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Sean Diddy Combs Caught Drinking in Prison, Sobriety in Doubt

11/8/2025

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Sean Diddy Combs was caught drinking homemade alcohol at Fort Dix prison, contradicting his sobriety claims.
The concoction, from Fanta, sugar, and apples, ferments into a common inmate brew over two weeks.
Prison officials initially planned to transfer him, but later reversed that decision.
Combs is serving a 50-month Mann Act sentence and wrote, "The old me died in jail," to the judge.
The incident raises questions about his sobriety.

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Story summary

Sean Diddy Combs was caught drinking homemade alcohol at Fort Dix prison, contradicting his sobriety claims.
The concoction, from Fanta, sugar, and apples, ferments into a common inmate brew over two weeks.
Prison officials initially planned to transfer him, but later reversed that decision.
Combs is serving a 50-month Mann Act sentence and wrote, "The old me died in jail," to the judge.
The incident raises questions about his sobriety.