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Sean Combs brief hospitalization following head injury at New Jersey prison

Music producer Sean Combs was briefly hospitalized for a non-life-threatening head injury suffered while serving his prison sentence in New Jersey.

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Music executive Sean Combs was taken to a local hospital on Saturday morning following a head injury suffered in prison. Crave Online, The Hollywood Reporter, and Variety all reported that the 56-year-old music mogul was transported from the facility where he is serving a 50-month sentence. The Hollywood Reporter cited TMZ as stating that Combs left the prison around 1 a.m. and returned before 7 a.m. [1][2][3]

The Hollywood Reporter and Variety both report that Combs suffered his injury while at the Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix, in New Jersey. According to Variety, citing the Los Angeles Times, Combs was taken to the hospital for a non-life-threatening injury. The Hollywood Reporter noted that TMZ sources reported he remained conscious and was able to talk to people during the incident. [2][3]

Prisons are facilities used to hold individuals awaiting trial or to confine those who have been convicted and sentenced for crimes. Head injuries cover trauma to the skull or brain and can be caused by falls, accidents, or physical assaults. [8][10]

Combs has built an extensive career as a music mogul and artist. His musical releases include the 2010 studio album Last Train to Paris, recorded with the R and B group Diddy - Dirty Money. [9]

A personal public relations representative for Combs told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday that he was still looking into the matter. [2]

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In short

  • Sean Combs was taken to a hospital on Saturday after suffering a head injury in prison.
  • Combs is serving a 50-month sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix, in New Jersey.
  • The injury was reported as non-life-threatening and Combs was back at the prison within six hours.
  • Combs remained conscious and talking during the incident.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Diddy Reportedly Rushed to Hospital After Head Injury in PrisonCrave Online, 5h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Diddy Briefly Hospitalized After Head Injury in PrisonThe Hollywood Reporter, 6h ago
  3. [3]Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Hospitalized After Suffering Head Injury in PrisonVariety, 5h ago
  4. [4]Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Rushed to Hospital After Suffering Head Injury: ReportPeople.com, 9h ago
  5. [5]Diddy Reportedly Rushed to Hospital After Head Injury in PrisonYahoo, 5h ago
  6. [6]Diddy Reportedly Taken to Hospital After Head Injury in Prisonfoxy99.com, 7h ago
  7. [7]Diddy, 56, Rushed to Hospital After Mysterious Head Injury Behind BarsThe Daily Beast, 7h ago

Background

  1. [8]Head injury on Wikipedia
  2. [9]Last Train to Paris on Wikipedia
  3. [10]Prison on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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