{"id":2067459,"date":"2025-10-03T20:32:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T20:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2067459"},"modified":"2025-10-03T20:32:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T20:32:41","slug":"diddy-sentencing-live-updates-sean-combs-expected-to-speak-as-prison-fate-looms-for-prostitution-related-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/diddy-sentencing-live-updates-sean-combs-expected-to-speak-as-prison-fate-looms-for-prostitution-related-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Diddy sentencing live updates: Sean Combs expected to speak as prison fate looms for prostitution-related charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"sc-31azim-0 eBMXOi nextSwipeIgnore sentry-block\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU sc-1balrqd-0 kKfLVd liveBlogHero\"><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 bpFomM hgzWpY\">Sean &#8220;Diddy&#8221; Combs&#8217; lawyer dockets emotional video ahead of court sentencing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM dRzeRr\">The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM knvhy\">Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM kbCQAZ\">Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Evening Headlines\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Anticipation is building at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/crime\/diddy-sean-combs-judge-letter-sentencing-b2838571.html\">Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs\u2019s sentencing for prostitution-<\/a>related charges, as the mogul is expected to speak in a Manhattan federal court for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>The disgraced music titan, 55, is likely facing 5 to 7 years in prison <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/crime\/diddy-trial-jane-hotel-nights-love-b2767619.html\">after a jury convicted him in July <\/a>on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, also known as the Mann Act.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/crime\/diddy-trial-jane-hotel-nights-love-b2767619.html\">A jury found Combs not guilty o<\/a>f the more serious racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges, but Judge Arun Subramanian signaled he could still factor in the rapper\u2019s \u201cviolent\u201d conduct during sentencing.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution wants Combs to receive at least 11 years in prison, while the defense is seeking a more lenient sentence of 14 months, arguing that he is in danger at the Brooklyn detention facility he\u2019s been holed up in since his arrest in September 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe guards stopped a person who was armed with a shank who was on top of Sean and about to cut him,\u201d said defense attorney Brian Steel.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Combs\u2019s daughter, Jessie Combs, broke down in tears as she asked the judge to release her father.<\/p>\n<p>The New York courtroom gasped after prosecutors revealed the rap mogul had \u201cteaching engagements\u201d booked for next week, despite facing lengthy prison time, which prosecutors slammed as \u201cthe height of hubris.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"LiveBlog\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<div class=\"sc-q414ag-0 iionWt\">\n<div id=\"post-2228507\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-0 dkkdKn liveblog-post\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#post-2228507\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eRBxyC\"><span title=\"Fri Oct 03 2025 19:10:30 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1wyow5i-2 kcFplD\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-1wyow5i-7 lbrzOl\">Defense responds to Miami events Diddy was booked to appear at next week<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>The defense has responded to a \u201cteaching engagement\u201d Diddy was arranged to speak at in Miami next week, which the prosecution described as \u201cthe height of hubris,\u201d given he is facing years in prison.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>An event in Miami was slated for October 6, next week. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>It was not a \u201cspeaking engagement,\u201d according to Steel, but a \u201chealing for Sean as well as the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Another defense attorney is set to address this further soon, according to Steel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div pinned=\"false\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-3 enJyGh\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-5 kXbVDz\">Rhian Lubin<\/span><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-6 ikSNBZ\">3 October 2025 20:10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-2228497\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-0 dkkdKn liveblog-post\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#post-2228497\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eRBxyC\"><span title=\"Fri Oct 03 2025 19:05:48 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1wyow5i-2 kcFplD\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-1wyow5i-7 lbrzOl\">Pictured: Diddy and defense team featured in court sketches<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>More court sketches have landed from inside the sentencing. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>They show Diddy wearing glasses, sat between several of his defense team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-k1h3ct-0 gSzTpV sc-1xg2xhv-0 koHGJn image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div class=\"sc-k1h3ct-1 bgXcNA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/10\/03\/18\/42\/Sentencing-hearing-of-Sean-Diddy-Combs-over-charges-of-transporting-prostitutes-to-engage-in-drug-fu.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/10\/03\/18\/42\/Sentencing-hearing-of-Sean-Diddy-Combs-over-charges-of-transporting-prostitutes-to-engage-in-drug-fu.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/10\/03\/18\/42\/Sentencing-hearing-of-Sean-Diddy-Combs-over-charges-of-transporting-prostitutes-to-engage-in-drug-fu.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Diddy with defense attorneys Nicole Westmoreland, Brian Steel, and Alexandra Shapiro\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-2 bpFomM cLVeFH\">Diddy with defense attorneys Nicole Westmoreland, Brian Steel, and Alexandra Shapiro<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 CXMrn\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->REUTERS<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-k1h3ct-0 gSzTpV sc-1xg2xhv-0 koHGJn image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div class=\"sc-k1h3ct-1 bgXcNA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/10\/03\/18\/04\/Sentencing-hearing-of-Sean-Diddy-Combs-over-charges-of-transporting-prostitutes-to-engage-in-drug-fu.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/10\/03\/18\/04\/Sentencing-hearing-of-Sean-Diddy-Combs-over-charges-of-transporting-prostitutes-to-engage-in-drug-fu.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/10\/03\/18\/04\/Sentencing-hearing-of-Sean-Diddy-Combs-over-charges-of-transporting-prostitutes-to-engage-in-drug-fu.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Diddy sits with his lawyers Brian Steel, and Alexandra Shapiro\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-2 bpFomM cLVeFH\">Diddy sits with his lawyers Brian Steel, and Alexandra Shapiro<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 CXMrn\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->REUTERS<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div pinned=\"false\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-3 enJyGh\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-5 kXbVDz\">Rhian Lubin<\/span><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-6 ikSNBZ\">3 October 2025 20:05<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-2228520\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-0 dkkdKn liveblog-post\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#post-2228520\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eRBxyC\"><span title=\"Fri Oct 03 2025 19:02:52 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1wyow5i-2 kcFplD\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-1wyow5i-7 lbrzOl\">Diddy was nearly stabbed in prison, his lawyer says<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs was nearly stabbed in prison by another inmate, according to his defense attorney. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Combs has been in Brooklyn\u2019s notorious Metropolitan Detention Center since his arrest in September 2024 and has become \u201ca trophy\u201d among inmates, according to defense attorney Brian Steel. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>\u201cThe guards stopped a person who was armed with a shank who was on top of Sean and about to cut him,\u201d Steele said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div pinned=\"false\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-3 enJyGh\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-5 kXbVDz\">Rhian Lubin<\/span><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-6 ikSNBZ\">3 October 2025 20:02<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-2228492\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-0 dkkdKn liveblog-post\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#post-2228492\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eRBxyC\"><span title=\"Fri Oct 03 2025 18:55:25 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1wyow5i-2 kcFplD\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-1wyow5i-7 lbrzOl\">More time in custody &#8216;is not the way we treat drug addiction today&#8217; <\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Diddy \u201cdoes not need any additional time in custody,\u201d his defense attorney argued. \u201cThat is not the way we treat\u201d drug addiction today, he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Steele said that the disgraced rapper has \u201cpunished himself more than anyone will be able to punish him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>\u201cIt will stay with him for the rest of his days,\u201d he said.<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/crime\/undefined\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div pinned=\"false\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-3 enJyGh\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-5 kXbVDz\">Rhian Lubin<\/span><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-6 ikSNBZ\">3 October 2025 19:55<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-2228489\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-0 dkkdKn liveblog-post\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#post-2228489\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eRBxyC\"><span title=\"Fri Oct 03 2025 18:50:28 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1wyow5i-2 kcFplD\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-1wyow5i-7 lbrzOl\">&#8216;He was high every single day&#8217; <\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Diddy was \u201chigh every single day\u201d after his best friend, Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls, was murdered in 1997, his attorney said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>After the murder, Diddy got hooked on painkillers following a medical procedure, said defense attorney Brian Steel said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>\u201cHe was medicating because his body was hurt and his emotions were hurt. But he never stopped working. And all of that, the drug addiction and the trauma \u2014 untreated, your honor \u2014 caused him to hit, on occasion&#8230; the woman he loved.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>He added that Diddy is \u201chaunted\u201d by the violence he inflicted on his victims and remembers \u201cevery strike.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>\u201cSean wants nothing for himself,\u201d Steele added. \u201cThis sentence today is not about him. He wants to get back to his family, for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div pinned=\"false\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-3 enJyGh\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-5 kXbVDz\">Rhian Lubin<\/span><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-6 ikSNBZ\">3 October 2025 19:50<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-2228466\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-0 dkkdKn liveblog-post\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#post-2228466\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eRBxyC\"><span title=\"Fri Oct 03 2025 18:40:32 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1wyow5i-2 kcFplD\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-1wyow5i-7 lbrzOl\">What is Diddy likely to say as he addresses the court for the first time?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Diddy has already given a glimpse of what he could say in his anticipated address to the court.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>On the eve of his sentencing, he said in a four-page letter to the judge that he is a new man after realizing that he was \u201cbroken to my core\u201d and wondering at times if he was better off dead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>\u201cOver the past year there have been so many times that I wanted to give up,\u201d Combs wrote. \u201cThere have been some days I thought I would be better off dead. The old me died in jail and a new version of me was reborn. Prison will change you or kill you \u2013 I choose to live.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Combs wrote that the last two years have been the hardest of his life, adding: \u201cAnd I have no one to blame for my current reality and situation but myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>He continued: \u201cIn my life, I have made many mistakes, but I am no longer running from them. I am so sorry for the hurt that I caused, but I understand that the mere words \u2018I\u2019m sorry\u2019 will never be good enough as these words alone cannot erase the pain from the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>While he made references to the horrifying assault he inflicted upon ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, and apologized to \u201cJane,\u201d another victim of his years-long abuse, the letter was mostly about himself. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div pinned=\"false\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-3 enJyGh\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-5 kXbVDz\">Rhian Lubin<\/span><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-6 ikSNBZ\">3 October 2025 19:40<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-2228471\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-0 dkkdKn liveblog-post\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#post-2228471\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eRBxyC\"><span title=\"Fri Oct 03 2025 18:27:52 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1wyow5i-2 kcFplD\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-1wyow5i-7 lbrzOl\">Defense lawyer: &#8216;Diddy has untreated trauma\u2019<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Court has resumed for the afternoon and we\u2019re now hearing from Diddy\u2019s defense lawyer, Brian Steel, who is talking about the mogul\u2019s \u201cuntreated trauma.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>He says the trauma, coupled with Diddy\u2019s \u201cferocious drug addiction,\u201d has contributed to his misconduct. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Steel tells the judge about the impact the murder of Diddy\u2019s father had on him when he was just three years old, which the rapper mentioned in his own letter to the judge. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>After his father was murdered, Steel told the judge how Diddy\u2019s uncle overdosed on drugs a few years later in an addiction that \u201clater in life would haunt also Sean.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>The attorney, the third of five defense lawyers to speak on behalf of Diddy, calls his client \u201cthe hardest working person that I have ever known.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div pinned=\"false\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-3 enJyGh\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-5 kXbVDz\">Rhian Lubin<\/span><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-6 ikSNBZ\">3 October 2025 19:27<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-2228469\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-0 dkkdKn liveblog-post\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#post-2228469\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eRBxyC\"><span title=\"Fri Oct 03 2025 18:13:42 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1wyow5i-2 kcFplD\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-1wyow5i-7 lbrzOl\">New: Court sketches show an emotional Diddy <\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Court sketches have just dropped and show Diddy looking emotional as he listened to his children speak in his defense.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-k1h3ct-0 gSzTpV sc-1xg2xhv-0 koHGJn image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div class=\"sc-k1h3ct-1 bgXcNA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/10\/03\/18\/48\/Sexual-Misconduct-Diddy-w1dodirn.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/10\/03\/18\/48\/Sexual-Misconduct-Diddy-w1dodirn.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/10\/03\/18\/48\/Sexual-Misconduct-Diddy-w1dodirn.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"An emotional Diddy is sketched wiping away tears\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-2 bpFomM cLVeFH\">An emotional Diddy is sketched wiping away tears<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 CXMrn\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->AP<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-k1h3ct-0 gSzTpV sc-1xg2xhv-0 koHGJn image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div class=\"sc-k1h3ct-1 bgXcNA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/10\/03\/18\/10\/Sentencing-hearing-of-Sean-Diddy-Combs-over-charges-of-transporting-prostitutes-to-engage-in-drug-fu.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/10\/03\/18\/10\/Sentencing-hearing-of-Sean-Diddy-Combs-over-charges-of-transporting-prostitutes-to-engage-in-drug-fu.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/10\/03\/18\/10\/Sentencing-hearing-of-Sean-Diddy-Combs-over-charges-of-transporting-prostitutes-to-engage-in-drug-fu.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Diddy becomes emotional as his children go to the podium to make impact statements\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-2 bpFomM cLVeFH\">Diddy becomes emotional as his children go to the podium to make impact statements<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 CXMrn\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->REUTERS<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-k1h3ct-0 gSzTpV sc-1xg2xhv-0 koHGJn image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div class=\"sc-k1h3ct-1 bgXcNA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/10\/03\/18\/39\/Sentencing-hearing-of-Sean-Diddy-Combs-over-charges-of-transporting-prostitutes-to-engage-in-drug-fu.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/10\/03\/18\/39\/Sentencing-hearing-of-Sean-Diddy-Combs-over-charges-of-transporting-prostitutes-to-engage-in-drug-fu.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/10\/03\/18\/39\/Sentencing-hearing-of-Sean-Diddy-Combs-over-charges-of-transporting-prostitutes-to-engage-in-drug-fu.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A court sketch of Diddy listening to his children give impact statements\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-2 bpFomM cLVeFH\">A court sketch of Diddy listening to his children give impact statements<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 CXMrn\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->REUTERS<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div pinned=\"false\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-3 enJyGh\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-5 kXbVDz\">Rhian Lubin<\/span><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-6 ikSNBZ\">3 October 2025 19:13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-2228462\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-0 dkkdKn liveblog-post\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#post-2228462\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eRBxyC\"><span title=\"Fri Oct 03 2025 18:00:12 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1wyow5i-2 kcFplD\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-1wyow5i-7 lbrzOl\">Recap: What&#8217;s happened so far at Diddy&#8217;s sentencing<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s been a tense morning so far at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse in Manhattan <\/li>\n<li>The prosecution is seeking a more lengthy sentence of 11 years and 3 months from Judge Arun Subramanian, while the defense argues Diddy should receive a maximum of 14 months<\/li>\n<li>The judge has signaled that Diddy is likely to receive somewhere between 5 and 7 years in prison for the two prostitution-related charges, which he said was \u201cappropriate\u201d and in line with recommendations in the pre-sentencing report<\/li>\n<li>The prosecution revealed that Diddy is booked for \u201cteaching engagements\u201d in Miami as soon as next week, which prosecutor Christy Slavik said was \u201cthe height of hubris\u201d given he is facing years in prison<\/li>\n<li>Prosecutors argued that Diddy has not accepted responsibility for his actions<\/li>\n<li>The defense, meanwhile, has tried to portray Diddy in a positive light<\/li>\n<li>Diddy\u2019s children shared emotional statements with the judge, with his daughter Jessie Combs, 18, breaking down in tears<\/li>\n<li>Son Christian Combs begged the judge: \u201cPlease let my father out\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Listening to his children speak, Combs wiped away tears from his eyes and appeared visibly emotional<\/li>\n<li>The defense played a video to the court, which showed Diddy interacting with his children, opening his charter schools and tending to Kim Porter, the mother of four of his children, on her deathbed<\/li>\n<li>This afternoon, we are due to hear from more people who will speak in defense of Diddy, before the mogul is expected to make his own case<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div pinned=\"false\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-3 enJyGh\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-5 kXbVDz\">Rhian Lubin<\/span><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-6 ikSNBZ\">3 October 2025 19:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-2228417\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-0 dkkdKn liveblog-post\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#post-2228417\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eRBxyC\"><span title=\"Fri Oct 03 2025 17:35:11 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1wyow5i-2 kcFplD\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-1wyow5i-7 lbrzOl\">Diddy &#8216;visibly emotional&#8217; as children spoke <\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theindependent.slack.com\/archives\/C06RCS9RPRC\/p1759512260561879\"\/><em>Diddy was visibly emotional, burying his face in his hand and wiping his eyes as his children spoke, <\/em><strong>Kelly Rissman reports from court.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p><em>The twins, in particular, were very moving. Both broke down in tears as they spoke. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p><em>When 18-year-old Jessie Combs started speaking, Diddy grabbed the back of his head and looked down, covering his face, as if evoking heartache for his child.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p><em>The video played like a highlight reel of his life, mostly showing clips of children\u2019s birthdays, opening his charter schools, and attending to Kim Porter on her deathbed. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p><em>The music in the background, paired with clips of him speaking, was reminiscent of a video played at a concert before the show begins.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div pinned=\"false\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-3 enJyGh\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-5 kXbVDz\">Kelly Rissman<\/span><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-6 ikSNBZ\">3 October 2025 18:35<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sean &#8220;Diddy&#8221; Combs&#8217; lawyer dockets emotional video ahead of court sentencing The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Anticipation is building at Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs\u2019s sentencing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2067460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2067459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Diddy-sentencing-live-updates-Sean-Combs-expected-to-speak-as-scaled.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2067459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2067459"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2067459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2067461,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2067459\/revisions\/2067461"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2067460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2067459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2067459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2067459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}