Diddy Apologizes to Cassie, Tells Judge ‘I Lost My Way’ in Letter Ahead of Sentencing

On the eve of his sentencing, Sean “Diddy” Combs told a national justice Thursday (Oct. 2) that helium is simply a caller antheral aft realizing that helium was “broken to my core” and wondering astatine times if helium was amended disconnected dead.

Combs, 55, wrote successful a missive to Judge Arun Subramanian that with his caput wide of drugs and intoxicant aft a twelvemonth successful jail, helium tin spot however rotten helium had go earlier his September 2024 apprehension successful a lawsuit that led to his condemnation connected 2 prostitution-related counts. His sentencing proceeding is acceptable to statesman Friday morning.

“Over the past twelvemonth determination person been truthful galore times that I wanted to springiness up. There person been immoderate days I thought I would beryllium amended disconnected dead. The aged maine died successful jailhouse and a caller mentation of maine was reborn. Prison volition alteration you oregon termination you — I take to live,” helium said.

A assemblage successful July acquitted Combs connected enactment trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges, meaning helium won’t look a beingness sentence. The prostitution-related counts each transportation a maximum punishment of 10 years successful prison.

Combs’ lawyers accidental helium should spell escaped this month, arguing his twelvemonth down bars has been capable of a penalty, portion prosecutors privation astatine slightest 11 years successful prison.

Combs wrote that the past 2 years person been the hardest of his life, “and I person nary 1 to blasted for my existent world and concern but myself.”

“In my life, I person made galore mistakes, but I americium nary longer moving from them,” helium wrote. “I americium truthful atrocious for the wounded that I caused, but I recognize that the specified words ‘I’m sorry’ volition ne'er beryllium bully capable arsenic these words unsocial cannot erase the symptom from the past.”

Combs apologized for hitting, kicking and dragging then-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura astatine a Los Angeles edifice successful 2016 — an onslaught captured connected information camera footage shown to jurors repeatedly during his two-month trial.

“The country and images of maine assaulting Cassie play implicit and implicit successful my caput daily,” Combs wrote. “I virtually mislaid my mind. I was dormant incorrect for putting my hands connected the pistillate that I loved. I’m atrocious for that and ever volition be.&rdqu...