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American music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced Friday to four years and two months in prison for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters, in a sordid federal case that featured harrowing testimony and a forceful reckoning for one of the most influential figures in hip-hop.
Since Combs has already served a year in jail, the sentence means that the 55-year-old could get out in about three years.
While prosecutors sought a sentence of more than 11 years, his lawyers wanted him freed immediately and said the time behind bars had already forced his remorse and sobriety.
Friday's sentencing comes after jurors acquitted him of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges in July, charges which could have carried a lif
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