On Friday, three months after he was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to 50 months, or a little more than four years, in prison. The federal trial, which took place in Manhattan earlier this year, ended in a mixed verdict , with the music mogul being acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. Had Combs been found guilty on all counts, he could have faced life in prison.

Judge Arun Subramanian said during Combs’s sentencing hearing that the sentence was required “to send a message to abusers and victims alike that exploitation and violence against women is met with real accountability.”

Prosecutors had recommended Combs serve at least 11 years in prison for his crimes, nine years short of the maximu

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