Overview
- Lead Stories published a December 2 fact-check confirming that viral photos with a TMZ logo were not from TMZ and that the watermark had been spoofed.
- TMZ says several widely shared images and a yard video purporting to show Sean Combs with inmates were generated with AI.
- Juda Engelmayer, Combs’ representative, called the circulating items “AI fabrications” and described their spread as disconcerting.
- TMZ notes it has obtained legitimate photos of Combs at FCI Fort Dix but says the specific viral items are not theirs and advises checking tmz.com for verification.
- Combs is serving a 50‑month sentence at Fort Dix with a projected 2028 release, as attention intensifies with Netflix’s four‑part documentary debut on December 2.