The disgraced music titan, 55, was convicted in July on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, also known as the Mann Act. Combs begged Judge Arun Subramanian for “mercy” and acknowledged his behavior was “disgusting, shameful and sick. However, Subramanian said that a “substantial sentence must be given.”
Now, Combs’s attorneys say they will appeal the sentence. His defense attorney, Brian Steel, called it “un-American” in an interview with CNN.
“People get — god forbid — falsely accused of a crime, they go to trial, they have all the witnesses testify, credibility is determined, the jury reaches a verdict, and finds in their favor — and then they get sentenced for the same exact conduct that the jury found that they did not commit,” Steel said. “It seems un-American.”
Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo also said the sentence was “unconstitutional” and claimed the judge used the word “coercion” at least a dozen times, even though the jury “found that there was not coercion.”
The prosecution wanted Combs to receive at least 11 years in prison, while the defense argued for a more lenient sentence of 14 months.
BREAKING: Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison BREAKING: Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison after being convicted of prostitution-related charges.
Rhian Lubin3 October 2025 21:45
Diddy’s attorney calls sentence ‘unconstitutional’Sean “Diddy” Combs’s defense attorney, Marc Agnifilo, called Judge Arun Subramanian’s sentence “unconstitutional.”
“We think we have strong bases to appeal,” Agnifilo said outside the courthouse on Friday. “The strongest basis is that the jury reached a verdict on coercion, it found there was not coercion, and I think the judge said ‘coercion’ today as a basis for a sentence at least a dozen times.”
“We think that that is unconstitutional,” he added.
Katie Hawkinson4 October 2025 02:15
ICYMI: Diddy wrote a begging letter to judge on eve of sentencingJust one day before he was sentenced to more than four years in prison, Sean “Diddy” Combs wrote a four-page letter to Judge Arun Subramanian.
In the letter, Combs expressed remorse and detailed his struggles while in custody.
“Over the past year there have been so many times that I wanted to give up,” he wrote. “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.”
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Katie Hawkinson4 October 2025 01:30
Diddy’s attorney calls sentence “un-American”Sean “Diddy” Combs’s attorney, Brian Steel, told CNN on Friday night that Judge Arun Subramanian’s sentence was “un-American.”
“People get — god forbid — falsely accused of a crime, they go to trial, they have all the witnesses testify, credibility is determined, the jury reaches a verdict, and finds in their favor — and then they get sentenced for the same exact conduct that the jury found that they did not commit,” Steel said. “It seems un-American.”
Marc Agnifilo, another one of Combs’s attorneys, said that the team believes they have a “strong basis to appeal.”
Katie Hawkinson4 October 2025 01:05
ICYMI: Diddy says his behavior was ‘disgusting, shameful and sick’Sean “Diddy” Combs said his behavior was “disgusting, shameful and sick” while speaking in court moments before Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced him.
“I was sick, sick from the drugs. I was out of control, I needed help, and I didn’t get the help, and I cannot make no excuse because my mother taught me.”
He turned to his mother in the gallery and told her: “I failed you as a son, and I’m sorry.”
Katie Hawkinson4 October 2025 00:40
Will Combs get credit for time served?Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to four years and two months in prison today.
However, he will get credit for time served since his September 2024 arrest, ABC News reports. Combs has been incarcerated for the last 12 months at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Katie Hawkinson4 October 2025 00:20
Watch: Attorney Gloria Allred gives statement following Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentencing’He has to pay the price for what he did’: Attorney Gloria Allred gives statement following Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentencingKatie Hawkinson4 October 2025 00:00
Courtroom sketches depict moment judge sentenced Diddy
A courtroom sketch shows Judge Arun Subramanian sentencing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to more than four years in prison (REUTERS)
A courtroom sketch shows Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs listening as Judge Arun Subramanian sentences him (REUTERS)Katie Hawkinson3 October 2025 23:40
Watch: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s family leaves court after sentencingSean ‘Diddy’ Combs family leaves court after sentencingKatie Hawkinson3 October 2025 23:15
Gloria Allred says clients ‘comforted’ Combs will be in jail for several yearsGloria Allred, a high-profile attorney representing some of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s accusers, said her clients are “comforted” now that he’s been sentenced to more than four years in prison.
“Many of my clients were very concerned that he might walk free by the end of this year…and they were very much afraid that he would retaliate against them,” she said outside the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse in Manhattan.
“So I think that they will be happy that he will be at least in prison for a number of years. I think they’ll feel comforted on that,” she added.
Katie Hawkinson3 October 2025 22:55
