Diddy Sentenced to 50 Months, Fined $500K

Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison and ordered to pay a $500,000 fine after a July conviction on two counts of transporting people across state lines to engage in prostitution; jurors acquitted him of racketeering and sex‑trafficking charges. Judge Arun Subramanian declined prosecutors’ recommendation of roughly 11 years and rejected the defense’s request for 14 months, saying Combs’ charitable work could not erase evidence he abused his power, and he credited Combs with about a year already spent in custody. Combs apologized in court as several of his children pleaded for leniency, and his lawyers have said they will appeal. The conviction relied in part on testimony from former partner Cassie Ventura and another woman and comes amid dozens of civil claims tied to so‑called “freak‑off” parties; attorney Tony Buzbee has said more than 100 people have filed or signaled suits. Reactions were swift and varied, including statements from Ventura’s attorneys, public admonitions from a former employee, and mocking from longtime rival 50 Cent.