Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to 50 months (or simply over 4 years) in jail following his July 2025 conviction on two counts of transporting people to interact in prostitution.
Federal prosecutors had sought an 11-year jail sentence, citing Combs’ “a long time of abuse” and “unchecked violence.” In a court docket submitting, they included a letter from Combs’ ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, who urged Choose Arun Subramanian to reject the protection workforce’s claims that Diddy is a “modified man.”
Combs’ protection workforce had really useful a 14-month sentence, which might have allowed for his fast launch primarily based on time served.
Addressing the court docket previous to sentencing (through the New York Occasions), Combs known as his conduct “disgusting, shameful and sick.” He additionally apologized to Enterprise and the opposite ladies “Jane” whose allegations have been the premise for the case.
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“Due to my selections, I misplaced my freedom, I misplaced the chance to successfully increase my youngsters and be there for my mom,” Combs added. “I misplaced all my companies, I misplaced my profession, I completely destroyed my status.”
In deciding on Combs’ sentence, Choose Subramanian stated a considerable penalty was required “to ship a message to abusers and victims alike that exploitation and violence towards ladies is met with actual accountability.” Along with Combs’ 50-month jail sentence, Choose Subramanian imposed a fantastic of $500,000 and 5 years of supervised launched. Primarily based on time already served, and the potential for time without work for good conduct, Combs may function little as two and a half extra years in jail, in accordance with the New York Occasions.
The sentencing got here simply days after Choose Subramanian denied a protection movement to both overturn the conviction or grant a brand new trial. Within the ruling, he rejected the argument that Combs’ infamous “freak-offs” have been merely pornographic film shoots protected by the First Modification.
Choose Subramanian additionally rejected the protection’s argument that hiring males for consensual intercourse with Ventura didn’t meet the authorized definition of prostitution. “That definition would chop prostitution virtually out of existence,” he wrote. “It could exclude any scenario during which an individual pays a 3rd occasion (like a brothel) to have intercourse with an worker.”
In September 2024, Combs was arrested and charged with RICO and intercourse trafficking violations. After a contentious seven-week trial this spring, a jury acquitted him of the extra critical racketeering and intercourse trafficking fees however convicted him on two counts of transporting people throughout state strains for the aim of prostitution.
