Disgraced rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to 50 months behind bars Friday during a tearful courtroom appearance in which he wept openly and declared he was “broken to my core.”

Federal prosecutors had asked for an 11-year prison term for the 55-year-old Combs, who was found guilty in July of transporting individuals across state lines to engage in prostitution.

His defense team pleaded for leniency and played an 11-minute video highlighting Combs career and philanthropic efforts, as well as his family life. Partway through the video, Mr. Combs raised a hand to cover his face and tears began to fall, his shoulders visibly trembling.

Apologizing to those he had hurt before the sentence was handed down, Combs told the court,”I’ve been humbled and broken to my core.”

“My actions were disgusting, shameful, and sick,” Combs said. “I don’t have nobody to blame but myself. I know that I’ve learned my lesson.”

However Judge Arun Subramanian cited “massive evidence” against the rapper and music promoter, including a “savage video” of him beating his girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a hotel hallway, and said a significant sentence was required.

The judge said the year that Combs has spent behind bars while awaiting his trial and sentencing will be counted against the 50 month prison term.

Friday’s sentencing in Manhattan capped an eight-week trial in which a jury convicted Mr. Combs on two counts of transportation for the purpose of engaging in prostitution. He was charged under a federal law from 1910 known as the Mann Act, which prohibits interstate and foreign transportation of individuals for prostitution. He was found not guilty on additional charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.

Among those who testified against Combs were two of his former domestic partners: Ms. Ventura, a singer and model who dated him for 11 years beginning in 2007, and another woman who used the court pseudonym Jane and was involved with him from 2021 until his September 2024 arrest. Both provided testimony that Combs hired male escorts to have sex with them.

Supporting evidence affirmed that Combs hired male escorts for what he called “freak off” sessions — hours-long sexual encounters with his ex-girlfriends involving drugs. Combs participated by observing, pleasuring himself, and typically filming what occurred.

The defense argued that the activity involved only consenting adults. They said Combs shouldn’t be convicted of prostitution because he had no sexual involvement with the men and gained nothing financially from the sessions.