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New York Judge To Sentence Sean 'Diddy' Combs After Blockbuster Trial

Prosecutors are urging a New York judge to sentence Sean Combs to at least 11 years, calling him 'unrepentant' as his defense urges his convictions merit no more than 14 months (Credit: AFP)

Sean "Diddy" Combs will be sentenced Friday for his conviction on two prostitution-related counts, crimes prosecutors say deserve more than a decade behind bars as the music mogul seeks "mercy" and a swift release.

Following two months of often searing testimony and arguments in the New York federal case, jurors in July rejected the most serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering, sparing the 55-year-old the prospect of life in prison.

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