Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs release date moved up to April 2028

Rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs' prison release date has been moved up. Photo / Reuters

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ prison release date has been shortened amid the rapper’s efforts to appeal his four-year sentence.

Page Six reported Combs, who was set to walk free on June 4, 2028, will now be released on April 25, 2028, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

The 56-year-old hip-hop magnate is serving a 50-month prison sentence after being convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

The I’ll Be Missing You rapper filed to appeal the sentence in December, with his lawyers claiming the prosecution did not prove its case against him, and that his constitutional rights were breached when the judge handed down too harsh a sentence.

Combs’ lawyers called for his immediate release and that his conviction be reversed or his sentence reduced, according to court papers seen by Page Six.

Prosecutors responded in opposition to his request last month.

P Diddy also known as Puff Daddy. Photo / Reuters

According to Us Weekly, Combs was accepted into a drug abuse rehabilitation programme in November. His participation in the programme could result in a one-year reduction to his sentence.

A representative for the rapper said at the time that Combs was ”an active participant in the Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP) and has taken his rehabilitation process seriously from the start".

“He is fully engaged in his work, focused on growth and committed to positive change.”

Earlier that month, Combs’ sentence was increased after he allegedly broke multiple prison rules including consuming “homemade alcohol” and participating in a three-way phone call.

He later claimed he was unaware “third party or three-way calls are not authorised”, according to Page Six.

Sean "Diddy" Combs has had his prison sentence shortened by a month and a half, according to reports. Photo / Reuters

Allegations the rapper drank homemade alcohol emerged during his first week at the low-security Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Fort Dix, New Jersey, where he had been transferred to access rehab support.

“There have been several false and reckless reports circulating about Mr Combs,” his representatives said in a statement to People.

“He has not violated any prison rules. His sobriety and self-discipline are priorities, and he is taking them seriously.”

Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers approached President Donald Trump about a pardon. Picture / Reuters

In December, Combs’ team reportedly approached President Donald Trump to request he pardon his convictions.

“You know, I was very friendly with him,” Trump said in a previous interview with Newsmax last August.

“I got along with him great, seemed like a nice guy. I didn’t know him well, but when I ran for office he was very hostile”, before indicating it was unlikely he would grant Combs clemency.