SAT . Diddy Will Spend More Time Behind Bars as Release Date Gets Pushed Back amid Alleged Rule Violations

• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in July
• Three months later, he was sentenced to 50 months in prison with a release date of May 8, 2028
• The Federal Bureau of Prisons website has since updated Combs’ release date to June 4, 2028, amid reports that he has violated prison rules

Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ release date has been pushed back nearly a month amid reports that he violated rules while in prison.

The 56-year-old disgraced media mogul, who was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in July, was initially sentenced to 50 months in prison in October with a release date of May 8, 2028.

Combs’ release date has now been changed to June 4, 2028, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate records viewed by PEOPLE on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

It is not clear why Combs’ release date has been changed. It comes after reports that the Bad Boy Records founder violated a series of rules during his time behind bars.

Just days after he began serving his sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), Fort Dix, in New Jersey, Combs was allegedly caught drinking homemade alcohol, TMZ reported on Friday, Nov. 7. The alleged drink was concocted with a mix of Fanta soda, sugar and apples and left to ferment for two weeks.

Officials considered moving Combs to a new unit, but they ultimately let him stay put.

“There have been several false and reckless reports circulating about Mr. Combs,” a spokesperson told PEOPLE of the allegations on Sunday, Nov. 9. “He has not violated any prison rules. His sobriety and self-discipline are priorities, and he is taking them seriously.”

“This is only his first week at FCI Fort Dix, and unfortunately, rumors will surface throughout his time there,” the spokesperson continued. “We ask the public and the press to give him the benefit of the doubt, the privacy to focus on his personal growth, and the grace to move forward in peace.”Sean Diddy Combs attends Reel To Reel: Cant Stop Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy Story at The GRAMMY Museum on October 4, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

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More recently, Combs allegedly violated another rule when he made a three-way call from prison, CBS News reported on Monday, Nov. 10, citing prison documents. The Bureau of Prisons does not allow inmates to add multiple people on a call, per the outlet.

Though he was at risk of losing phone privileges, his spokesperson said he did not break any prison policies.

“He is in the drug treatment program and he is working in the chapel library,” Juda Engelmayer said in a statement to PEOPLE. “The phone call he was on was initiated by an attorney and it was attorney client privilege and appropriate.”

Combs has been behind bars since he was arrested in September 2024 and was held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center before being transferred to Fort Dix. Along with the prostitution-related charge, he was also charged with sex trafficking and racketeering, for which he was acquitted.

Moments after he was sentenced on Oct. 3, his attorney Marc Agnifilo called out Judge Arun Subramanian, claiming to reporters that Subramanian “acted as a 13th juror, one we did not choose,” and “second-guessed the jury’s verdict.”

Combs’ legal team had asked for him to get no more than 14 months behind prison while prosecutors requested 11 years. Agnifilo said last month that Combs’ attorneys plan to appeal, accusing Subramanian of using coercion as a reason for the length of the sentence.