Moment Sean 'Diddy' Combs learned his fate after tearful day in court Madeline Halpert, in New York court October 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM 0 Three months ago, Sean "Diddy" Combs fell to his knees in a Manhattan courtroom after a New York jury acquitted him of charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.
- - Moment Sean 'Diddy' Combs learned his fate after tearful day in court
Madeline Halpert, in New York court -October 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Three months ago, Sean "Diddy" Combs fell to his knees in a Manhattan courtroom after a New York jury acquitted him of charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.
On Friday, a quieter version of the hip-hop mogul sat emotionless, still in his chair, looking down as a judge sentenced him to over four years in prison.
In July, 12 New Yorkers acquitted Combs, 55, of sex trafficking and racketeering charges - which carried the potential of a life sentence - but found him guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution involving his two ex-girlfriends, Cassandra Ventura and "Jane".
On Friday, Judge Arun Subramanian told a downcast Combs that his crimes and the abuse of his ex-girlfriends warranted 50 months in prison.
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As the judge described how Combs used his fame and power to "subjugate" his victims, the music mogul did not look up, remaining expressionless for the judge's 20-minute speech.
Afterwards, the rapper turned around to look at an entourage of over 30 family members packed into the courtroom behind him.
He appeared to mouth a message to them: "I love you, I'm sorry."
It was a different moment than three months ago, when a joyful Combs, freshly acquitted of the most serious allegations, turned around at the defense table to tell his family he was "coming home".
His attorneys had hoped that would be the case in a matter of weeks, asking the court for a sentence of 14 months - 13 of which he already served during and before trial.
Prosecutors accused Combs of running a criminal enterprise to coerce women into unwanted and drug-fuelled sex acts, or so-called freak-offs, when he would watch and film his girlfriends having sex with escorts.
During the all-day hearing, the court listened to hours of speeches from several of his attorneys, his children, a pastor and a criminal justice reform advocate who all told the court that Combs was a changed and sober man since detention.
But Judge Subramanian said he was not convinced - that Combs' crimes were serious and took place even after a federal investigation and the leak of a video showing him beating Ventura in the hallway of a hotel.
"A history of good works can't wash away your record," he said.
Shortly before, Combs addressed the court on Friday for the first time since the beginning of his eight-week trial. With a large sigh, he stood and read his statement, pleading with the judge for "mercy".
He read from a piece of paper in front of him, trying to maintain eye contact with the judge: "I have nobody to blame but myself."
He broke into tears as he turned around to face his family, telling his mother: "I failed you as a son."
It was not the first time tears were shed during the hearing.
Many of Combs' supporters cried as six of his seven children came to the podium to ask the judge for a light sentence, telling him they needed their father. His three daughters and three sons huddled together with their arms wrapped around each other as several of them cried while pleading with the judge.
Combs also broke down in tears later during a video compilation from his legal team showing him with his children and the funeral of his former girlfriend Kim Porter, the mother of his children in 2018.
The judge said during the sentencing that he took into consideration Combs' family ties, but said he also had to take into account the damage Combs caused to his two victims.
The court did not hear from any of the victims on Friday. One person who planned to speak, Mia, a former assistant of Combs who testified anonymously, pulled out after the defence wrote the judge a letter calling her a liar.
But Judge Subramanian read several of their remarks from testimony anyway.
"These were serious offences that irreparably harmed two women," he told Combs.
When the judge was done, Combs gave a quick nod to family members, before slipping back through the door quietly, heading back to a federal jail in Brooklyn.
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