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The long-awaited sentencing of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs became a reality on Friday (October 4). The Bad Boy Records founder was sentenced to four years in prison on prostitution charges.
Trump Says Diddy Reached Out to Receive Pardon
Diddy and his team have done everything in their power to get him out of prison, where he has been held since 2025. From requesting a new trial and even an acquittal based on the man act. But Combs has gone to even greater lengths to get released. According to United States President Donald Trump, Diddy and his team have also reached out to request a presidential pardon.
“A lot of people have asked me for pardons,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday (October 6). “I call him Puff Daddy, [he] has asked me for a pardon.”
Diddy has already scored a major legal victory. When he was initially arrested by the feds in September 2024, Combs had been brought up on racketeering and trafficking charges in addition to the prostitution charges. Had the jury found him guilty of those more serious charges, he likely would have spent the rest of his life in prison.
In addition, Diddy will likely get time served for the last year that he has spent in prison.
Whether or not Diddy will be pardoned remains to be seen. But one person who is determined to make sure that doesn’t happen is his nemesis, 50 Cent.
Once Trump revealed that Diddy had reached out for a pardon after being convicted, 50 took to social media. To make sure that everyone knows that he is completely against Combs receiving a pardon from the Commander in Chief.
“Man, you can’t get no pardon running your mouth like that! Get out of here,” the former rap star wrote on Instagram on Monday.
So far, Trump has granted pardons to NBA Youngboy and Larry Hoover. It will be interesting to see if Diddy is next on the list.
