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Perez Hilton has reacted to Sean "Diddy" Combs' appeal for an "immediate release" from prison. The rapper's legal team has filed an in-depth appeal to dismiss his sentence, while slamming Judge Arun Subramanian.
Sean Combs was arrested in September 2024 and faced numerous charges of racketeering and prostitution, among others. On July 2, 2025, he was convicted on two charges of transportation for prostitution. On October 3, he was sentenced to 50 months in prison, along with five years' probation and a $50,000 fine.
The rapper's legal team filed an appeal against the judgment a few days after the sentencing. As per a December 24 report by The Rolling Stone, they have filed an in-depth appeal for his immediate release and resentencing. Blogger Perez Hilton reacted to this appeal on his website, writing:
"Diddy’s legal team is still determined to get him out of jail ASAP, even going as far as to now point fingers at the judge!"Hilton explained how the appeal takes aim at Judge Arun Subramanian, even labeling him a "thirteenth juror". Sharing his thoughts on the potential trial, the blogger added:
"Federal prosecutors have a couple of months to respond before the case can go before the appellate court, but they likely won’t let him get away with this latest attempt to go free."Meanwhile, Combs' current expected release date is May 8, 2028. The time he spent in prison from September 2024 to October 2025 was credited in his 50-month sentence.
More about Sean "Diddy" Combs' team's appeal regarding his sentence
P. Diddy Mugshot (Image Source: Getty)Sean Combs' appellate attorney, Alexandra A.E. Shapiro, has filed an appeal for his "immediate release" and resentencing. During the rapper's trial, one of his ex-girlfriends, Cassie Ventura, testified, alleging physical assault. While the jury eventually convicted Diddy only on two counts of transportation for prostitution, his team claims that Judge Arun Subramanian's sentence was influenced by Ventura and other women's testimonies.
As per Rolling Stone, a member of the rapper's team said:
“We’ve filed the final appellate brief in United States v. Combs, and it raises issues that go well beyond this case. In short, the appeal argues that the district court imposed a record-setting sentence by relying on conduct the jury explicitly rejected, in direct conflict with the 2024 Sentencing Guidelines and core constitutional principles." "The filing asks the appellate court to vacate the sentence and order immediate release, or alternatively to reverse the convictions or remand for lawful resentencing limited strictly to the offenses of conviction,” he added.In the appeal, Combs' team alleges that Judge Arun Subramanian gave the sentence “based on the very allegations of coercion and other acquitted conduct the jury had rejected.” They claim that he “acted as a thirteenth juror”.
The appeal further states that the court “insisted it needed to impose a ‘serious sentence’ reflecting the ‘aggravating factors that I have addressed,’ especially ‘the coercion.'” The appeal not only urges a resentencing but also “a separate and independent basis for overturning Combs’s convictions.”
Notably, Combs' defense team had asked for nothing more than a 14-month sentence during the trial.
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