Sean "Diddy" Combs' Prison Release Date Moved Up Amid 4-Year Sentence

Sean "Diddy" Combs' Attorneys Say Freak-Offs Were "Amateur Pornography" in Appeal Hearing

Sean "Diddy" Combs is one step closer to freedom.

The rapper, who is currently serving a four-year prison sentence for prostitution-related charges, will now be released on Feb. 23, 2028, according to Federal Bureau of Prisons records viewed by E! News.

This is not the first time that the 56-year-old's release date has moved up. Combs was initially set to be released on May 8, 2028, when he was sentenced last year, but the date was later pushed up one month to June 4, 2028.

Earlier this year, his release date was changed again to April 25, 2028, before it was moved up 10 days to April 15, 2028.

E! has reached out to Combs' attorney for comment but hasn't heard back.

The Bad Boy Records founder remains at Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution, a low-security prison located in New Jersey, after he was transferred there from the New York's Metropolitan Detention Center in late October. Combs—who faced a seven-week sex trafficking trial in 2025—was sentenced to 50 months in prison after a New York jury found him guilty, under the Mann Act, on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

Amid Combs' incarceration, his legal team has continued to fight for an appeal to overturn his conviction. In recent court filings obtained by CNN, Combs' lawyers argued that the Grammy winner's so-called “Freak Offs”—which acted as the basis of his conviction, as he moved individuals across state lines to engage in the sex acts—should not be applicable under the Mann Act and instead should be considered amateur porn shoots.

“Freak-offs and hotel nights were highly choreographed sexual performances involving the use of costumes, role play, and staged lighting” his counsel wrote in court documents, “which were filmed so Combs and his girlfriends could watch this amateur pornography later.”

Their filing continued, “Pornography production and viewing of this sort is protected by the First Amendment and thus cannot constitutionally be prosecuted. In other words, the term ‘prostitution’ in the Act should be limited to those situations where a paying customer engages in sex with the person being paid.”

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In a 2024 indictment obtained by E! News, prosecutors described Freak Offs as days-long, drug-fueled orgies during which Combs allegedly "used force, threats of force, and coercion" to "cause victims to engage" in the acts.

Combs' ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura testified during his trial that she participated in "hundreds" of Freak Offs, accusing him filming the sex acts to use as blackmail against her.

"He would mention them when he was upset about something. It was just a pretty common thing," she told the court. "I feared for my career. I feared for my family. Just embarrassing, all of it. It's horrible and disgusting. No one should do that to anyone."

For more details on the case against Combs, read on.

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