Music executive and mogul, Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to 50 months in federal prison on Friday, October 3, 2025, for two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian in Manhattan Federal Court came after months of intense legal debates.
The sentence came after Sean “Diddy” Combs was convicted of transporting his ex-girlfriends and male escorts across state lines for days-long, drug-fueled sex marathons known as “freak-offs.”
Judge Subramanian in his judgement said was meant “to send a message to abusers and victims alike that exploitation and violence against women is met with real accountability.”
The judge also added that thie sentence is fair to account for the severity of Combs’ crimes and the mitigating factors.
Before the sentencing, Sean “Diddy” Combs who addressed the court for the first time, thanked the judge for giving him the chance to “finally speak up for myself”.
In his speech, Combs apologised to “all the victims of domestic violence”.
He said: “I want to personally apologise again to Cassie Ventur.
He also apologises to Jane Doe, who testified in the trial under a pseudonym.
“I didn’t mean to hurt you,” he added.
Combs also said: “I want to apologise to my seven children
“I’m so sorry. They deserved better.”
He turned to his mother Janice, and says sorry to her as well.
Along with apologising to Cassie Ventura and his family, Combs apologises to Jane, saying “I didn’t mean to hurt you, I’m sorry for dragging you into this mess.”
“My actions were disgusting, shameful, and sick.
“I got lost in excess, I got lost in my ego,” he told the judge.
Pan-Atlantic Kompass reports that earlier before the sentencing, Combs’s defense attorney Jason Driscoll pleaded for a short jail term.
Driscoll acknowledged Combs did not profit from the prostitution at issue in this case, Driscoll said.
He said: “Sean Combs did not make a single cent off his Mann Act conduct. That aggravating factor is completely off the table in this case.”
Driscoll also argued that Combs’ case has “serious disparities” with other cases where the Mann Act has been used.
The main difference, he says, is money.
“All pimps share one aggravating factor. They make money.”
He cites other cases where defendants made money from trafficking women and got lower sentences than what the government is recommending.
However, Prosecutor Christy Slavik in her final address said: “Today is about accountability and justice.
“This isn’t just a case about sex. It’s a case about real victims who suffered real harm at the hands of the defendant.”
Slavik reiterated that the government recommended a sentence of 135 months (just over 11 years), saying it adequately addresses the separate harms to Cassie Ventura and Jane (who testified under a pseudonym).
“The defendant admitted to violence,” she argued and urged the judge to consider that this case is about more than just so-called “freak offs”.
