legal battle that has kept the music industry on edge culminatedAmerican rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to 50 months in federal prison for charges related to transporting individuals for prostitution. The federal court found him guilty on two counts of that charge but acquitted him of the more serious accusations of sex trafficking and racketeering. In addition to the prison term, Diddy was fined $500,000 and will be under five years of supervised release after serving his sentence. He has already spent about a year in custody, which will count toward his prison time. The case has sent shockwaves through the music industry, drawing strong reactions from fans and public figures. Diddy’s lawyers announced that they plan to appeal the verdict, calling the trial “unfair and politically motivated.”
