{"id":39957,"date":"2025-10-03T14:46:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=39957"},"modified":"2025-10-03T14:46:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:46:39","slug":"diddys-lawyers-release-video-they-intend-to-play-at-sentencing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=39957","title":{"rendered":"Diddy&#8217;s Lawyers Release Video They Intend to Play at Sentencing"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article article--permalink \"><!--\/.article__header--><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-cbf454c1dccb7969059499588e3976f7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-b9e865e0-412c-4ee8-b03b-deff0823d99b-518235746-progress-spinner\" class=\"ratio-item video-block__backdrop below\">\n<div class=\"spinner video-block__spinner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-player-b9e865e0-412c-4ee8-b03b-deff0823d99b-518235746-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d9\/16by9\/2025\/10\/03\/d9f13917e1074817b561cc59f67fac89_md.jpg\" alt=\"100325_diddy_court_submission_kal\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"ratio-item ratio-item--jwplayer invisible\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-video-player-b9e865e0-412c-4ee8-b03b-deff0823d99b-518235746\" class=\"video-portal\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-muted=\"false\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:video:b9e865e0-412c-4ee8-b03b-deff0823d99b\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cbf454c1dccb7969059499588e3976f7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a3a83e2d2c4819ca091e09555ec5e57d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/p-diddy\/\"><strong>Diddy<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s lawyers are painting him as a loving father and pillar of the community during his sentencing &#8230; and, we&#8217;ve got the video they plan to use to get that message across.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a3a83e2d2c4819ca091e09555ec5e57d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c10b6cc01e26923b9073003d34af5e7d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">The defense released a nearly 12-minute-long vid they already submitted to the court &#8230; which begins by showing Diddy sitting with his kids &#8212; speaking softly to his twin daughters, <strong>D&#8217;Lila<\/strong> and <strong>Jessie<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c10b6cc01e26923b9073003d34af5e7d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1205dd0a46c26edf875e513351658e02\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2b\/4by3\/2025\/10\/03\/2b174cc7340b4899982765cdced5eafd_md.jpg\" alt=\"100325_diddy_court_submission-kids\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1205dd0a46c26edf875e513351658e02--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f236f2cffc59c2aa235ca326fd30a94f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">The rapper plays with a paper puppet and sits on the floor while his kiddos try to steal his sunglasses &#8230; looking every bit the attentive father.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f236f2cffc59c2aa235ca326fd30a94f--> <a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"><\/a> <!--\/#cb-2c75b9318ea03ada54e632c2100e2150--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bae2ddb37d848fdf92472bc6e3e52246\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/15\/kim-porter-sean-combs-diddy-photos\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:ba0d429d-b26d-5a2f-9284-ba05cd8595c2\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:33162ce6-77c3-4015-9bda-cc771bb06bad\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ae\/4by3\/2024\/06\/09\/ae13656159ac4fe2bd1972bc0e29c75a_md.jpg\" alt=\"Kim Porter and Diddy -- Unbreakable Bond\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<p><a id=\"gallery-link-ba0d429d-b26d-5a2f-9284-ba05cd8595c2\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2018\/11\/15\/kim-porter-sean-combs-diddy-photos\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:ba0d429d-b26d-5a2f-9284-ba05cd8595c2\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:33162ce6-77c3-4015-9bda-cc771bb06bad\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\"><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bae2ddb37d848fdf92472bc6e3e52246--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2a5806c7d032ed310fa37e69b8d2f4c1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kim-porter\/\"><strong>Kim Porter<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s passing is included in the video &#8230; showing the family&#8217;s reactions in the immediate aftermath of her death &#8212; including a moment where Diddy acknowledges he&#8217;s now a &#8220;full-time dad&#8221; and promises to be there for his daughters every step of the way.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2a5806c7d032ed310fa37e69b8d2f4c1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7ba2509f58aa1b326180a6c137c3720a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">The video ends with a montage of Diddy and his kids which will certainly make many in the courtroom emotional when it&#8217;s played in just a short while. We&#8217;ve cut the video down, but the full clip is out there &#8230; and, it&#8217;s certainly worth a watch.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7ba2509f58aa1b326180a6c137c3720a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c49e7da23f8072a0ba05a2500de721ae\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Diddy&#8217;s asking Judge <strong>Arun Subramanian<\/strong> to sentence him to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/09\/22\/diddy-defense-wants-lighter-sentence\/\"><strong>14 months in prison<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; with time served for the year-plus he&#8217;s already served in MDC Brooklyn. Prosecutors are asking for the mogul to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/09\/30\/prosecutors-urge-judge-sentence-diddy-11-years-prison\/\"><strong>serve 11 years<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c49e7da23f8072a0ba05a2500de721ae--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7e80a5046e0d40428651063abcf4b287\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-document-block canvas-document-block-permalink canvas-document-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"document-block flex-column\"><a class=\"media-link document-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dam.tmz.com\/document\/13\/o\/2025\/10\/02\/1301d06170b7464cbeff9e85a6f368fb.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:document-asset:document_pdf_20251002_1301d06170b7464cbeff9e85a6f368fb\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:33162ce6-77c3-4015-9bda-cc771bb06bad\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/83\/4by3\/2025\/10\/02\/83d6c3fbd2424dc2a54c51b3f395cdf9_md.jpg\" alt=\"diddy letter to judge doc launch 1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay document-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label document-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Doc<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7e80a5046e0d40428651063abcf4b287--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-709e6b8761160ffc6ddd613bd2281d07\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/10\/02\/diddy-apologize-letter-judge-new-york\/\"><strong>filed a letter<\/strong><\/a> asking the judge for mercy yesterday &#8230; in which he took responsibility for the pain he&#8217;s caused &#8212; and brought up his duties as a father and as a caregiver to his mother in hopes of swaying him.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-709e6b8761160ffc6ddd613bd2281d07--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-540e7f146ebd7f131a98a53b8a4fbd93\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">The sentencing hearing starts at 7 AM PT &#8230; head on over to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/10\/03\/diddy-to-be-sentenced-new-york-court\/\"><strong>livestream<\/strong><\/a> to watch all the action.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-540e7f146ebd7f131a98a53b8a4fbd93--><\/div>\n<p><!--\/.article__blocks--><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"tag-cloud\"><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/p-diddy\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"> Diddy <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kim-porter\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"> Kim Porter <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/family\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:3}\"> Family <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/hip-hop\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:4}\"> Hip Hop <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/diddy-trial\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:5}\"> Diddy Trial <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/music\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:6}\"> Music <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/fairly-legal\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:7}\"> Fairly Legal <\/a><\/section>\n<p><!--\/.tag-cloud--><\/article>\n<p><!-- start: promotion-slot desktop-news-permalink -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- start: tmz:code-widget:35e71e3b-b339-4b66-9400-30bbf35ffd27 -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: tmz:code-widget:35e71e3b-b339-4b66-9400-30bbf35ffd27 -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- start: tmz:ad-widget:48e0d17a-fa27-42fb-8563-d37b01c3c0aa -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: tmz:ad-widget:48e0d17a-fa27-42fb-8563-d37b01c3c0aa -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- start: tmz:code-widget:42ffb615-fbe5-4d34-97a7-df9e2fe77753 -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: tmz:code-widget:42ffb615-fbe5-4d34-97a7-df9e2fe77753 -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: promotion-slot desktop-news-permalink --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diddy&#8216;s lawyers are painting him as a loving father and pillar of the community during his sentencing &#8230; 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