82 m. ago A timeline of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' career and legal problems as he is set to be sentenced

For more than two decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs was one of hip-hop’s most nimble entrepreneurs

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2 h. ago Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentencing: What to know from likely sentence to grovelling letter

Sean 'P Diddy' Combs is set to be sentenced in New York today, after he was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution earlier this year

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2 h. ago ‘I literally lost my mind’: Diddy writes letter to judge on eve of sentencing begging for clemency

Sean Combs tells justice he was ‘broken to my core’ but now feels remorse over his past actions, observing: ‘Prison will change you or kill you – I choose to live’

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3 h. ago Diddy sentencing live updates: Sean Combs awaits judge’s ruling as prison fate looms

A jury convicted Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, which could carry a maximum sentence of 20 years

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7 h. ago Sean 'Diddy' Combs' is set to be sentenced and faces the possibility of years in prison

Sean “Diddy” Combs faces sentencing Friday in a sordid criminal case that could potentially keep him behind bars for years

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10 h. ago Combs pleads with judge in letter before sentencing, saying he was ‘reborn’ in jail

Music mogul, facing up to 11 years in prison, says he is a new man and ‘I no longer care about the money or the fame’Facing up to 11 years in prison at his sentencing on Friday, Sean “Diddy” Combs told a federal judge that he has experienced “a spiritual reset”, and he hoped to be released so that he can return to his children and his mother.“The old me died in jail and a new version of me was reborn. Prison will change you or kill you – I choose to live,” Combs, 55, wrote in a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Combs says in letter to judge before sentencing he was ‘broken to my core’

Music mogul, who faces 20 years for two prostitution-related counts, says he is a new man after a year in jailOn the eve of his sentencing, Sean “Diddy” Combs told a federal judge on Thursday that he is a new man after realizing that he was “broken to my core” and wondering at times if he was better off dead.Combs, 55, wrote in a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian saying that with his mind clear of drugs and alcohol after a year in jail, he can see how rotten he had become before his September 2024 arrest in a case that led to his conviction on two prostitution-related counts. His sentencing hearing will begin on Friday morning. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago On eve of sentencing, Combs tells judge he was 'broken to my core' and felt he'd be better off dead

On the eve of his sentencing, Sean “Diddy” Combs says he is a new man after realizing he was “broken to my core” and wondering if he was better off dead after his arrest last year

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14 h. ago Sean 'Diddy' Combs will be sentenced under the Mann Act, a prostitution law from 1910

Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to be sentenced for violating the federal Mann Act, an anti-prostitution law with a century-old history

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14 h. ago Diddy is a convicted felon — but is there anything else he can be tried for?

With the mogul having now been convicted on prostitution charges,The Independent spoke to several attorneys about what, if anything, Combs can be tried for – and whether the charges could be federal or state, criminal or civil.

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38 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs tells judge he wants to address the court for the first time at his sentencing hearing

Prosecutors are asking the judge to put the rapper behind bars for more than 11 years

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51 h. ago Diddy sentencing update as rapper suffers huge blow before court

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday following his conviction on two counts of arranging interstate travel for people engaged in prostitution

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60 h. ago Prosecutors reveal how long they want Diddy sent to prison as victim Cassie Ventura fears ‘swift retribution’ if he is freed

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is set to be sentenced Friday in New York City on two counts of transporting individuals for prostitution

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66 h. ago Federal prosecutors urge judge to give Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs an 11

Recommendation comes ahead of Combs’s sentencing after found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitutionFederal prosecutors urged a judge on Tuesday to sentence Sean “Diddy” Combs to 11 years and three months in prison after he was found guilty this summer on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.The sentencing recommendation was filed shortly after midnight early on Tuesday, and just several days ahead of Combs’s sentencing, which is scheduled for Friday. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Cassie Ventura 'so scared' of ex P Diddy walking free and seeking 'retribution'

Cassie Ventura has shared a victim impact statement ahead of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sentencing as she pleads with judges to take into her devastating alleged experience into account

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3 d. ago Cassie Ventura 'so scared' as she releases bombshell Diddy statement

Cassie Ventura said she was subjected to 'violence, threats, substances, and control' during her time with Sean 'Diddy' Combs as she issued a statement ahead of his sentencing

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3 d. ago Prosecutors demand judge sentence Sean 'Diddy' Combs to more than 11 years in prison

Ahead of his sentencing hearing in New York on Friday, prosecutors filed a late-night submission on Monday pleading with Judge Arun Subramanian to show no leniency to the fallen music mogul.

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3 d. ago Prosecutors seek over 11 years in prison for Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Prosecutors are urging a New York federal judge to send music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs to prison for over 11 years

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5 d. ago P Diddy nervously waiting to find out if he'll spend second 'nightmare' Christmas in jail

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is reportedly nervously waiting to learn if he will spend a second Christmas behind bars as he is scheduled to be sentenced on 3 October in Manhattan

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5 d. ago P Diddy has been teaching inmates business management in jail after sexual abuse conviction

Sean 'Diddy' Combs, 55, was found guilty on two sex trafficking charges in July and faces a maximum of 50 years in prison when he is sentenced on 3 October

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