Seen Those ‘Prison Photos’ of Diddy Online? They’re ‘Doctored’ AI Fakes, Not the Real Thing

If you’ve seen photos online that appear to show Sean “Diddy” Combs smiling in prison, they’re not real.

Images appearing to show Combs smiling alongside fellow inmates at FCI Fort Dix went viral on social media. The realistic-looking photos even included a TMZ watermark in an apparent attempt to make them seem legitimate.

But they’re not real — according to both TMZ and Combs’ rep Juda Engelmayer.

“These images are not real. They are AI fabrications,” Engelmayer says in a statement to PEOPLE. “Sean has always treated people with kindness and respect, but it’s disconcerting how often manipulated or AI-generated images are being pushed into the conversation while he is in a federal facility. Nothing in these doctored photos reflects reality.”

A TMZ article about the photos says of the photo with the brand’s watermark, “Looks legit, but we’re here to bust your bubble.”

Combs is currently serving a 50-month prison sentence at Fort Dix, located on a military base in New Jersey. He was transferred there in September from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he had been since his arrest in 2024.

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The Bad Boy Records founder was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution after a closely watched, high-profile federal trial.

Real photos of Combs behind bars have circulated prior to the viral AI images.

In October, a photo first obtained by TMZ showed Combs wearing a dark blue jacket and a bright orange beanie. He also sported a full white beard.