A federal judge sentenced Sean “Diddy” Combs to four years and two months in prison Friday afternoon, telling the disgraced music mogul that his crimes were serious but there is “light at the end of the tunnel” for him.
Combs has been jailed in a federal detention facility in Brooklyn, New York since his arrest in September of last year, and was facing up to ten years in prison for each of the two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution he was found guilty of in July.
He was convicted of transporting two of his former girlfriends to have sex with paid male escorts at drug-fueled nights called “Freak Offs” or “hotel nights.”
Judge Arun Subramanian’s ruling Friday departed from the prosecutors’ 11-year sentencing recommendation, and the defense team’s request for a lenient 14-month sentence that would’ve secured Combs’ imminent release after time served.
The judge said he considered the fact that Combs is a self-made artist and businessman who has “inspired and lifted up communities” and called his impact on the Black community and entrepreneurship – all of which was highlighted by his defense team in court on Friday – “celebrated and iconic.”
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