DIDDY TO WALK FREE?
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 24 September 2025
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Sean Combs wants out of jail.
His attorney suggested the judge release the convicted rapper on time served. Combs will be sentenced next week. Combs’ attorneys argue that the government’s case relied on extremely “inflammatory” evidence to obtain the convictions on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution that would not have been admitted to court had Combs only been prosecuted under the Mann Act.
Prosecutors disagree that the issue warrants Combs a new trial, claiming there are no legal grounds for the judge to overturn the convictions, and Combs should be sentenced on October 3rd.
Should attorneys fail to convince Judge Subramanian he should be acquitted or granted a new trial, Sean Combs will face sentencing on October 3.
Combs could potentially be jailed for more than 20 years if the court adds aggravating factors suggested by the government.
Prosecutors initially said they would suggest 4-5 years imprisonment, but later indicated they would be seeking a substantially longer sentence. Meanwhile, Combs’ attorneys argue he should receive no more than 14 months, amounting essentially to just time served.
Diddy’s defense sentencing packet describes several reasons the music mogul deserves a light sentence. Diddy claims 6–12 months per count accurately reflects the severity of the crimes, and he’s already spent 13 months in deplorable conditions at the MDC.
Diddy cites his incident-free stay, newfound sobriety, and founding an ‘entrepreneurship’ class behind bars as additional reasons for a short sentence.
Combs also wants his freedom back as quickly as possible so he can return to supporting his seven children and 84-year-old mother.
Joining Nancy Grace today :
- Tre Lovell - Trial Attorney of The Lovell Firm; Facebook: tre.lovell.5, Instagram: tre-lovell1,
- Dr. John Delatorre - Licensed Psychologist and Mediator (specializing in forensic psychology); Psychological Consultant to Project Absentis: a nonprofit organization that searches for missing persons; Twitter, IG, and TikTok - @drjohndelatorre
- Dr. DeWayne Hendrix - Former Warden at the MDC in Brooklyn, Former Senior Warden with the US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Founder and President of A New Daylight Foundation, Author: "Who Are You? See it Say it and Seize it;" @anewdaylight (IG) @drdewaynehendrix (LinkedIn) @anewdaylight (X-Twitter)
- Lynn Shaw - Founder and Executive Director of Lynn's Warriors, Host of Lynn's Warriors on YouTube; X: @lynns_warriors, YouTube: @LynnsWarriors
- Rob Shuter - Former publicist of Sean Combs, Host: Naughty But Nice Podcast; IG: @naughtygossip
- Tisa Tells - Pop Culture Investigator & Commentator and Host of 'Tisa Tells' on Youtube, Instagram & TikTok: @TisaTellss, Facebook: Tisa.Tells.3
- Lauren Conlin - Investigative Journalist, Host of The Outlier Podcast, and also Host of "Corruption: What Happened to Grant Solomon; X- @Conlin_Lauren/ Instagram- @LaurenEmilyConlin/YouTube- @LaurenConlin4
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:04.8 | Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. |
| 0:11.2 | Did he on suicide watch? |
| 0:14.5 | That's right. |
| 0:15.6 | This as he demands an emergency hearing to walk free. I'm Nancy Grace. This is crime stories. I want to thank |
| 0:25.7 | you for being with us. Did he wants out? The disgraced rapper makes yet another bid at an early |
| 0:31.4 | release from jail after 13 months of detention following a split verdict in his divisive trial. Did he wants out? That's why |
| 0:41.2 | he said he wants out. So does every other cellmate, every other inmate on the block. They all want |
| 0:49.1 | out. Why do they want out? They're in jail. Why are they in jail? Because of something they did |
| 0:53.8 | and for which they are convicted. I're in jail. Why are they in jail? Because of something they did and for which they |
| 0:55.8 | are convicted. I guess he does want out. What about it, Rob Sheeter? Is he missing that private |
| 1:02.0 | chef? Is he missing the minions that go out at 3 a.m. and find him freshly made cheesecake and bring |
| 1:08.7 | back to him and take a bite and go, here you go, Diddy, here comes the |
| 1:13.5 | plane, open the runway. He's definitely missing his life. He wouldn't miss that life. He had one of the |
| 1:21.7 | most extraordinary lives of anybody on this planet, but he blew it. He broke the law. |
| 1:27.0 | Let me, let, let me, say, put him up. Get Tombs off the beach eating fresh mango. |
| 1:34.1 | Please, stop. The most extraordinary life. See, when I think of extraordinary lives, |
| 1:38.7 | I think of Mother Teresa. I think of Billy Graham. I think of Christ. I think of the Pope. I think of all the |
| 1:47.8 | people that have done good works. What's extraordinary about selling perfume? Help me out here. |
| 1:53.8 | What's extraordinary? What about all those free coughs, all those black eyes, all those bruises |
| 1:58.9 | his victims got? The prostitution charges across state |
| 2:02.3 | lines. What's extraordinary? I find him extremely ordinary, just like every other pimp in the jail |
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