9 h. ago Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers want him sent to a New Jersey federal prison that offers drug treatment

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyers want the hip-hop mogul sent to a low-security federal prison in New Jersey to serve his four-year, two-month prison sentence

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11 h. ago Trump considers pardon request from Sean 'Diddy' Combs after New York court sentence

Sean 'Diddy' Combs was sentenced to 3 years in prison earlier this month after being found guilty of two counts of transportation of former girlfriends for prostitution

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12 h. ago Donald Trump reveals Sean 'Diddy' Combs has asked him for a pardon after sentencing

Sean 'Diddy' Combs was acquitted of the more serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking in July but found guilty on two charges of transportation of former girlfriends for prostitution

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24 h. ago French appeals court revisits shocking Gisèle Pelicot rape case

An appeals court in France is hearing the case of a man sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a drugging and rape trial

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46 h. ago Blue states should come together to declare an emergency. Here’s how | Thomas Geoghegan

States opposed to Trump can create a compact – a new prototype for American government – even if it’s perceived as political theaterTrump is all about political theatre, or circus, and it often seems that even in resisting him, as decent citizens must do, we become part of the circus too. We are like the extras who splutter while he thrills the base by violating some heretofore inviolate human norm. So the show goes on. But why not put on our own show, our own form of political theatre, that leaves Trump out – or at least has a different focus?We could consider the kind of political theatre that Americans created from 1768 to 1776 to resist Britain’s growing crackdown. Instead of employing their creaky legislative bodies, they opted for new forms of resistance, non-importation committees, even a first continental congress with no apparent legitimacy or precedent.Thomas Geoghegan is a lawyer and author of Which Side Are You On? (1991) and The History of Democracy Has Yet to be Writte...

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61 h. ago OJ Simpson's lawyer weighs in on Diddy's sentencing blasting 'arrogant' rap mogul for treatment of judge

Alan Dershowitz hit out at the 55-year-old who revealed in court ahead of sentencing on Friday that he was already making public speaking plans in another state.

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63 h. ago Diddy jailed: The Punisher weighs in on star's sentence and makes blunt claim

An exotic dancer nicknamed The Punisher who testified against Sean 'Diddy' Combs during his trial has spoken out about the disgraced star's charge

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67 h. ago MAUREEN CALLAHAN: Diddy is a vile, twisted pervert. But it's another man in that courtroom who's the true villain in this case... I can't believe what I just witnessed

What a farce. Four years - with time served, more like three, and with good behavior, probably two - for Diddy. Combs so sure he'd get his way that he'd scheduled a paid speaking gig in Miami for next week.

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68 h. ago ‘He has to pay the price for what he did’: Attorney Gloria Allred gives statement following Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentencing

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ attorney has said that he “has to pay the price for what he did” in a statement following his sentencing on Friday (3 October).

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3 d. ago How to live a good life in difficult times: Yuval Noah Harari, Rory Stewart and Maria Ressa in conversation

From superintelligent AI to the climate and democracy, three leading thinkers discuss how to navigate the futureWhat happens when an internationally bestselling historian, a Nobel peace prize-winning journalist and a former politician get together to discuss the state of the world, and where we’re heading? Yuval Noah Harari is an Israeli medieval and military historian best known for his panoramic surveys of human history, including Sapiens, Homo Deus and, most recently, Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI. Maria Ressa, joint winner of the Nobel peace prize, is a Filipino and American journalist who co-founded the news website Rappler. And Rory Stewart is a British academic and former Conservative MP, writer and co-host of The Rest Is Politics podcast. Their conversation ranged over the rise of AI, the crisis in democracy and the prospect of a Trump-Putin wedding, but began by considering a question central to all of their work: how to live a good...

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3 d. ago Male escort 'The Punisher' breaks down in tears at Diddy's sentencing after he took part in 'freak offs'

Sharay Hayes, who testified he was paid to participate in 'freak offs' with Cassie Ventura and Sean 'Diddy' Combs, said he 'feels sorry' for the disgraced rapper at his sentencing.

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3 d. ago I had a prime seat for Diddy’s last act and one thing is clear: The show is over

Months after the eight-week trial ended, the rapper was still the hottest ticket in town. Kelly Rissman was there to see it.

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3 d. ago It's day one of Diddy's comeback tour: MAUREEN CALLAHAN's dark prediction of Sean Combs' shameless next act... and who'll be welcoming him back with open arms

What a farce. Four years - with time served, more like three, and with good behavior, probably two - for Diddy. Combs so sure he'd get his way that he'd scheduled a paid speaking gig in Miami for next week.

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3 d. ago Diddy sentencing live updates: Sean Combs to appeal sentence as his lawyer calls 4 years in prison ‘un

The disgraced music titan, 55, was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution

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3 d. ago Stunned Combs holds head in hands as judge unmoved by pleas for mercy

Mogul appeared shocked after sentence read out to hushed courtroom but prosecutors disappointed by 50-month termSean “Diddy” Combs held his head in his hands and appeared to be stunned when a judge handed down a 50-month sentence in a New York courtroom on Friday for prostitution-related offenses.It was a sentence far less than the life term he potentially faced at the start of his sex-trafficking conspiracy trial back in May, but Combs appeared shocked by the outcome. The judgment came just minutes after Combs had pleaded with Judge Arun Subramanian that he took full “accountability and responsibility” for his actions, and stating that he was a changed man who would, if released, devote himself to his family and community. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Woman who tried to kill Brett Kavanaugh jailed for eight years

Sophie Roske pleaded guilty in April to attempted assassination and faced potential sentence of life in prisonA California resident who admitted trying to assassinate the US supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022 was sentenced on Friday to eight years and one month in federal prison.Sophie Roske, who was charged under her birth name Nicholas Roske but now uses female pronouns, was sentenced at a hearing before US district judge Deborah Boardman in Greenbelt, Maryland. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Attempted assassin of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh sentenced to more than eight years in prison

Sophie Roske pleaded guilty to the assassination attempt in April

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3 d. ago Diddy sentenced to 50 MONTHS in prison for prostitution offenses as he's branded a vile and unrepentant woman beater

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been sentenced to four years behind bars for his prostitution conviction after being exiscerated by a judge.

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3 d. ago P Diddy's judge's damning comments as rapper is sentenced to 50 months in jail

Hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been sentenced to four years and two months in prison after he was found guilty earlier this year on prostitution-related charges

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3 d. ago Watch in full: Outside court as Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is sentenced

Watch the scenes outside the Manhattan courtroom where Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to four years and two months, for prostitution-related charges following a two-month trial that unmasked the mogul as a serial domestic abuser and drug addict.

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