Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to be sentenced on Friday morning after being convicted of transporting women to participate in drug-fueled sex marathons.
The 55-year-old hip-hop mogul is due to appear in federal district court in Manhattan before Judge Arun Subramanian, who will decide his fate.
Combs faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. In July, a jury found him guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution related to his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura and a victim who testified under the pseudonym “Jane.” Each count carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. But Combs was acquitted of the more serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, which could have landed him in prison for life.
Federal prosecutors are asking Subramanian to sentence Combs to more than 11 years in prison — or no less than 135 months — as well as impose the maximum fine of $500,000. In court papers filed earlier this week, they argued that Combs has shown no remorse and that his sentence “should reflect the substantial psychological, emotional, and physical damage he has inflicted” on his victims.
The defense is seeking a sentence of no more than 14 months in prison, including the time Combs has already served since his September 2024 arrest. His lawyers argued that his “legacy has been destroyed” and that he has been punished enough.
“He has served over a year in one of the most notorious jails in America — yet has made the most of that punishment,” Combs’s defense team said in a court filing. “It is time for Mr. Combs to go home to his family.”
On the eve of his sentencing, Combs sent a four-page letter to Subramanian saying he is sorry “for all of the hurt and pain” he has caused for others, and asking for the judge’s mercy.
“I realize that this trial has received a tremendous amount of global press and Your Honor may be inclined to make an example out of me,” Combs wrote. “I would ask Your Honor to make me an example of what a person can do if afforded a second chance.”
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