Family members of disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs pleaded for a lighter sentence in letters released Monday, calling his crimes “mistakes.”
“This separation for the past year, while Sean has been incarcerated has been extremely difficult and painful for me and his children,” Janice Combs, the mogul’s 84-year-old mother, wrote in a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian.
“I would like to be able to spend the last few years of my life with my son, Sean. Unfortunately, my son has made some terrible mistakes in his life, which I know he recognizes,” she continued.
Several of the hip-hop artist’s associates and family members also wrote letters to the judge ahead of his sentencing hearing on Oct. 3.
The 55-year-old founder of Bad Boy Records faced public scrutiny when his ex, Cassie Ventura, accused him of rape, coercion and physical abuse in a bombshell 2023 lawsuit. Federal agents eventually arrested him last year and accused him of using his wealth and influence to engage in a number of sex crimes, including sex trafficking and kidnapping.
