(NewsNation) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to 50 months behind bars by a federal judge Friday, after being convicted on a pair of prostitution-related charges three months ago but escaping RICO charges which could have put him behind bars for life.

Jeffrey Lichtman, a criminal defense attorney who represented Combs' son, Justin, told NewsNation that it's a serious sentence, considering Combs has already served 13 months “in one of the worst prisons in America.”

Lichtman said, “Today’s dog and pony show — while interesting and funny at times — didn’t move the judge at all, as he surely had in his mind before he came onto the bench today that he was giving Combs 50 months. Not a horrible sentence at all, but time served was never a realistic prospect,” he said.

“At the end of the day

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