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Diddy Strikes Back — Files Appeal As SBF’s Ex-Cellmate Joins Legal Rebellion

Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs told a US federal court they will appeal his conviction and the 50-month prison sentence handed down after his ￰1￱ filed a formal notice of appeal on Monday and are expected to file the full appeal papers soon. Diddy: Legal Outcome And Sentence According to court filings and public records, a jury convicted Combs on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution , while clearing him on two other charges, sex trafficking and ￰2￱ Arun Subramanian imposed a 50-month prison term, a $500,000 fine, and five years of ￰3￱ sentencing, the judge said a substantial term was needed so that abuse of women “is met with real accountability.” Combs had asked for a 14-month sentence so time already spent in custody would lead to a quick ￰4￱ had pushed for more than 11 ￰5￱ the hearing, Combs told the judge, “My actions were disgusting, shameful, and sick.” He said he got “lost in excess” and asked for mercy while apologizing to two women who testified against ￰6￱ ‘Diddy’ Combs has filed a notice of appeal in his federal criminal case following his conviction and sentencing in New ￰7￱ legal move indicates he is challenging the court… ￰0￱ #Diddy #LegalNews #FederalCourt — TC (@tc0888) October 21, 2025 Jury Findings And Trial Details Reports have disclosed that Combs was arrested in September ￰8￱ trial ran for nearly two-months this summer and drew widespread ￰9￱ described encounters that prosecutors said showed Combs used his influence in the music industry to pressure people into sexual ￰10￱ witness, Cassandra Ventura, said she was physically abused and coerced into encounters described in court as “hotel nights.” Another witness who testified under the name Jane said she felt pressured even when she was ￰11￱ jury’s split verdict — guilty on the transportation counts but not guilty on sex trafficking and racketeering — leaves open legal and factual fights that the defense is likely to press on ￰12￱ Proximity And Public Interest Another angle that attracted attention was Combs’s placement at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he was housed in the same unit as Sam Bankman-Fried, the former crypto executive convicted in the FTX ￰13￱ say the two men shared dormitory-style housing and had some informal ￰14￱ is no public evidence linking Combs to the financial crimes at the center of Bankman-Fried’s conviction, and officials have not tied the two cases ￰15￱ And Crypto Connections Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has taken part in several tech and crypto-adjacent moves in recent ￰16￱ was listed among investors in the banking app ECO, which raised roughly $26 ￰17￱ joined a funding round for a hologram and virtual-communications company that was about $12 ￰18￱ documents from June 2023 tied funds linked to Combs to a stake in X Corp.

A celebrity-linked “DIDDY” meme token briefly reached a market cap near $180 million during news cycles, though links between Combs and that token remain ￰19￱ image from SiriusXM, chart from TradingView

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