Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to four years, or 50 months, in prison after he was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. He is expected to file an appeal immediately.
After the July verdict , Combs’ lawyers filed multiple motions for acquittal and requested that he be sentenced to 14 months, which, given his time already served, would release him by the end of the year. Federal prosecutors initially argued that Combs deserved at least four to five years in prison. Earlier this week, they amended their request to more than 11 years. (Combs was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution under the Mann Act. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.)
On Friday morning in court, prosecutor Christy Slavik began with