Diddy Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced to 50 months in prison after being convicted on two prostitution-related charges back in July.

Since he will get credit for time served, he will be in prison for 36 months — or three years. The judge also sentenced Combs to five years of supervised release and imposed a $500,000 fine against him — the maximum fine allowable.

When Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced him, Combs had his head lowered, with his shoulders hunched and his hands clasped.

Prior to being sentenced, Combs apologized to his former girlfriends, friends and family, calling his behavior "disgusting, shameful and sick." He said his children "deserve better," and said that he'd failed his mother as a son.

Subramanian said a lengthy sentence was necessary “to send a message to abusers and victims alike that exploitation and violence against women is met with real accountability.”

The judge discussed Combs' so-called "freak-offs" — the choreographed sex parties he orchestrated — and rejected the characterization of them as "intimate consensual experiences or just a ‘sex drugs and rock ‘n’ roll’ story."

Earlier in the sentencing proceedings, Assistant U.S. Attorney Christy Slavik told the judge that Combs' "respect for the law is just lip service.”

Slavik said Combs, 55, had already booked speaking engagements as early as next week, anticipating a possible release from prison.

"That is the height of hubris, your honor," Slavik said.

“Even now at sentencing for his conviction for two federal crimes … he doesn’t fully grapple with how his actions got him here," she said.

Combs was convicted in July on transportation to engage in prostitution charges but was acquitted of the more serious charges of sex-trafficking and racketeering.

Prosecutors have asked Subramanian to sentence him to 11 years, claiming in a sentencing memorandum that he is "unrepentant" about his actions.

The defense has asked that Combs receive a sentence no more than 14 months.

During today’s sentencing, Combs’ defense attorneys played a 12-minute-long video that showed Diddy giving motivational talks to children and participating in a marathon to raise funds for education.

Combs, who has been behind bars since his arrest in September 2024, became emotional during the montage.