Create account

Coverage dated September 30, 2025 to October 2, 2025

On eve of sentencing, Diddy tells judge he has been 'reborn' and asks for mercy

Headline from NBC 6 South Florida, on the newest of 2 developments

On the eve of his sentencing, Sean “Diddy” Combs told a federal judge that he is a new man after realizing that he was “broken to my core.”

NBC 6 South Florida's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Earlier updates in this story

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs says he’s ‘humbled and broken’ in letter to judge ahead of sentencing

    Headline from KESQ Palm Springs ·

  2. Newest

    On eve of sentencing, Diddy tells judge he has been 'reborn' and asks for mercy

    Headline from NBC 6 South Florida ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

Read the reports

Reports & sources

27 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    Judge rejects Sean 'Diddy' Combs' bid to toss prostitution convictions (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    The judge in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ criminal case rejected the hip-hop mogul’s request to toss out his prostitution-related convictions Tuesday, setting the stage for his sentencing.U.S.

  2. Deadline

    Sean Combs Gets Personal In One Last Pitch For Freedom Before Sentencing: “The Old Me Died In Jail & A New Version Of Me Was Reborn” (opens Deadline)

    Published

    Deadline's feed description

    Diddy wants leniency from the judge who will sentence him Friday in his sex-trafficking case with promises the Bad Boy Records founder has changed

  3. KESQ Palm Springs

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs says he’s ‘humbled and broken’ in letter to judge ahead of sentencing (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

    Published

    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs made an impassioned plea to the judge who oversaw his trial in a letter on Thursday, one day before Combs is set to be sentenced after being convicted in July on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. “I lost my way. I got

  4. Black Enterprise

    Diddy To Speak On His Own Behalf At Sentencing (opens Black Enterprise)

    Published

    Black Enterprise's feed description

    Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs, who will not be in prisoner's garb, informed a federal judge that he will speak at his Oct. 3 sentencing.

  5. NBC 6 South Florida

    On eve of sentencing, Diddy tells judge he has been 'reborn' and asks for mercy (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

    Published

    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    On the eve of his sentencing, Sean “Diddy” Combs told a federal judge that he is a new man after realizing that he was “broken to my core.”

  6. Seattle Times

    On eve of sentencing, Combs tells judge he has been ‘reborn,’ asks for mercy (opens Seattle Times)

    Published

    Seattle Times's feed description

    On the eve of his sentencing, Sean “Diddy” Combs says he is a new man after realizing he was “broken to my core.".

  7. The Guardian

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs expected to speak in court as prosecution witness backs out last-minute (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Prospect of disgraced hip-hop mogul getting light sentence dims as judge says Combs hasn’t fully expressed remorse

  8. Anchorage Daily News

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs cries during sentencing hearing as judge weighs a potential prison term (opens Anchorage Daily News)

    Published

    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The hip-hop mogul’s nearly two-month trial in a federal court in Manhattan featured testimony from women who said Combs beat, threatened, sexually assaulted and blackmailed them.

  9. WSVN Miami

    On eve of sentencing, Combs tells judge he has been ‘reborn,’ asks for mercy - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

    Published

    WSVN Miami's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — On the eve of his sentencing, Sean “Diddy” Combs wrote a federal judge Thursday proclaiming himself to be a new man

  10. Blaze Media

    Hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs learns his fate after convictions for sordid sex crimes (opens Blaze Media)

    Published

    Blaze Media's feed description

    Combs begged a federal judge for mercy in a letter on the eve of his sentencing hearing.

  11. WHDH Boston

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs cries during sentencing hearing as judge weighs a potential prison term - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

    Published

    WHDH Boston's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs ‘ sentencing hearing in a sordid case involving his girlfriends and male sex workers opened Friday with prosecutors arguing the

  12. WHDH Boston

    On eve of sentencing, Combs tells judge he has been ‘reborn,’ asks for mercy - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

    Published

    WHDH Boston's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — On the eve of his sentencing, Sean “Diddy” Combs wrote a federal judge Thursday proclaiming himself to be a new man

  13. NBC News

    Sean 'Diddy' Combs begs judge for mercy, apologizes for 'sick' actions ahead of sentencing (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop mogul convicted on interstate prostitution charges, begged a federal judge for mercy during a dramatic sentencing hearing Friday, insisting he has “changed for the better.

  14. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs says he’s ‘humbled and broken’ in letter to judge ahead of sentencing | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

    Published

    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs made an impassioned plea to the judge who oversaw his trial in a letter on Thursday, one day

  15. MyNorthwest

    On eve of sentencing, Combs tells judge he was 'broken to my core' and felt he'd be better off dead (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — On the eve of his sentencing, Sean “Diddy” Combs told a federal judge Thursday that he is a new man after realizing that he was “broken to my

  16. WSVN Miami

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs cries during sentencing hearing as judge weighs his potential prison term - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

    Published

    WSVN Miami's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs ‘ sentencing hearing opened Friday with prosecutors pushing for a long prison term while his children tearfully asked the judge

  17. NBC New York

    'Better off dead': On eve of sentencing, Sean Combs tells judge he was 'broken to my core' (opens NBC New York)

    Published

    NBC New York's feed description

    On the eve of his sentencing, Sean “Diddy” Combs told a federal judge that he is a new man after realizing that he was “broken to my core.”

  18. Foxla

    Sean 'Diddy' Combs sends letter to judge a day before sentencing asking for mercy (opens Foxla)

    Published

    Foxla's feed description

    A day before Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is scheduled to be sentenced, he sent a letter to a federal judge proclaiming himself to be a new man.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.