Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentencing live updates: Combs gets 50 months in prison

Prosecutors argued Combs deserves at least 11 years in prison.

Last Updated: October 3, 2025, 7:33 PM EDT

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to 50 months in prison for his conviction on two prostitution-related offenses.

He gets credit for time served since his arrest. Combs has already spent 12 months at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

Before the judge read the sentence, Combs tearfully apologized in court, saying, "I’ve been humbled and broken to my core."

Federal prosecutors argued Combs deserved at least 11 years in prison, while Combs' lawyers asked for a sentence of no more than 14 months.

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Oct 03, 2025, 6:39 AM EDT

Combs asks for video to be played at sentencing

Sean Combs has asked to play a 15-minute video during Friday’s sentencing hearing.

The video shows Combs playing with his children, mourning Kim Porter and giving motivational speeches at fundraisers in New York.

It is a selective compilation of a public figure who has been unceasingly photographed and videotaped at home and in professional settings and is meant to help convince the judge that Combs deserves imminent release.

The judge has seen other video that casts Combs in the reddish hue of a "freak off" or under the fluorescent hallway lights of a Los Angeles hotel punching and kicking Cassie Ventura.

-ABC News’ Aaron Katersky

Oct 03, 2025, 6:23 AM EDT

Prosecutors push for 11 years in prison

Federal prosecutors say Sean Combs was violent, abusive and left victims in fear, so even though he was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges, they say he still deserves at least 11 years in prison.

Sean "Diddy" Combs listens as lawyer Alexandra Shapiro argues during a hearing over his bid to overturn his conviction on charges of transportation to engage in prostitution, at a courtroom in New York City, September 25, 2025.
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Prosecutors argued Combs held all the power over the people he transported, particularly ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who ended up "bloodied and busied," as depicted on hotel security camera video.

Prosecutors said the sentence should reflect Combs' "decades of unchecked violence" and "decades of psychological, emotional and physical damage he has inflicted."

Oct 03, 2025, 6:21 AM EDT

Defense asks for time served

Sean Combs' defense is arguing for him to be sentenced to time served.

Defense attorneys called Combs -- who has been in custody since September 2024 -- "an extraordinary person who has made monumental professional and personal contributions throughout his 55 years" and who wants to be with his family.

Sean "Diddy" Combs, next to his lawyer Teny Geragos, reacts after learning he will not be released on bail, during his sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial in New York City, New York City, July 2, 2025.
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"He lost many loved ones, including his father, his best friend, Christopher Wallace -- professionally known as Notorious B.I.G. -- as well as the love of his life and mother of four of his children, Kim Porter, and most recently, his mentor, Andre Harrell," the filing said. "These events were devastating, and for decades Mr. Combs struggled with serious substance abuse issues, anger and anxiety, and other flaws that he did not properly or professionally address until his incarceration last year."

Oct 03, 2025, 6:06 AM EDT

Combs to be sentenced for transportation to engage in prostitution

In July, a jury found Sean Combs guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution (in connection with his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura) and guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution (in connection with his ex-girlfriend who testified under the pseudonym "Jane").

Combs was convicted of transporting them across state lines and internationally for prolonged sexual performances with male escorts known as "freak-offs."

The music mogul was found not guilty of racketeering conspiracy, the most serious charge. He was also found not guilty of both charges of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion in connection with Ventura and "Jane."

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