Diddy is slated to be sentenced in his federal case on Friday (Oct. 3) following his June conviction on prostitution charges, while he evaded the more serious sex trafficking charges.
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The embattled Bad Boy mogul’s team made a final 11th-hour plea ahead of sentencing with the release of a video montage featuring plenty of the community work Diddy has participated in over the years. According to Fox 5 New York, the video is to be played at his sentencing hearing.
The clip revisits Diddy’s participation in the 2003 New York City Marathon, which he completed in just over four hours despite experiencing severe leg cramps. Combs’ running ended up raising $2 million for charity.
Diddy emphasized the importance of education and discipline, and he took matters into his own hands by helping to open schools, including the Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School in 2016, as well as the Capital Prep Bronx Charter School. A reported $1 million donation from Diddy assisted in opening the Bronx school during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
“I worked hard just like you guys are working. This world we live in may have a plan for y’all, I didn’t listen to that. I don’t want y’all to listen to that either,” Diddy said while speaking to students in the video. “Y’all are great, y’all are kings, y’all are queens, y’all are leaders. I just got so excited because this is truly a dream come true for me.”
There’s a pivot to Diddy’s love for his family as footage of the late Kim Porter appears alongside cameos from his children, who open up about their relationship with their father. “I love how you inspire me to keep going, to never stop following my dreams and to always believe in myself,” Christian “King” Combs said in the video.
Federal prosecutors believe Diddy deserves 11 years behind bars for what they call his “decades of abuse,” while a letter to the judge penned by Cassie Ventura referred to Combs as a “cruel, power-hungry, manipulative man.”
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The post “Diddy’s Team Releases Video Showcasing Bad Boy Mogul’s Community Work & Family Ahead of Sentencing” by Michael Saponara was published on 10/03/2025 by www.billboard.com