A judge on Friday sentenced Sean “Diddy” Combs to 50 months in federal prison, or 4 years and 2 months, for his conviction on two prostitution-related counts.
The Bad Boy Records founder was also ordered to pay a $500,000 fine – the maximum amount allowed under the law.
As he handed down the sentence, U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian praised the wealthy music mogul for his many accomplishments, according to ABC News.
“I have considered the fact that you are a self-made artist and businessman who has inspired and lifted up communities,” the judge said. “Your work history, impact on the Black community, and entrepreneurship are celebrated and iconic.”
Still, Subramanian told Combs he should spend time in prison for his crimes because “a history of good works cannot wash away the record in this case.”
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Combs will be credited with time served for the nearly 13 months he has spent in jail since he was arrested in September 2024.
The rapper and producer learned his sentence this evening, after a full day of statements in Manhattan federal court.
Combs got emotional and put his head in his hands as his daughter D’Lila Combs, 18, addressed the judge.
At another point, Combs told the court, “I’ve been humbled and broken to my core” by his incarceration at the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York.
In his pre-sentencing letter to the judge, Combs described the conditions at the jail as “inhumane” — saying it is cold, the drinking water is dirty, and he is surrounded by drug use while trying to stay clean.
Combs insisted on Friday, the humbling experience forced him to change.
But prosecutors countered the mogul is the same old bad boy. In fact, they said he booked a speaking engagement in Florida next week, calling the assumption he would be freed “the height of hubris.”
Defense lawyer Xavier Donaldson insisted the engagement was meant to show what his client would do “if the court let Mr. Combs out.”
The judge expressed gratitude to Combs’ victims, his ex-girlfriends Casandra “Cassie” Ventura-Fine and a woman using the alias “Jane Doe,” for testifying during the mogul’s seven-week criminal trial.
The defense team played an 11-minute video in court Friday that portrayed Combs as a loving father and philanthropist determined to uplift the Black community.
Reports from inside the courtroom said Combs cried during the video and his shoulders heaved.
Combs, 55, was convicted on July 2 under the Mann Act for transporting people across state lines for the purpose of prostitution.
His ex-girlfriends and former employees testified about his history of violence and obsession with baby oil-drenched group sex.
But jurors found him not guilty of the most serious racketeering and sex trafficking charges.
The prosecution said he was “unrepentant” and asked the judge to sentence him to 135 months — or 11 years and 3 months in their sentencing memorandum. But the defense argued he should get 14 months, essentially time served.
The judge split the difference.
Some might say the judge was lenient, considering he could have sentenced Combs up to 10 years each for the two prostitution-related counts.
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