Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to four years, or 50 months, in prison after he was sentenced on two bills for transport to participate in prostitution. He has already served 12 months in prison, which is counted against his sentence. Combs are expected to immediately submit an appeal.
When he made his death decision at the end of the October 3 negotiation, judge Arun Subramanian emphasized that the court must consider Comb’s personal history and qualities when deciding how long he must remain behind bars. Although Combs was convicted only according to the Mann Act – he was acquitted of serious allegations of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy – the judge made it clear that Comb’s violence would be a factor in the judgment.
He started by highlighting Comb’s career performance and his impact on the black society and called his philanthropic work “affordable.” The judge then said that he must also consider Comb’s behavior, which is described in a rigorous eight-week criminal trial, where 34 witnesses accused Bad Boy Records founder for violent crimes and sexual abuse. “We saw the video about your wild kind of MS Ventura,” said the Subramanian, referring to the 2016 hotel surveillance films. He noted that Combs committed “serious crimes that irrevocably injured two women.”
After submitting a penalty of 50 months in prison, plus a fine of $ 500,000 and five years of monitoring release, the subranian took a few moments to recognize the victims of Comb’s case and called them “strong women” who told “terrible stories.” “We heard you,” the judge said of Ventura and other witnesses. “I’m proud of you.” He thanked the victims for coming forward and showed that “violence behind closed doors does not have to stay hidden.” He added, “Even if you were a victim you don’t always have to be.”
The judge spoke directly to the defendant and said that Combs will not be able to “wash away” his crimes and that his past behavior “will forever be associated” with him. But, he said, “You will come through this. There is a light at the end of the tunnel.” Subramanian quoted their own children, sister and mother in his letters to the judge and told Combs that he can devote his future to supporting the victims for home violence. “The same power you used to hurt women, you can use to help them,” he said. “I expect you to get the most out of your second chance.”
Immediately before the death decision, Combs asked the judge Subramanian for “mercy” in a tearful speech. He spoke more during the hearing than throughout his eight -week criminal trial. Combs thanked the judge and gave personal apologies to Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, “Jane” and the other alleged victims for the case. He said that one of the “most difficult things” with the past year has been “having to be quiet” and “not be able to express how sorry I am for my actions.” Combs, whom he spoke to his “disgusting, despicable” attack on Ventura, apologized to all victims of home violence and said, “I know it triggered many people around the world.”
“My actions were disgusting, shameful and sick,” Combs said. “I was sick. Sick from the drugs. … I needed help, but I didn’t get help.” Combs said he makes “no excuses” for his actions because “I knew better, my mom brought me better.”
“I got lost in abundance. I got lost in my ego,” said Combs, leaving that his decision caused him to lose his freedom, his ability to parent his children and “most of all … my self -respect.” “I have become humble, broken to my core,” Combs said. “I hate myself right now.”
When he turned around to meet his six adult children standing in the gallery, Comb began to cry and said, “You deserved better.” He apologizes to his mother, Janice Combs and said he “failed” her as her only son. Combs asked the judge for a light punishment so that he could be reunited with his family. “I will never put my hands on another person again,” he promised.
After Christmas dictation From his criminal trial, Comb’s lawyers submitted several proposals for acquittal and requested that he be sentenced to 14 months, which, given his time as already served, would release him at the end of the year. Federal prosecutors initially claimed that Combs deserved at least four to five years in prison. Earlier this week, they changed their request to more than 11 years. (Combs were found guilty of two bills of transport to participate in prostitution according to Mann Act, and each fee has a maximum penalty of 10 years.)
On Friday morning in court, Prosecutor Christy Slavik began opening remarks, emphasizing that Combs “has not admitted his debt” or “accepted responsibility” and struck the defense’s primary arguments as “completely inconsistent with reality.” She emphasized the government’s recommendation of at least 135 months in prison and compares it with other MAN ACT cases. “His respect for the team is just lip service,” she said about Combs, revealing that the shameful music mogul apparently booked a telling commitment to Miami for next week. “That’s the height of Hubris,” Slavik said. (Comb’s lawyer Xavier Donaldson later described the commitment as a “teaching commitment” without pay.)
Defense lawyer Jason Driscoll rejected Slavik’s argument, and Nicole Westmoreland began to cry during his long comments about how Combs is an “inspiration” and black business pioneer. She told the judge about Comb’s behavior at the Metropolitan Detection Center for the past 12 months and said he taught other prisoners business capabilities in a six -week course. “Mr. Combs can reach so many more on the outside than he can on the inside,” said Westmoreland, praying for a cautious sentence.
All six of Combs’ Grow Children spoke in the verdict to defend his father and emphasize that “he has been completely transformed” since his 2024 arrest. “He’s my hero … He’s still my superhero,” said Christian Combs, who started his comments by talking about how much he resembles his father. Sniffling, he added, “give my family grace.”
Combs’ daughters Jessie, Chance and D’Lila, each broke in tears in the courtroom when they described that they grew up without their mother, Kim Porter, who died in 2018. “We need our father,” said Chance, Weeping. “We can’t see our little sister grow up fatherless,” she added, referring to the two -year -old love. As he listened to his children, Comb looked visibly worried and grabbed his stomach as he sat next to his lawyers.
Judge Subramanian thanked the Combs children for speaking. “I know how difficult it was to get up here,” he said, leaving that it was really “important” for him to hear from them. Following their comments, an 11-minute video was shown that highlights Comb’s relationship with his family to the court.
Speaking next was Brian Steel, who said Comb’s violence was the result of “untreated trauma” and a “violent drug abuse.” Steel said Combs underwent a medical procedure in 2000 and was prescribed painkillers. Since that day until 2024, “Sean has been high every day,” Steel said. The lawyer also described the serious conditions in prison and said that Combs was attacked by a colleague who contained a shaft, and prison guards stopped the attacker as he stood over Combs, on his way to “cut” him. Steel said Combs has not slept for more than two hours in a row in the past year and has not seen daylight except on his commuting to the court. He said Combs hears screaming all night in jail, must deal with “contaminated” water and “eats chips all day.”
Earlier this week, Combs submitted a letter to the judge asks for relief in their judgment. In the letter he apologized for “the injury and pain that I have caused others” and promised to “never commit a crime again.” He also described his difficult situation in prison and wrote: “I have become humble and broken to my core.” A few days earlier, Ventura submitted his own letter to the judgeWriting that she still has nightmares about Combs, which in an important certificate of trial was seen violently beating her in a hotel.
After the verdict, Ventura’s lawyers Douglas Wigdor and Meredit Firetog (Wigdor LLP) were divided into a statement to Amount“Although nothing can regret the trauma caused by combs, the punishment that is imposed today recognizes the effects of the serious crimes he committed. We are convinced that with the support of her family and friends, Ventura will continue to heal that her courage and firmness have been an inspiration for so many.”
During his two-month trial earlier this year, Federal Prosecutors painted Combs as leader of a criminal company and a sex dealer who violently abused women and put them with drugs to fulfill his sexual fantasies in performances he called “freak-offs.” His defense lawyers disproved that Combs was an amateur pornographer who had toxic yet completely consensual relationships with his accusers.
Although Combs was found guilty on two bills and denied the bail by the judge, his lawyers claimed “a great victory” After the verdict. In the courtroom, Comb’s fist pumped and mouth “thanks” to the lawyers. Members of his family and defense team cried. The leading prosecutor Mauren Comey was dismissed by the Ministry of Justice two weeks after the verdict, without explanation.
In one interview with Amount In August, Comb’s leader Marc Agnifilo said he felt Combs got “as fair trial as possible.” When it comes to Comb’s life after prison, he said, “the work he did not do in the early 20s, I think he will do it now. Sometimes – not all the time – he looks at (these consequences) as a blessing.”
