Sean “Diddy” Combs is reportedly facing disciplinary action for an unauthorized phone call. The news came just days after he was transferred to a federal prison in New Jersey that he might temporarily lose phone and commissary privileges for the violation.
Combs was moved to the Fort Dix prison on Oct. 30 after being sentenced to more than four years on prostitution-related charges.
Within a few days of his arrival at the prison, Combs made a three-person call on Nov. 3, in violation of prison rules. According to CBS News, he told officials it was a conversation with his legal team about issuing a statement to The New York Times.
The Bureau of Prisons prohibits inmates from adding multiple people to a call, and inmates can only speak to people on prison phones from previously approved call lists, under longstanding security rules.
According to prison documents, Combs said no one had informed him about the regulations on phone calls, and he said he never received the prison admission and orientation handbook.
Prison officials recommended Combs lose 90 days of phone privileges and 90 days of commissary privileges for the infraction. Their ruling was filed on Nov. 4 — Combs’ 56th birthday. It’s unclear if the recommended penalty has been implemented.