Diddy’s “newfound sobriety” didn’t last long — prison officials at Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution in New Jersey reportedly busted the Bad Boy Records mogul for drinking homemade alcohol while serving his 50-month federal sentence.
Sources say Diddy was caught with a fermented mix of Fanta, sugar, and apples, a prison-made concoction inmates typically let sit for weeks to create alcohol. The discovery contradicts the music executive’s courtroom claims of being sober for the first time in 25 years.
Diddy was reportedly caught drinking behind bars at Fort Dix
TMZ reports he was busted by prison officials after making homemade alcohol using Fanta, sugar, and apples, a common inmate brew that ferments over two weeks.
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Initially, officials planned to move Diddy to a different unit as punishment, but that decision was later reversed. He remains in his current housing arrangement — though the incident has raised eyebrows both inside and outside the facility.
Just weeks ago, during his sentencing hearing, Diddy told Judge Arun Subramanian that incarceration had forced him to face his demons. In a letter to the court, he wrote:
“Although this situation has been the hardest and darkest time in my life, good things have come out of my incarceration… I am now sober for the first time in 25 years.”
Diddy was convicted on two counts of violating the Mann Act — specifically for transporting individuals to engage in prostitution — and began serving his term earlier this month at Fort Dix, a low-security federal facility known for its drug rehabilitation programs.
Recent photos showed Diddy socializing with other inmates, including former NBA player Sebastian Telfair, during recreation time.
The alcohol incident could complicate Diddy’s fast-tracked appeal, which was granted just days ago. His attorneys had argued for an expedited process to ensure his case wouldn’t become moot before his sentence ended — but this latest slip-up may weaken his plea for early reconsideration.
