Diddy Attacked by Drug Lord in Prison, Suffers Head Injury

The Fort Dix Prison

Sean "Diddy" Combs suffered severe head injuries after engaging in a physical fight with Jamaican drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke in the federal prison of Fort Dix, New Jersey, last Friday. This news was first by TMZ and cited by a number of media including Page Six.

As a result of the incident, the 56-year-old rapper was taken by ambulance to the hospital outside the prison on Saturday morning for treatment. Diddy was to return to prison in the afternoon. Details about the severity of the injury have not been officially disclosed.

Christopher "Dudus" Coke is known as a Jamaican drug lord who has been serving 23 years in prison since 2012 and is one of the most respected prisoners in the federal prison.

Cell phones are triggers.

The struggle began after a NBC News investigation report in late September revealed Diddy’s luxurious lifestyle behind the scroll. The report that Diddy had cell phones smuggled, consumed alcohol, received massage services and special meals, and paid other prisoners to do his housework.

The investigation report triggered at least two major searches in Fort Dix. In the raid, officers seized cell phones of prisoners, including Coke. Diddy himself was already placed in a special housing unit (SHU) before the fight occurred.

Coke and a number of other prisoners are called anger because Diddy triggered the raid and caused them to lose various facilities.

Both were sentenced to isolation.

After the fighting incident, Diddy and Coke were both sentenced to two weeks in a special isolation cell (SHU).In SHU, prisoners were placed apart from the general population with strict surveillance.

Diddy is serving a 50-month federal prison sentence.Until this news was released, the U.S. Prison Bureau has not given official confirmation about the fight or the exact cause of Diddy’s head injuries.

Diddy’s spokeswoman, Juda Engelmayer, said his team was still trying to confirm the condition and health of his clients. He stressed that their primary priority was Diddy’s health and well-being, while refusing to verify the version of the incident circulating in the media.

Highlights of International Media

The case of Diddy’s fight with Dudus Coke in the federal prison immediately became the spotlight of international media.A number of major media such as Page Six, NY Daily News, and The National News Desk lowered further reports about the incident.

This story adds to a long list of controversies that hit Diddy during his sentencing.In the past, reports about his luxurious lifestyle in prison also sparked a debate about the special treatment of celebrity prisoners.

The development of Diddy's health condition and the US Prison Bureau's response to the incident are still awaited.Stateline MEDIA will update this news as soon as there is an official statement from the authorities.