Sean Combs apologized to his mother and begged her to forgive him as he delivered his first public address in 13 months.

'Mommy, I failed you as a son, I’m sorry. You taught me better,' he said as he wept. 'You raised me better.'

He apologized to his seven children, calling them each out by name, and said they 'deserve better'.

Diddy also acknowledged that he failed his community despite having grown up wanting to be a 'shining example of what we could do.

'When I say we - we as people of color - could own our own businesses, take care of our communities, raise our children, solve our own problems, create our own wealth….that was my mission.

'I got lost. I’m not this bad person. I’m sorry to my community for letting you all down.'

Sean 'Diddy' Combs broke down in tears as he apologized to his ex-partner Cassie Ventura as he broke his silence for the first time since his arrest.

'I want to personally apologize again to Cassie Ventura for any harm or hurt I've caused her emotionally or physically,' he said. 'I don't take that lightly.'

Combs referenced horrific footage that emerged shortly before his arrest in summer 2024, which showed him savagely beating Ventura in the lobby of a Los Angeles hotel.

'Domestic violence will always be a heavy burden I will forever have to carry,' he said. 'My actions were disgusting, shameful, and sick.'

The producer said he was 'sick from drugs' at the time and was 'out of control', admitting he was 'lost in excess... lost in my ego.'

The disgraced rap mogul also apologized to his unnamed victim, who only went by 'Jane' through his trial, as he said he 'didn't mean to hurt you.'

Diddy fumbled his words as he addressed his sentencing hearing today, speaking in public for the first time in 13 months.

Judge Arun Subramanian told the disgraced music mogul that he could begin when he was ready.

'Ok, thank you, give me one minute,' the rapper replied as he looked over his notes.

He then stood, exhaled and began to deliver his remarks, thanking the court for 'giving me the chance to finally speak up for myself'.

'One of the hardest things I've had to handle is having to be quiet - not being able to express how sorry I am for my actions,' he said.

'I want to personally apologize again to Cassie Ventura for any harm or hurt I’ve cause her emotionally or physically.

'I don't take that lightly.'

He also apologized to Ventura's family and Jane, another one of his accusers.

Prosecutor Christy Slavik disputed the defense's claims that Diddy was not a pimp as she delivered her rebuttal to the court.

'Really, what are pimps? Pimps exploit and control their victims. That’s what the defendant did here,' she said.

She referenced the surveillance footage of Sean Combs attacking his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, comparing it to the video the defense played for the court.

'This case involves physical abuse and that’s on video,' she said.

'Production (of the surveillance) video is very different than the video the defense played before lunch…there’s no musical overlay.

'It shows the defendant (when he doesn’t think anyone is watching).

'The defendant is a master puppeteer of his own image. He uses his wealth and power to portray a very specific image to the world but that image is incomplete and misleading,' she continued.

The prosecutor dismissed claims that Diddy hit 'rock bottom' and said he is 'not a changed man'.

'You can’t trust his words,' she continued. 'This case shows (that) behind closed doors he wasn't helping others, he was exploiting and violently abusing them.'

The prosecution has begun it's rebuttal after hearing testimony from the defense and Diddy's loved ones.

The music mogul will speak after the rebuttal concludes.

Combs was seen reviewing notes ahead of his speech while the prosecution presented.

The executive director of the organization sponsoring Diddy's planned talks spoke briefly in court about the benefits he sees in having the disgraced music mogul speak to people who've also been involved in the criminal justice system.

'When an individual has the willingness to create his own life skills and entrepreneurship program, despite his legal challenges, that demonstrates reform and rehabilitation,' said Giovanni Sairras, of Re-Entry One Inc.

Combs is slated to give seven talks this month in the Miami area - provided he's released from federal custody - beginning on Monday at a work release center.

The prosecution blasted Combs for scheduling the talks when he's facing a potential yearslong sentence, calling it 'the height of hubris'.

Sairras, however, said he was impressed by letters shared with him expressing how Combs had a positive impact on the fellow inmates he taught in Jail.

After a prosecutor criticized Combs' plans for 'teaching engagements' in Florida as soon as next week, defense lawyer Xavier Donaldson told the judge that the proposed community events were meant to show what the former rap impresario would be doing 'if the court let Mr Combs out'.

They're not meant as money-making ventures, but rather as 'purposeful,' 'intentional' activities that would show he would be 'in a structured environment,' Donaldson added.

Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo, like his colleagues before him, attributed Diddy's violent tendencies to the trauma of his past.

'Domestic violence tends to come from childhood trauma,' he told the court. 'It’s very clear that Sean Combs has genuine psychological challenges.'

He highlighted the music mogul's 'overwhelming' drug use and pointed to a slew of mental health conditions he allegedly battled.

'He had PTSD,' Agnifilo said, adding that Combs was also diagnosed with major depressive disorder and major anxiety order.

The attorney also argued Diddy needs to be treated for the root causes of his domestic violence.

'Mr Combs needs meaningful mental health treatment, a domestic violence treatment program….group program, having people in a group talking about their shared experiences,' he said.

'(He needs a) drug program. Drugs are very much at the heart of this. It’s essential Mr Combs not return to illegal drug use.'

Agnifilo then made a desperate plea for the judge to consider October being domestic violence awareness month, claiming that Diddy's case has 'put domestic violence in the forefront of people’s minds more than any other case'.

A person was detained outside the Manhattan federal court during Diddy's sentencing hearing today.

He was placed in handcuffs by NYPD officers.

Daily Mail has approached police for more information.

Sean Combs is 'not a pimp', his attorney argued before seemingly blaming the rapper's drug addiction for his misconduct.

Defense attorney Xavier Donaldson told Diddy's hearing that his client was not a pimp because he is 'not in the business of subjugating women'.

'Pimps seek out and recruit women with one sole intent, to prostitute them out to other people,' Donaldson said. 'He is not that man.'

The attorney admitted the court is in a ‘difficult’ position, but reiterated that Combs is a good person whose life was altered by drug use.

'Before he started using drugs….when he was that person he was focused, he was determined. He had this idealistic view of the world. That person still exists,' the court was told.

'When Prince died of his drugs we call it a tragedy. When Whitney Houston died we called it a tragedy, When Michael Jackson died, we called it a tragedy.

'We know Mr Combs flatlined off these drugs. It was a tragedy….it goes to the why.'

Diddy's lawyer has suggested the disgraced music mogul should be freed and become a motivational speaker.

Brian Steel disputed the prosecution's claims that Sean Combs has arranged a 'speaking engagement' in Los Angeles on Monday, claiming the event is instead a 'healing' for Diddy and the community.

'People realize Sean Combs is different,' Steel told the court.

'He can go to people who are incarcerated, he can go to any community you want to hear how you waste your life, let me tell you about putting your hands on a woman, thinking you are above the law.

'He can change people’s lives. That's what October 6th is - it’s a healing for Sean, as well as the community.'

Steel went on the further claim that Combs could 'do that all over the United States of America' and 'can save people'.

'The community can use Sean as a tool so other people do not sit in this seat. He could be a spokesperson,' the defense attorney continued, before vowing that Combs will behave.

'If Sean steps a centimeter out of place and does something outside of the bounds of this court’s sentencing submission, we’ll drag him right before your court and he will be revoked. You have the hammer over him.'

Defense attorney Brian Steel has detailed Diddy's battle with drug addiction in the latest desperate bid for sympathy at the rapper's disastrous sentencing hearing.

Steel revealed that Sean Combs, 55, became addicted to the painkillers he was taking after having underwent an operation in 2000.

'Until September 16th 2024, Sean has been high every single day since those painkillers were prescribed to him,' Steel told the court.

'He lost his way. He was medicating because his body was hurt, his emotions were hurt.'

Steel cited Combs' childhood trauma, including the murder of his father when he was just three years old and the fatal overdose of his uncle.

He shared how Diddy battled racism his entire life and witnessed violence daily as he grew up in New York City's Harlem neighborhood.

Despite this, Diddy managed to launch a successful career, Steel said, launching what became 'arguably the best record label in the world'.

'He has rules and one rule includes no drugs. He would tell people drugs make you stupid, you can’t function on drugs,' Steel told the court - but this rule changed after Diddy was met with more trauma.

Steel went on to recount how Combs' best friend died in his arms after being struck in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. He claimed the rapper also had two roommates die in gun violence.

'All of that combined drug addiction and combined trauma….it was not every time, this is on occasion he would hit the woman he loved. He loved Ms Ventura,' Steel continued.

'Prosecutors state he’s not taken responsibility. I've been with Sean more than I've been with my family. He’s only taken responsibility.'

D'Lila Combs, 18, also addressed the court today with a statement somewhat mirroring that of her twin sister Jessie.

The teen, who cried as she spoke, was the last of Diddy's children to testify, revealing how she and her siblings are 'scared of the thought of not having our dad and our mom present in our lives'.

She shared how they are scared for their sister Love, who is only a toddler and growing up without a father.

'We are scared for our two-year-old sister who runs to us every night asking us where daddy is and how much she missed him,' she told the court.

'We cannot watch our baby sister grow up fatherless the way way we had to grow up motherless. These are the years she will never get back. These are the memories she will never have.'

D'Lila, referencing the pain she felt growing up without her mother Kim Porter, asked the judge to 'give our family the chance to heal together, to rebuild, to change, to move forward'.

'I know how much those missing years hurt because I lived that with my mother. I know how they leave a hole that never heals. It’s a struggle not many can imagine.

'We have already lost so much.'

Diddy cried in court as his defense played their 11-minute video about his life.

The rapper was moved to tears when the clip addressed the death of Kim Porter, the mother of four of his children.

He was seen bent over in the courtroom, moving forward and shaking his head, his hands covering his face.

It seemed as if Diddy struggled to handle reliving the heartbreak of losing his former partner.

Dana Tran, the mother of his two-year-old daughter Love, was also crying from the public gallery as the video played out.

The first court sketches from Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sentencing hearing have been released with the music mogul eerily resembling the Scream.

Diddy is seen clutching his head in his hands in the image, seemingly highlighting the disastrous sentencing hearing that's gone from bad to worse for him.

The courtroom sketch depicts the moment Diddy became overwhelmed with emotion and cried as his six adult children begged the judge for leniency in his sentencing.

The children described Combs as a 'changed man' as they each took turns addressing the court and arguing why they 'need him present in our lives'.

The hearing has proven disastrous for Diddy and his team who want the judge to issue a sentence of less than 14 months, counting the time he has already served, which would allow him to be released by the end of the year.

He was accused of 'hubris' by the prosecution after it emerged that Diddy had booked a speaking engagement in Miami, Florida next week.

The prosecutor said the plan showed how he was 'assuming the court is going to ignore the law and let him be in Miami on Monday.'

Diddy's own defense has not helped his case, with lawyer Nicole Westmoreland having burst into tears as she hailed his as a pillar of the black community. She also tried to laud his menswear award as a reason he should receive a light sentence.

Judge Arun Subramanian, who will decide his sentence, has also signaled that Combs is unlikely to be freed soon, ruling today that the crimes Diddy was acquitted of can be considered in his sentence.

Diddy was convicted on two counts of prostitution charges during a grueling eight-week trial in July, but was acquitted of the two more serious charges against him of sex trafficking and racketeering.

Diddy cried as his oldest daughter Chance spoke at his sentencing this afternoon, begging that he be released so their two-year-old sister Love can grow up with a father.

Chance, 19, shared the 'huge emptiness' she and her siblings have felt over the past year, while also praising how he has become a changed man.

'I’ve seen my father change in ways that feel real and lasting,' she told the court.

'He speaks with a clear mind instead of making excuses about how he wants to do better. He shares the ways he’s becoming a better dad and a more present father.'

Chance said she can 'feel the difference in the way he responds' and see this 'most' in the way he parents Love.

'I’ve seen him parent from behind bars with (remote) visits - watching him nurture her has been unexpectedly healing.

'I've seen glimpses of (him parenting us as babies).'

She then advocated for her sister: 'She deserves a father who is there... teaches her to ride a bike…who exists in her daily life, not just a visit behind bars.'

Diddy's 18-year-old daughter Jessie Combs was the fourth sibling to address the court at his sentencing today.

Jessie cried as she pleaded that she and her siblings 'still need him present in our lives'.

'Everyone has had their own views on our dad. We know he isn't perfect and he’s made many mistakes and we aren't here to excuse those mistakes - but he’s still our dad and we still need him present in our lives,' she told the court.

Jessie shared how Diddy comforted them the day their mother Kim Porter died, even though his 'heart was breaking' too.

She says he held them close and promised he would 'always be there to keep us safe, he’d always walk beside us through life'.

'It was the thing that helped me survive the hardest night, the birthdays and the very important milestones we had to experience without her - the moments when I just wanted my mom.'

Diddy was clearly moved by her remarks, shaking his head from side to side and holding his hands over his face as Jessie spoke.

Christian 'King' Combs told the court how his father taught him to 'treat women with respect' as he spoke at the sentencing this afternoon.

Christian, 21, noting how he is often compared to Diddy in both appearances and mannerisms, described his dad as being his 'hero'.

'My entire life I studied my dad up and down - and to me my dad is the greatest man in the world, he’s my hero has been my hero, still is my superhero,' he said.

'He’s always told me to treat women with respect I've seen him treat my mother like a queen. All I’ve seen him do is help people, take care of people's families and spread positive energy.'

Christian, through his tears, described how he would travel across the country every week just to see Diddy for two hours.

He claims during these visits he realized that his father had changed.

'He’s more patient, more relaxed, more trusting, more understanding. He’s just a better man,' Christian said as he asked the judge to 'give my family grace'.

Justin Combs, 31, begged the judge to 'give my father a second chance' as he became the second child to speak at Diddy's trial.

He asked that Diddy be given the opportunity to 'right his wrongs' and 'be the man he truly is'.

'This has been the toughest time I’ve ever been through in my life,' he said.

'My father is my superhero. To see him broke down and stripped of everything is something I’ll never forget.'

Justin, however, argued that Diddy's time in jail has 'probably saved my father's life', citing how the rapper is now 'drug-free' and 'clear headed'.

'I talk to my father every day - I can truly say he’s changed for the better,' he continued, noting he believes Diddy 'still has so much more to give the world, so much more to give his children'.

Diddy's children have taken the stand in defense of their father, led by his eldest son Quincy Brown who argued the disgraced rapper is now a 'changed man'.

'Our father has learned his lesson,' the 34-year-old actor and dancer told the court.

'Week after week we have seen him evolve - something we haven't’ see in 15 years. He’s completely transformed.

'Our father will never, ever do anything to jeopardize his freedom.'

Brown concluded: 'As his children, we want to thank you. We only wish to heal together.'

Diddy burst into tears as his children took the stand at his sentencing hearing today.

His six adult children all praised the rapper for being a dedicated father throughout their lives.

His eldest son Quincy Brown hailed Diddy as a 'changed man', while his 18-year-old daughter Jessie pleaded that his children 'still need him present in our lives'.

Diddy's daughter D’Lila, who cried as she addressed the court, said they are 'scared of the thought of not having our dad and our mom present in our lives'.

'We are scared for our two-year-old sister who runs to us every night asking us where daddy is and how much she missed him,' she added.

Diddy's attorney Nicole Westmoreland tried to laud his menswear award as a reason he should receive a light sentence.

Westmoreland grew emotional as she pleaded with a judge to hand down a lenient sentence on Friday.

Her argument saw her cite his 2004 award for menswear designer of the year from the Council of Fashion Designers of America as a reason he should be freed.

Reporters in the courtroom noted that Westmoreland appeared to start crying during her argument, where she also said Combs should be praised because he launched one of the first black-owned music record labels.

Diddy's lawyer Nicole Westmoreland was overcome with emotion, crying at least twice as she addressed the court today.

She hailed her client Sean 'Diddy' Combs as a pillar of society and suggested the community would suffer if he was locked away.

'When Mr Combs started Revolt (TV) it was one of the few black owned multi-platinum black network,' she told the judge as she teared up.

'It focused on black culture, social justice and it gave black journalists the opportunities to have a voice on multiple network.'

She continued: 'Our community finally had a seat at the table, a voice, and after Sean Combs figured out how to move within that industry he moved onto help others.

He gave others an opportunity to have a voice on multiple networks, a way to show his community they are important, and issues affecting the Black community they are important.'

Defense attorney Jason Driscoll started by recapping the defense's argument that the Mann Act, which Combs was convicted of violating, should never have been applied to him.

The 115-year-old federal law prohibits taking someone across state lines for criminal sexual activity.

Driscoll argued that Mann Act prosecutions generally have targeted people accused of making money off their conduct. He asserted that Combs 'did not make a single cent' from what he was convicted of doing.

'Sean Combs did not make a single cent off his Mann Act conduct,' Driscoll told the court. 'That aggravating factor is completely off the table in this case.'

Diddy's children squirmed in the courtroom as the prosecution laid bare details of a vile sex act endured by his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura.

Christian 'King' Combs, one of Diddy's sons, held his head down as he government graphically described the treatment Ventura allegedly faced.

The music mogul's daughters were seen moving uneasily in their seats.

Prosecutors doubled down on their claims that Diddy insisted on posing 'significant risk' to his victims' 'health, safety and dignity' during his so-called Freak Off parties.

The prosecution added that the sex parties were ‘extended performances of sexual degradation and humiliation'.

Pictured: Cassie Ventura and Diddy attending a gala together in May 2015

Prosecutor Christy Slavik urged the judge to take an opportunity with his sentence to send a message to victims, the public and would-be perpetrators that Diddy's crimes were serious and are being punished accordingly.

A lenient sentence might encourage more people to commit such crimes, knowing they won´t face much consequence, she argued.

A lengthy sentence, she said, would potentially deter such behavior. She again urged the judge to sentence Combs to at least 11 years and 3 months behind bars.

Slavik also slammed Combs' letter Thursday night to the judge seeking leniency, saying that he portrayed himself as the victim of his own bad behavior.

'The defendant doesn’t stop at blaming victims. Even in his submission last night, his remorse was qualified,' the prosecutor said.

In the letter, Combs wrote: 'My domestic violence will always be a heavy burden that I will have to forever carry.'

By framing it that way, Slavik said, it's 'like he's the victim in this scenario'.

'This is not a person who has accepted responsibility,' she added.

Judge Arun Subramanian has said the advisory sentencing range of 70 to 87 months is appropriate and sees no reason to deviate from that.

This means Diddy could receive a sentence of six to seven years in prison.

The judge also stated that guidelines allow the court to impose an up to $250,000 fine.

Pictured: Defense lawyers comfort Diddy while discussing how to handle a note sent by jurors that they had reached a verdict on four of the five counts against him on July 1, 2025

Disgraced Sean 'Diddy' Combs booked a speaking arrangement in Miami on Monday under the assumption he'd be a free man, his sentencing hearing has been told.

The sleazy rapper, 55, faces up to 20 years behind bars for prostitution offenses, but on Friday morning prosecutor Mary Slavik suggested he was feeling optimistic.

'(Diddy) booked speaking arrangements in Miami for next week,' Slavik told the hushed Manhattan Federal Courthouse.

'That is the height of hubris,' she said, adding that it showed he was 'assuming the court is going to ignore the law and let him be in Miami on Monday.'

'That's the opposite of demonstrating respect for the law... his respect for the law is just lip service.'

The government is now arguing that Diddy should receive a lengthy sentence of 11 years and 3 months.

'Today is about accountability and justice. Accountability for the defendant, who committed serious federal crimes repeatedly over the course of 15 years, and justice for the public, including for the victims, whose lives have been shattered,' prosecutor Christy Slavik told the court.

She argued that the law requires the court to consider all information about the defendant and his conduct, claiming this this case is 'not just about sex'.

'When you step back…it’s clear this isn't just a case about Freak Offs or Hotel Nights, it’s not just about sex,' she said.

'It’s a case about a man who did horrible things to real people to satisfy his own sexual gratification.'

Slavik added: 'He didn’t need the money. His currency was control. And he weaponized (that) to devastating effect on his victims.'

Sean 'Diddy' Combs bowed his head in distress this morning as the judge at his sentencing hinted that he will likely face a lengthy sentence.

Diddy was convicted on two counts of prostitution charges during a grueling eight-week trial in July, but was acquitted of the two more serious charges against him of sex trafficking and racketeering.

But Judge Arun Subramanian, who will decide his sentence, has signaled that Combs is unlikely to be freed soon, ruling today that the crimes Diddy was acquitted of can be considered in his sentence.

The ruling would ‘dramatically’ increase how long Diddy’s sentence should be, the court heard.

Diddy's attorney Brian Steel appeared anxious as the judge spoke, holding his head in his hands briefly and rubbing his eyes, before touching his hands to his face.

The court also heard that Diddy has signed an order of forfeiture, meaning the government will be seizing one of his properties.

Judge Arun Subramanian has claimed that Diddy has not expressed remorse for his crimes, signaling the rapper could be set for a long prison sentence.

The judge slammed Diddy for denying essential facts at his trial and guilt.

'Combs has challenged his factual guilt full-throatedly, and has even done so after trial,' the judge said.

'He’s not admitted his guilt.

'He’s not expressed remorse of the actual offence.'

Diddy has signed an order of forfeiture and will be giving up one of his properties, the court heard this morning.

An order of forfeiture is a court-issued directive to seize property that is connected to a crime.

Diddy confirmed in court today that he signed to directive after having reviewed and discussed it.

It is unclear which specific one of the music mogul's properties will be seized.

Judge Arun Subramanian said the letter the defense submitted to the court about Diddy's accuser known pseudonymously as Mia was 'inappropriate'.

Diddy's attorneys, in a court filing on Wednesday, pushed back against the prosecution's request to have Mia speak at today's sentencing hearing.

The letter alleged that Mia 'lied that she had sexual contact with Sean Combs without her consent' and 'lied that she was a victim'.

'Virtually everything that came out of her mouth was a lie,' the letter continued.

The prosecution today described the letter as ' bullying and in contravention to your honor’s rules about civility in proceedings'.

The judge, in response to the letter, told the court today: 'The tone of the defense's letter was inappropriate.'

Judge Arun Subramanian has ruled that acquitted conduct can be considered in the sentencing of Sean 'Diddy' Combs.

Diddy was convicted on two counts of prostitution charges during a grueling eight-week trial in July, but was acquitted of the two more serious charges against him of sex trafficking and racketeering.

The defense claims the charges Combs was acquitted of cannot be considered, but Subramanian told the court today: 'There is no guidance from any court on this.

'We don't know what the jury was thinking. But it's about overlapping conduct. And it only impacts the advisory guidelines range.'

The rules state that ‘no limitation may be placed on the background of a person convicted of an offence’ and that ’acquitted conduct may be considered’, the judge said.

The defense would like several of Diddy's friends and family members to speak on his behalf today, the court has heard.

The defense told Judge Arun Subramanian that two to three of Diddy's children would like to address the court.

Rev Gary Johnson, the founder and pastor of Faith Christian Worship Center in Baltimore, is also slated to speak. He provided a letter to the court as well.

Two doctors who have evaluated and cared for Diddy while he was in jail in Brooklyn are also on the list.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs briefly addressed the judge at his sentencing hearing this morning.

'Combs, have you read the pre-sentence report?' Judge Arun Subramanian asked.

Diddy simply replied: 'Yes, I have.'

Mia, one of the victims who testified during Diddy's trial, will no longer speak to the court today, the prosecution has revealed.

'This morning the government learned Mia no longer wishes to address the court today,' prosecutor Christy Slavik told the judge.

'I’m comfortable repping to the court that’s in part due to the letter submitted by the defense on Wednesday - which can only be described as bullying and in contravention to you honor’s rules about civility in proceedings.

'Mia has submitted a written statement and we urge the court to consider Mia’s experience in fashioning a sentence.'

Judge Arun Subramanian says he has received the defense submissions including letters and reports from Diddy’s doctors, the letter Diddy wrote and the 11-minute video sent by the defense.

'I've read all of the materials and especially the letters I greatly appreciated those, I read them closely,' the judge told the court.

Diddy nodded in response.

Subramanian added that he greatly appreciates the letters provided by the prosecution too.

Judge Arun Subramanian said good morning to Diddy after the prosecution and defense were introduced to the court.

'Good morning to you, Mr Combs,' the judge said.

'Good morning, judge,' Diddy replied.

The judge then gave an overview on how today's hearing would proceed.

He will first go over the materials received, review sentencing calculations and then hear from the prosecution, followed by the defense and Diddy himself.

Subramanian will then review the sentence rules and impose Diddy's sentence.

Diddy walked into court this morning wearing an oatmeal colored sweater and dark pants.

He waved to his family and shook hands with his lawyers.

He smiled as he hugged his lawyer Brian Steel.

His family waved back to him but he appeared reserved and less expressive than previous hearings.

Diddy shook hands with his attorney Marc Agnifilo and sat down and blew a kiss to his family, stretched his back and exhaled, then put his glasses on and looked over some legal documents.

All six of Diddy's adult children are now in court. His youngest, two-year-old Love, however, is not.

Christian 'King' Combs is accompanied by his girlfriend Raven Tracy.

Justin Combs, Diddy’s other son, is in court with a female friend.

The courtroom is completely packed now. Extra seats have been put in net to the public gallery.

A court clerk announced that Diddy will be coming out soon and warning everyone to keep their phones on silent.

Anyone making disruption will be removed from the overflow rooms, the court clerk said.

Sharay Hayes, an exotic dancer nicknamed 'The Punisher', who took part in Diddy's notorious 'freak off' parties was seen outside Manhattan federal court this morning with his self-help in hand.

Hayes published a best-selling book earlier this year about his inability to function properly in the bedroom.

In Search of Freezer Meat explores the topic of erectile dysfunction and has soared to number one in Amazon's 'Male Impotence' category - thanks in part to his recent courtroom testimony at Diddy's trial and repeated references to the infamous ‘Freak Off’ sessions in the book.

The book, which includes a six-page description of his sordid encounters with the hip-hop mogul and Cassie Ventura.

Diddy’s lawyers began to arrive in court half an hour before the sentencing began.

Marc Agnifilo and Nicole Westmoreland entered the room with Agnifilo pacing around.

Dozens of people had been waiting outside the court for the handful of seats for the public - some had been there since Thursday, the day before the sentencing took place.

Diddy’s other lawyers have begun to file in: Xavier Donaldson and Teny Geragos, who is heavily pregnant, are now in court.

Alexandra Shapiro and Jason Driscoll have arrived too. The public gallery is filling up.

The prosecutors have arrived: all five of them, but no Maurene Comey of course. She was fired by Donald Trump's Justice Department after the verdict.

Janice Combs, Diddy’s mother, is in the second row of the public gallery in an all white suit and sunglasses. She blew kisses at friends sitting behind her.

Diddy’s children arrived in front of the court in a processing of SUVs with blacked out windows

Record producer Dallas Austin appears to be sitting with Diddy’s family and friends in the very full courtroom.

Diddy's defense team has released a roughly 11-minute video that they intend to play in court this morning.

Defense attorney Brian Steel filed a submission to the court yesterday which included the documentary-style video depicting the rapper as a stand up guy.

The compilation shows Diddy worker with charities, youth engagement programs and highlights how he cared for his children over the years.

Janice Combs was a constant, composed figure throughout the explosive eight-week trial in New York, where she, along with other family members, sat through graphic testimony that her son was a vicious, violent abuser of women and a drug addict.

The rapper's mother has once again turned up to support her son.

The 80-year-old looked slim and chic in a white blazer and pants as she arrived at Manhattan federal court ahead of Diddy's sentencing today.

More members of Diddy's team have arrived at Manhattan Federal Court this morning ahead of his sentencing.

Defense attorneys Teny Geragos and Brian Steel were photographed walking into the courthouse today.

Diddy lawyer Xavier Donaldson was also spotted entering the building.

In addition to his legal team, Diddy's publicist Holly Baird will be in court today. She was pictured entering the courthouse not long ago.

Pictured: Teny Geragos arriving at the federal courthouse this morning

Pictured: Brian Steel arrives at Manhattan federal court for Diddy's sentencing

Pictured: Diddy's publicist Holly Baird outside the courthouse this morning

Diddy is set to be sentenced today for violating the federal Mann Act, an anti-prostitution law with a century-old history.

The Mann Act makes it illegal to transport someone across state lines for the purpose of prostitution or other illegal sex acts.

Over the years, the law has been used to prosecute R&B superstar R. Kelly, Jeffrey Epstein companion Ghislaine Maxwell, musician Chuck Berry and, more than a century ago, boxer Jack Johnson.

Its broad wording and a subsequent Supreme Court interpretation once allowed prosecutors to bring cases against interracial couples, and eventually many others in consensual relationships, according to Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute.

The law was amended in the 1980s and today a lot of Mann Act prosecutions involve people accused of taking children across state lines for sexual purposes.

Defense attorney Xavier Donaldson has arrived at the Manhattan federal court this morning for the 10am sentencing of his client Sean 'Diddy' Combs.

Prosecutors seek to have Combs sentenced to at least 11 years and 3 months in prison for his conviction on two prostitution-related charges.

But Diddy's lawyers say the sexual encounters were consensual and that being in jail has hastened Combs' sobriety and forced him to learn from his misbehavior.

They have said there is no need for him to remain behind bars because he has already been punished enough.

At a court hearing last week, Combs seemed buoyant as he told his mother and children that he is 'getting closer to going home'.

Pictured: Diddy attorney Xavier Donaldson arrives at Manhattan federal court this morning

Sean 'Diddy' Combs won't get the 'Club Fed' treatment when he is finally sentenced to prison, but he could have more freedom than he's experienced since his 2024 arrest.

Mangel predicts the disgraced mogul will have more opportunities to interact with his family than he has for the past 11 months while at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn - where he's been held during his criminal trial.

The consultant added that he'll have more 'freedom and liberty' at the next facility.

In her letter to the judge ahead of Sean 'Diddy' Combs's sentencing, Cassie Ventura dismissed his claims of remorse.

'I know that who he was to me - the manipulator, the aggressor, the abuser, the trafficker - is who he is as a human,' she wrote. 'He has no interest in changing or becoming better. He will always be the same cruel, power-hungry, manipulative man that he is.'

Ventura noted that Combs had denied her allegations of assault until the footage of the beating emerged, and she urged the judge to issue a sentence that 'reflects the strength it took for victims of Sean Combs to come forward.'

'I hope that your decision considers the many lives that Sean Combs has upended with his abuse and control,' she wrote.

Combs, on the eve of his sentencing wrote a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian in which he apologized for hitting, kicking and dragging his then-girlfriend at a Los Angeles hotel in 2016 - an attack captured on security camera.

'The scene and images of me assaulting Cassie play over and over in my head daily,' Combs wrote. 'I literally lost my mind. I was dead wrong for putting my hands on the woman that I loved. I'm sorry for that and always will be.'

That footage was shown repeatedly during his two-month trial, which also included testimony from women who said Combs had beaten, threatened, blackmailed or sexually assaulted them.

Pictured: Cassie Ventura and Diddy attending the Los Angeles Premiere of Apple Music's CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP: A BAD BOY STORY at The WGA Theater on June 21, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California

Diddy, who did not speak during his eight-week trial, is expected to address the court for the first time today.

He intends to make an allocution in front of the court, begging for mercy and expressing his remorse.

His lawyers have requested that Diddy, who wants to deliver his statement to the court in the 'most dignified and respectful fashion possible', be permitted to wear 'non-prison clothing' during the sentencing.

Diddy's team asked that he receives 'one button down shirt, one pair of pants, one sweater, and one pair of shoes without laces to wear to court', according to USA Today.

Diddy's lawyers have released a new video compilation attempting to present the rapper as having been a 'family man', 'inspiration', and 'pillar of the community'.

The compilation features home videos of the fallen music mogul's children, his speeches at schools and universities, and 'mentoring' activities.

The explosive legal saga is set to come to an end today as the rapper is sentenced following eight weeks of court proceedings.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs will be sentenced this morning for his conviction on two prostitution-related counts - crimes prosecutors say deserve more than a decade behind bars.

The two prostitution-related counts each carry a maximum penalty of a decade in prison.

Prosecutors are urging Judge Arun Subramanian to sentence Combs to at least 11 years, calling him 'unrepentant' and a public threat.

Diddy's lawyers meanwhile have asked that the judge grant him 14 months, which would effectively be time served.

Ahead of his decision, Subramanian is weighing materials including victim impact statements. At least one witness, a former assistant who testified under the name Mia, is expected to read her statement in court.

The judge also has reference letters supporting Combs - in addition to a lengthy plea for leniency from the artist himself.

Picture: Flanked by defense attorneys Teny Geragos, left, and Brian Steel, right, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, center, reacts after he was denied bail on prostitution-related offenses in Manhattan federal court on July 2, 2025

Sean 'Diddy' Combs will appear in federal court in Manhattan this morning at 10am for his sentencing.

The sentencing comes after a nearly two-month trial featuring testimony from women who described being beaten, threatened, sexually assaulted and blackmailed by Combs.

The rapper is expected to speak directly to Judge Arun Subramanian during today's hearing.

Diddy was convicted on two counts of prostitution charges during the grueling eight-week trial.

A jury acquitted Combs, 55, of more serious racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges that could have put him away for life.

DEEP DIVE delves into Diddy’s 30-year reign of excess and debauchery in unprecedented detail, starting with his ‘crazy’ fits of rage as a student in the 1980s that earned him the disturbing ‘Puff’ nickname.

Contained within hundreds of pages of civil court documents are the horrifying details of his tempestuous relationship with Cassie Ventura – which ultimately led to the floodgates opening.

Among the many allegations contained within the papers are claims that Diddy filmed fellow A-list celebrities taking drugs and having sex with prostitutes.

A long queue has formed outside the federal courthouse in New York City this morning as people eagerly wait to enter the facility for Diddy's sentencing.

Some people were even seen taking selfies as they stood in line.

Diddy was convicted on two counts of prostitution charges during a grueling eight-week trial in July.

He was acquitted of the two more serious charges against him of sex trafficking and racketeering.

Diddy wrote a four-page letter to Judge Arun Subramanian, who will decide his sentence, requesting leniency and 'mercy' ahead of his sentencing.

He alleged he wanted to resume his role as primary caretaker for his ill mother and focus his efforts on being a good father to his seven children.

The rapper claimed to 'take full responsibility' for his actions and issued an apology to his victims.

'First and foremost, I want to apologize and say how sincerely sorry I am for all of the hurt and pain that I have caused others by my conduct,' he wrote.

'I take full responsibility and accountability for my past wrongs.'

The letter also saw Diddy reflect on his time in prison and his trial, alleging that the 'scene and images of me assaulting Cassie play over and over in my head daily'.

'I lost my way. I got lost in my journey. Lost in the drugs and the excess,' he continued. 'My downfall was rooted in my selfishness.'