Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to 4 years in prison Friday (Oct. 3) for violating federal prostitution laws, capping off a year-long prosecution of embattled hip-hop mogul.

In a packed Manhattan federal courtroom, Judge Arun Subramanian ordered the star imprisoned for 50 months, according to the New York Times and other outlets. Diddy’s lawyers had sought just 14 months; prosecutors had asked for more than 11 years.

The judge had harsh words for Diddy before handing down the sentence: “This was subjugation, and it drove both [victims] to thoughts of ending their lives,” he said, adding that his sentence would “send a message to abusers and victims alike that exploitation and violence against women is met with real accountability.” But he also said the decade-long sentence sought by pro

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