DIDDY'S NEW RELEASE DATE
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 21 June 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
A jury finds Sean "Diddy" Combs guilty of two counts relating to transporting individuals for prostitution, but the rap mogul is acquitted of the more serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. After the verdict, Combs' attorneys ask for bail. He doesn't get it, instead getting a 50-month prison sentence. Now Combs is scheduled to be released from federal prison on February 23, 2028.This date has been adjusted or changed at least four times.
- Original date: June 4, 2028
- First change: April 25, 2028
- Second change: April 15, 2028
- Current date: February 23, 2028 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Release dates are determined by the Bureau of Prisons considering credits for good conduct time, participation in rehabilitation programs, and time served.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
- Philip Dubé - Court-Appointed Counsel, Los Angeles County Public Defenders: Criminal & Constitutional Law; Forensics & Mental Health Advocacy
- Dr. Cheryl Arutt - Licensed Clinical and Forensic Psychologist (specializing in trauma recovery, PTSD and EMDR); Website: CreativeEMDR.com, IG: @askdrcheryl
- Robert Crispin - Private Investigator at “Crispin Special Investigations," Former Federal Task Force Officer for the United States Department of Justice (DEA and Miami Field Division), and Former Homicide and Crimes Against Children Investigator; Facebook: Crispin Special Investigations Inc.
- Rob Shuter - Host: Naughty But Nice Podcast and Former Publicist of Sean Combs; IG: @naughtygossip
- Lynn Shaw - Founder and Executive Director of Lynn's Warriors - an organization committed to ending human trafficking and sexual exploitation, Host of Lynn's Warriors on YouTube; X: @lynns_warriors, YouTube: @LynnsWarriors,
- Tisa Tells - Pop Culture Investigator & Commentator and Host of 'Tisa Tells' on YouTube; YouTube: @TisaTells, Instagram & TikTok: @TisaTellss
- Lauren Conlin - Podcaster/Reporter/Host- Co-Host of "PopCrimeTV" on YouTube; Website: primetimecrimeshow.com, X- @Conlin_Lauren, Instagram: @LaurenEmilyConlin, YouTube: @PopCrimeTV
- Sydney Sumner - CRIME STORIES Investigative Reporter
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:03.4 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.1 | Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. |
| 0:12.0 | Shocker. |
| 0:13.5 | I hope you're sitting down. |
| 0:15.1 | You may need to lay down for this one. |
| 0:17.1 | Sean Diddy Combs' prison release date has been jumped up several weeks, which means he's getting out even earlier. |
| 0:27.8 | I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories. I want to thank you for being with us. |
| 0:32.7 | That's right. Sean Didy Combs' prison release has been moved up. |
| 0:38.4 | The music star was found guilty on two counts. |
| 0:43.2 | Transportation to engage in prostitution. |
| 0:46.0 | It's now set to be freed earlier. |
| 0:48.8 | Combs' projected prison release date has been changed four times. |
| 0:54.0 | His initial projected release date was June 4, |
| 0:57.0 | 2028. Then it was changed to April 25th, 20208. Then moved up 10 days to April 15th, |
| 1:05.3 | 2028. Now his projected release date is February 23rd, 2028. |
| 1:12.0 | That's no time. |
| 1:13.5 | Are you kidding? |
| 1:15.6 | Wait, let's take a refresher course on the facts proving Sean Combs guilty. |
| 1:23.3 | After a split verdict where Sean Combs is acquitted of Rico, two other counts come into place. |
| 1:32.8 | Sean Combs convicted on two felony counts. |
| 1:35.6 | There was a massive argument via paper to keep Sean Combs behind bars, the defense fighting tooth and nail to let him out on |
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