By BRUCE SCHREINER

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ life of luxury atop the hip-hop world vanished with his criminal conviction .

He now faces the grim prospect of more years behind bars as his attorneys make plans to appeal.

Combs’ carefully cultivated reputation as an affable celebrity entrepreneur, A-list party host and reality TV star came crashing down Friday. The Grammy-winning artist and music executive was sentenced to four years and two months in prison for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters.

It was a public reckoning for the 55-year-old music star, who made a plea for leniency and wept as his lawyers played a video portraying his family life, career and philanthropy.

U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian also fined Combs $500,000, the maximum allowed.

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