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Heidi Venable

Diddy Receives Four Years In Prison After Issuing Apologies At Sentencing Hearing

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs discusses the first time he met The Notorious B.I.G.

After over a year of investigation that became public with the federal raids of Diddy’s homes, an eight-week trial, and lots of talk about baby oil and Freak-Offs, we now know how long Sean Combs will be in jail. The music mogul has been sentenced to 50 months — just over four years — in prison for his conviction on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

In addition to serving “hard time” in prison, according to Judge Arun Subramanian, per CNN, Diddy was also hit with a $500,000 fine — the maximum he could receive on the charges. The sentencing came at the end of an hours-long hearing Friday, October 3, during which the judge heard from the defense, prosecution and from Diddy himself. The rapper used his time to issue an apology to his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, TMZ reports, saying:

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