Combs’ legal team and spokespeople recently vehemently denied reports he was caught with homemade alcohol known as ‘prison hooch’ while incarcerated at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey. The allegations, first reported in early November, claimed Combs was found with a fermented mixture of apples, Fanta soda, and sugar.
But a statement posted on Combs’ official X account on November 9, 2025, read: “The rumors claiming Mr. Combs was caught with alcohol are completely false. His only focus is becoming the best version of himself and returning to his family.”
His spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, told news outlets, “Mr. Combs is in his first week at FCI Fort Dix and is focused on adjusting, working on himself, and doing better each day.”
The spokesperson emphasized Combs has not violated any prison rules and that his sobriety is a priority he is taking seriously.
The I’ll Be Missing You hitmaker’s defense team had previously requested Combs be transferred to Fort Dix for its drug abuse program, stating he had gotten sober for the first time in 25 years.
Despite the denials over the alleged hooch incident, outlets claimed Combs’ release date had been pushed back by one month, to June 2028, as a result of the apparent rule-breaking.
