music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed an enchantment of his federal sex crimes conviction and 50-month jail sentence. His authorized staff submitted the discover of enchantment on October 20 within the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

The 55-year-old rapper and producer was convicted in July on two counts of transportation to interact in prostitution. A 12-person jury acquitted him of extra severe prices together with racketeering and sex trafficking.

Combs obtained his sentence on October 3 after a two-month trial. He will serve roughly 4 years in federal jail. The music govt has been held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center since his September 2024 arrest.

“I take full responsibility and accountability for my past wrongs,” Combs wrote in a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian earlier than sentencing. During his courtroom look, he apologized to his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura and one other accuser referred to as “Jane.”

“I want to personally apologize again to Cassie Ventura for any harm or hurt that I caused to her, emotionally or physically,” Combs stated. “My actions were disgusting, shameful and sick.”

The trial featured testimony from greater than 30 witnesses over seven weeks. Prosecutors alleged Combs led a felony enterprise involving sex trafficking, kidnapping, drug offenses and compelled labor. Government brokers, ex-girlfriends, sex employees and lodge workers took the stand in Manhattan.

Ventura offered emotional testimony about alleged abuse throughout their relationship. Rapper Kid Cudi, who as soon as dated Ventura, claimed Combs broke into his residence.

Combs has confronted authorized troubles all through his profession. In 1996, he was convicted of felony mischief for allegedly threatening a photographer with a gun. The Bad Boy Records founder has constructed a enterprise empire spanning music, vogue and spirits.

His authorized staff will submit detailed enchantment arguments at a later date. The enchantment course of may take months or years to resolve. Combs pleaded not responsible to all felony prices earlier than his trial started.

The case represents probably the most high-profile superstar felony trials in recent times. Federal prosecutors painted an image of systematic abuse and exploitation inside Combs’ enterprise operations.

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