relocation additionally got here after his authorized workforce shared with the decide throughout his sentencing that the rapper had been threatened with a shank whereas within the Brooklyn facility. His greatest buddy, Charlucci Finney, revealed that somebody had held the sharp machine to his neck and that he might’ve been critically injured or killed.

“He awoke with a knife to his throat,” Finney claimed. “I do not know whether or not he fought him off or the guards got here, I simply know that it occurred.”

“If this man had needed to hurt him, Sean would have been harmed. It could solely take a second to chop his throat with a weapon and kill him,” he stated.