Sean “Diddy” Combs sent a four page letter Thursday to the judge who presided over his human trafficking and racketeering (RICO) case.
Combs faces a maximum of 11 years in prison when he is sentenced in a Manhattan courtroom today, October 3.
In his letter, Combs apologized for his reckless behavior and begged the judge for leniency.
The Bad Boy Records founder expressed “how sincerely sorry I am for all of the hurt and pain that I have caused”.
“I lost my way. I got lost in my journey. Lost in the drugs and the excess,” the Hip-Hop mogul wrote. “My downfall was rooted in my selfishness.”
Combs, 55, was acquitted of the more serious RICO counts, but convicted on 2 misdemeanor counts of the Mann Act, transportation of prostitutes.
Federal prosecutors asked the judge for an 11-year sentence – 5 1/2 years on each count.
Combs did not testify during his 11-week trial, but he briefly addressed the judge during a hearing last week.
He has been locked up for 13 months in a Brooklyn detention center.
Court observers say the judge has been unusually harsh and unreasonable toward Combs and his legal team, despite the lack of evidence in his trial.
Stay tuned for more on this developing story…
