Embattled mogul, Sean Combs has another little something to celebrate. Coming off of a dismissal of a sexual assault case brought by former Dirty Money artist Dawn Richard, now it appears that his release date has been moved up!

Combs’ prison release date is getting a little bit closer as it was moved up again.

According to official records from the Federal Bureau of Prisons viewed by The Gamutt on Monday, June 15, Combs, 56, will now be freed on February 23, 2028.

His release was originally scheduled to be released on June 4, 2028. But earlier this year, Us confirmed that his release was moved up a month-and-a-half earlier on April 25, 2028.

Combs is currently behind bars at Fort Dix, a low-security federal prison in southern New Jersey. He is serving a four-year sentence following his conviction on two counts of transportation for prostitution in July 2025. Combs began serving his 50-month sentence two months later. (During his highly-publicized trial, Combs maintained his innocence and pleaded not guilty.)

Since his sentencing, Combs and his legal team have appealed the case. He remains behind bars as he awaits a decision. In a recent story, Combs’ lawyer Juda Engelmayer, shared that the music mogul has remained “remarkably positive” and “hopeful.”

He’s focused on the appeal,” Engelmayer reports. “And looking back at his life and trying to figure out ways to improve and be a better person.”

Engelmayer added that Combs has been hands on with the case amid the appeal process.

“He’s become like a paralegal, if not a lawyer already,” he shared. “My experience [is that] clients who are deeply involved in their cases are the ones who get further.”

In addition to working on his own case, Combs has a job working in the prison’s library. According to Engelmayer, Combs has been tasked with shelving books, organizing materials and helping inmates find reading recommendations. Combs is also staying active by playing basketball in the prison yard.

As part of Combs’ prison sentence, he is participating in Fort Dix’s Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP). When Combs was arrested in September 2024, federal agents found ketamine, MDMA and prescription drugs in the musician’s New York City hotel room. During his trial, Combs’ former employees testified that they were tasked with procuring illegal substances, including cocaine and marijuana, for him. In a letter submitted to the judge before sentencing, Combs admitted he had “lost his way” in “drugs and excess.”

Attorney Scott Rosenblum of Rosenblum, Schwartz & Fry, who is not involved in the case, explained to The Gamutt that if Combs successfully completes his RDAP, “he is likely to get a year off his sentence.”

Now back to Richard’s claims.

According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the judge threw out all of Dawn’s claims against the music mogul. The ruling states that the overwhelming majority of the allegations were filed after the applicable statute of limitations had expired, preventing them from moving forward in federal court.

However, the judge left the door open for one claim involving copyright-related issues, ruling that Dawn could potentially refile that specific claim in New York state court.

Dawn originally filed the lawsuit in September 2024, alleging that Diddy retaliated against her after she advised his former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, to leave him because of alleged abuse she claimed to have witnessed.

In her lawsuit, Dawn also alleged that Diddy’s demanding work environment caused her to go without sleep for extended periods, leading to weight loss and health issues. She further accused him of inappropriate physical contact, claiming he touched her breasts and buttocks during studio sessions.

Diddy has consistently denied the allegations.

At the time the lawsuit was filed, Diddy’s attorney, Erica Wolff, strongly rejected Dawn’s claims, arguing that the lawsuit was motivated by financial gain and publicity.

Wolff previously stated that if Dawn had truly experienced the conditions she described, she would not have continued working with Diddy on multiple projects over the years, including Diddy-Dirty Money, the “Making the Band” reboot, and appearances connected to “The Love Album.”

The ruling marks another legal development in the ongoing wave of lawsuits and allegations surrounding the Bad Boy Records founder. Dawn Richard also previously testified as a witness during Diddy’s criminal proceedings.

Neither Dawn Richard nor her legal team has publicly commented on the federal court dismissal.