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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has released a sappy statement pleading for mercy from the judge just 24 hours before he’s set to be sentenced in his federal case. Prosecutors are seeking that Combs be sentenced to at least 11 years in prison on his two counts of transportation for prostitution.
The day before his scheduled sentencing hearing on Friday, October 3, the disgraced rapper and producer sent a four-page letter to Judge Arun Subramanian asking for leniency in his sentencing, saying that he “lost his way” and is a new man.
Combs was arrested in New York City in September 2024 by federal agents following allegations of sexual assault, physical abuse, drugging, and coercive behavior that spanned decades and has been in prison ever since.
While Diddy was officially indicted on charges of racketeering, trafficking by force or coercion, and transporting individuals across state lines for the purposes of prostitution, he was only convicted of the final and least serious of the three charges.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sends sappy letter to judge begging him for mercy ahead of his sentencing hearing
“I lost my way. I got lost in my journey. Lost in the drugs and the excess. My downfall was rooted in my selfishness. I have been humbled and broken to my core. Jail is designed to break you mentally, physically and spiritually,” Combs letter reads in part. “Over the past year there have been so many times that I wanted to give up. There 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 — I choose to live.”
“Today, I humbly ask you for another chance—another chance to be a better father, another chance to be a better son, another chance to be a better leader in my community, and another chance to live a better life,” he stated. “I am writing this not to gain any sympathy or pity, this experience is simply the truth of my existence and has changed my life forever and I will never commit a crime again.”
Combs’ sentencing hearing will be held in New York City on Friday, October 3 at 10 a.m. EST.