Hip-hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been sentenced to 4 years and two months in jail after he was discovered responsible earlier this 12 months on prostitution-related fees

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs broke down in tears whereas in courtroom to face his sentencing, as he has been handed 50 months in jail. He has been sentenced right now (October 3) by a federal decide in New York Metropolis after he was discovered responsible earlier this 12 months on prostitution-related fees.

Diddy was hit with a 4 12 months and two months sentence in addition to a $500,000 fantastic, which is the very best the decide might impose. The controversial music producer, who waved to supporters upon arriving in courtroom, was acquitted of the extra severe fees of racketeering and intercourse trafficking in July however discovered responsible on two fees of transportation of former girlfriends for prostitution.

The responsible verdict was delivered after 13 hours of deliberation by the jury. As the decision got here down, Diddy was seen kneeling in entrance of his chair and praying. He then turned to the gallery and clapped in entrance of his kids and household who had turned out to to assist him.

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Through the trial, torrid particulars emerged about his intercourse life and ‘freak off events’ that concerned ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura. The music mogul was denied bail and has remained in custody till right now’s sentencing. Federal prosecutors have argued the disgraced star ought to serve greater than 11 years in jail for his conviction, claiming he’s “unrepentant”.

Decide Arun Subramanian addressed Diddy instantly earlier than delivering the decision. He needed to make it clear he’s being sentenced for the offenses of conviction and never the intercourse trafficking and racketeering fees he was acquitted of.

The decide stated he had thought-about the very fact Diddy is a self-made artist and businessman who has “impressed and lifted up communities”. He famous that his work and influence are “celebrated and iconic,” which he stated is extra spectacular contemplating his childhood and the “violent loss of life” of his dad when he was three.

Nonetheless, the Decide additionally advised the disgraced rapper that will probably be “onerous time in jail” away from his household however that he’ll nonetheless “have a life afterwards”.

Diddy has additionally been fined $500,000 and the decide paid tribute to the star’s former accomplice Cassie Ventura and “the opposite courageous survivors who got here ahead”.

He stated: “We heard you… these horrible acts had been made public and Sean Combs won’t ever be capable to wash them away. I can solely say your households are pleased with you and your kids will probably be pleased with you… You were not simply speaking to the jury you had been speaking to the ladies who really feel powerless – you gave them a voice, you stood as much as energy, it isn’t straightforward.”

The decide additionally advised Diddy that there’s “mild on the finish of the tunnel” for each him and his household, though he acknowledged that the Cannot No person Maintain Me Down hitmaker was in a “darkish place” in the meanwhile.

Subramanian stated: “That is onerous time in jail, away from your loved ones, buddies and neighborhood, however you should have a life afterward.”

In a direct plea to the decide earlier than his sentencing, Diddy stated: “Typically regardless of who you had been earlier than you get so shaken, it simply modifications your trajectory, it simply modifications you and it modifications you for the higher. Typically you must undergo life experiences.

“These are usually not excuses. I can’t change the previous however I can change the longer term. I ask your honour for mercy. I urge your honour for mercy.”

Whereas chatting with the decide, Diddy stated: “I ask Your Honour for the prospect to be a father once more. I ask Your Honour for the prospect to be a son once more. I ask Your Honour for the prospect to be a pacesetter in my neighborhood once more. I ask Your Honour for an opportunity to get the assistance that I desperately must grow to be a greater individual as a result of I don’t need to let God down, I don’t need to let my household down.”

He added: “I don’t have no person responsible however myself. I do know I’ll by no means put my palms on one other individual once more. I do know that I’ve discovered my lesson. I’m prepared to adjust to any situations the courtroom places upon me. Given an opportunity, once we speak about the potential of me sharing my story, it’s not only a scheme to attempt to get much less time – it’s that this story is actual, this story is tragic.

“Rising up as a child, I simply needed to be a shining instance of what we might do. I say we, as individuals of color, that we might personal our personal companies, deal with our personal communities, elevate our personal kids, resolve our personal issues, create our personal wealth, deal with our personal issues.

“That was my mission. I received misplaced. I’m not this unhealthy individual. I’m sorry to my neighborhood for letting y’all down.”

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