Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentencing live updates: Combs gets 50 months in prison

Sean Combs let out a deep exhale as he rose from his seat to address the judge.

"I want to thank you for giving me the chance to speak up for myself," Combs said, his fingers resting on the table. "One of the hardest things I've had to handle is having to be quiet, not being able to express how sorry I am for my actions."

Combs first apologized to Cassie Ventura.

"I want to personally apologize to Cassie Ventura for any harm that I've caused her, emotionally or physically. I don't take that lightly," Combs said.

He also apologized to "Jane."

"I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm sorry I brought you into my mess," Combs said.

Kemberly Richardson reports outside the courthouse in Lower Manhattan.

He then apologized to all victims of domestic violence who may have witnessed the 2016 hotel security camera video depicting him attacking Ventura.

"That video, that disgusting, despicable video, triggered a lot of people around the world," Combs said.

Choking up, Combs told the judge he lost his freedom, his ability to care for his children and his mother and his self respect.

"I've been humbled and broken to my core. I hate myself right now," Combs said.

He turned to his family in the gallery and offered an individual apology to each of his seven children and then to his mother.

"You taught me better," Combs said through tears.

The fifth and final lawyer to speak on behalf of Sean Combs told the judge that Combs "has genuine psychological challenges" and "his drug use was overwhelming."

Attorney Marc Agnifilo conceded that the defense's request for time served is "a lot," but he argued that Combs has been punished enough, pointing to the highly publicized raids on his homes in California and Florida.

"He has been punished in maybe one of the most public ways I can think of," Agnifilo said. "Everyone knows what happened to Sean Combs."

Agnifilo's argument will be followed by the prosecution's rebuttal. Then Combs will address the court.

Sean Combs will devote his time trying to help other incarcerated people if the judge releases him, the rap mogul's attorney vowed.

More than four hours into today's sentencing, attorney Xavier Donaldson and Giovanni Sairras - the director of a Miami-based re-entry program - told U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian that Combs would try to continue the motivational speaking and business training classes he began while incarcerated in Brooklyn.

"I've noticed that his impact is so great that it changed the lives of those in the housing unit where Mr. Combs is housed," Sairras said. "He has become an asset to the government."

Prosecutors had criticized Combs for already scheduling multiple speaking engagements this month, arguing he does not understand the gravity of the crimes he committed. According to a court filing yesterday, Combs has scheduled seven engagements in October to deliver entrepreneurship, life skills, and mentoring classes to incarcerated people.

"He doesn't fully grapple with how his actions got him here," AUSA Christy Slavik argued. "His respect for the law is just lip service."

Donaldson responded to the criticism by arguing that Combs is just trying to be prepared and continue his rehabilitation if he gets released.

"It's not lip service to say Mr. Combs has engagements after he gets out of jail," he said. "These are purposes that are designed to ensure Mr. Combs remains compliant."

Defense lawyers' attempt to secure Sean Combs a lenient sentence continued Friday afternoon with his attorney claiming he has "untreated trauma" that he says has colored the rap mogul's life.

In a speech that repeated many of the arguments in their written filings, attorney Brian Steel highlighted how Combs grew up "in total poverty," was raised by a single mother after the death of his father, and yet succeeded in the music industry.

However, Steel told U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian that Combs' life turned for the worse because of a "serious drug addiction that got out of hand." According to Steel, Combs' addiction began after he was prescribed medication after a medical procedure in the early 2000's.

"He lost his way. He was medicated because his body was hurt. His emotions were hurt," Steel said.

Steel argued that Combs had been "punished severely" during his year at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. He said that Combs has made the most of his time in prison by helping others and becoming sober for the first time in 25 years.

"He has not seen daylight except when he is transported to the courtroom," Steel claimed.

Steel also claimed that Combs has been punished enough through the business and reputational damage, claiming some of the media have treated him "like a leper."

"That name and prestige is gone," Steel said. "He has cursed his children with that name."

Steel also said that Combs' "money is gone" as he claims he is fighting nearly 100 civil lawsuits and irreparable reputational harm.

"I don't know who among us would trade places with Sean Combs," Steel said. "He is completely broken. No one needs to give Sean any speeches; nobody needs to tell him that he needs to take responsibility. He has punished himself more than anyone would be able to punish him and it will stay with him for the rest of his days."