Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced Friday to four years and two months in prison for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters, capping a sordid federal case that featured harrowing testimony and ended in a forceful reckoning for one of the most influential figures in hip-hop.
Since Combs has already served a year in jail, the sentence means that the 55-year-old could get out in about three years. While prosecutors sought a sentence of more than 11 years , his lawyers wanted him freed immediately and said the time behind bars has already forced his remorse and sobriety.
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Combs was convicted in July of flying his girlfriends and male sex workers around the country to engage in drug-fueled