On the eve of his sentencing, Sean “Diddy” Combs told a federal judge Thursday (Oct. 2) that he is a new man after realizing that he was “broken to my core” and wondering at times if he was better off dead.

Combs, 55, wrote in a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian that with his mind clear of drugs and alcohol after a year in jail, he can see how rotten he had become before his September 2024 arrest in a case that led to his conviction on two prostitution-related counts. His sentencing hearing is set to begin Friday morning.

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