Sean Combs, incarcerated music titan with a shattered reputation

Sean Combs once had it all: riches, fame and the power to get anything he wanted. But he's sat behind bars for more than a year. And on Friday, a judge told him he'll stay there for several more.

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For the first time Combs spoke to the court directly, telling the judge who would sentence him to more than four years in prison for prostitution-related crimes that he's been "humbled and broken to my core."

"I hate myself right now," he said. "I got lost in excess. I got lost in my ego."

It's a remarkable fall for the music and entertainment titan who boasted multiple mansions, a private jet, a business empire and scores of accolades. But it all crashed in September 2024, when he was arrested on charges including running a criminal ring that allowed him to commit harrowing sexual abuse.

After a two-month courtroom saga, a jury of 12 New Yorkers found him guilty of two prostitution-related counts. They acquitted him of more serious allegations of racketeering and sex trafficking.

The outcome was less decisive than prosecutors had hoped for - but the 55-year-old with seven children will still serve significant time. And his reputation lies in tatters: the abuse revealed in court "is not something, Mr. Combs, you will ever be able to wash away," the judge told him.

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