Diddy Breaks Silence To Plead For Leniency At Sentencing Hearing

Right this moment, Diddy appeared in courtroom for sentencing after a jury discovered him responsible of two counts of transportation for prostitution in July. The listening to was intense, with six of the mogul’s seven kids giving emotional statements earlier than studying his destiny. He too addressed the courtroom, per NBC, expressing regret for his actions and acknowledging his wrongdoing.

“One of many hardest issues I’ve needed to deal with was having to be quiet and never having the ability to categorical how sorry I’m for my actions,” he defined, “I wish to personally apologize to Cassie Ventura to any hurt I’ve prompted her emotionally or bodily, I do not take that frivolously. I wish to apologize to her household, I’m so sorry. I wish to apologize to Jane, I’m sorry I introduced you into my mess.”

“My actions had been disgusting, shameful and sick,” he continued. “I used to be sick, sick from the medication. I used to be uncontrolled, I wanted assist and I did not get the assistance and I can not make no excuse as a result of my mom taught me.”

“I acquired misplaced in my dream of life,” Diddy added, “I’m not this larger-than-life particular person, I’m only a human being. I used to be attempting my finest, I acquired misplaced in my extra.”

Every rely of transportation for prostitution carried a most sentence of ten years. This implies he was dealing with as much as 20 years behind bars complete. The prosecution really useful a sentence of 11 years and three months. The protection was pushing for simply 14 months.

Choose Arun Subramanian handed him a sentence of fifty months, or simply over 4 years. “It is a severe sentence that displays the gravity of your crimes and conduct,” he defined. The choose additionally hit Diddy with a effective of $500K, taking his “immense assets, which enabled his crimes” under consideration.