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Diddy attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, September 12, 2023. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo)
Apr 10, 2026

Appeals court appears torn over Combs’ bid to overturn sentence

A U.S. appeals court appeared divided on Thursday about a bid by Sean "Diddy" Combs to overturn the hip-hop mogul's prison sentence over prostitution charges in a case that raises novel legal questions about how judges consider conduct for which a defendant has been acquitted in determining a punishment. 

Sean Diddy Combs, center, motions a heart sign to his family in attendance as he is escorted out of lock-up by US Marshals on the first day of trial May 12, 2025, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
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Defense: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs had violent outbursts, but no federal crimes occurred

The defense conceded that Sean “Diddy” Combs' violent outbursts might have warranted domestic violence charges, but not sex trafficking and racketeering counts.

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