Sean Combs Taken From Fort Dix by Ambulance With Head Injury, TMZ Reports; Cause Unknown

Sean "Diddy" Combs was taken from the federal prison at Fort Dix, New Jersey, for treatment of a head injury early Saturday, Oct. 10, according to TMZ, which cited sources at the facility. The injury is described as non-life-threatening.

The sources told TMZ that an ambulance pulled out of the prison around 1 a.m. They said Combs was conscious and speaking when he came back, before sunrise the same morning.

That is the extent of what has been put on the record. How Combs, 56, hurt his head has not been explained by anyone with direct knowledge.

What the prison and his camp are saying

FCI Fort Dix declined to comment. A prison spokesperson cited "privacy, safety, and security reasons" and said the facility does not discuss the medical status or housing assignment of any incarcerated person.

Combs's spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, gave the same statement to several outlets: "We are aware of the reports concerning Sean Combs and are working to confirm the circumstances. Sean's health and well-being are our immediate concern, and we appreciate everyone who has reached out."

No medical update has been released. The severity of the injury, the treatment he received, and whether he needs follow-up care are all unconfirmed. One report said TMZ could not establish which medical facility received him, while others describe a hospital visit.

A rough stretch behind bars

The incident follows weeks of headlines out of Fort Dix. NBC News reported on Sept. 29 that four men who served time in Combs's unit said he had other inmates cook and clean for him, and that he received massages. NBC also reported that he had a contraband phone, a "jailbroken" tablet and smuggled alcohol.

One former inmate told NBC it was "not some normal shit you see in jail. This is some rich shit." Those are allegations from former inmates and NBC's own reporting. The Bureau of Prisons has not publicly confirmed them.

Combs's side rejects the framing. A spokesperson told NBC: "The continued scrutiny of every mundane detail of Sean Combs's life in prison has reached the point where the media characterizes ordinary prison life as news. The only real news is that Sean continues to serve his sentence while awaiting the court's decision on his appeal."

There were consequences inside the prison. Combs was reportedly moved back to the Special Housing Unit on Sept. 30, and Variety reports he was sanctioned for disruptive conduct and lost 41 days of good conduct time. The Bureau of Prisons inmate database now lists his release date as March 2, 2028, up from Jan. 21, 2028.

He was also reportedly placed in solitary in July after an altercation with another inmate. No source has linked that fight to Saturday's injury, and nothing establishes that the two events are connected.

The legal picture

A federal jury convicted Combs in July 2025 on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. It acquitted him of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, the most serious charges against him. He was sentenced in October 2025 to 50 months, with five years of supervised release to follow.

His lawyers are appealing the conviction. Combs has denied allegations of sexual misconduct and faces upward of 70 civil lawsuits nationwide.

Last week he was ordered to pay NBCUniversal $477,700 in legal fees after losing a $100 million defamation suit over the documentary "Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy," according to Variety.

What comes next

A man in federal custody was injured badly enough to need an ambulance at 1 a.m., and the public has no official account of how. The Bureau of Prisons has not said whether it is looking into the cause. Combs's representatives say they are still working to confirm the circumstances. Whether the prison or his camp releases a cause and a medical update is the open question, and it matters most to the pending appeal and to the unresolved questions about how Combs has been housed and treated at Fort Dix.