Sean “Diddy” Combs
By Richard Tega Enyeh
Hip Hop star, Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to more than four years in prison over the hip-hop mogul’s July 2 conviction on prostitution-related charges.
The 50-month sentence was imposed by United States District Judge Arun Subramanian at a hearing in Manhattan federal court on Friday, October 3, 2025.
Combs, 55, had faced up to 20 years behind bars.
He was convicted on two counts of arranging for paid male escorts to travel across state lines to take part in drug-fueled sexual performances – sometimes known as “Freak Offs” – with Combs’ girlfriends while he recorded video and masturbated.
The jury acquitted him on the more serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking, which could have earned him a life sentence.
Those charges hinged on prosecutors’ accusation that Combs used violence and threats to coerce two of his girlfriends – the rhythm and blues singer Casandra Ventura, and a woman known in court by the pseudonym Jane – to take part in the encounters.
Combs pleaded not guilty and is expected to appeal his conviction.
In an address to the court before Subramanian imposed the sentence, Combs apologized to Ventura and Jane and said he had learned his lesson.
“I know I’ll never put my hands on another person again,” said Combs, who has been behind bars at a Brooklyn jail since his September 2024 arrest.
Combs, the founder of Bad Boy Records, is credited with elevating hip-hop’s stature in American culture.
The New York-born entrepreneur is one of the most prominent men in the entertainment industry to have faced trial on sex crimes charges.
