Diddy is offering a six-week course to fellow inmates at Brooklyn jail called ‘Free Game With Diddy’
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been teaching fellow inmates how to better themselves through a course he runs from the Brooklyn jail where he is currently held on prostitution charges. The course is called *Free Game With Diddy*, which is slang for information given freely.
The mogul is facing up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced this Friday after a jury found him guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, also known as the Mann Act. He was acquitted of the more serious racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges.
Details of the six-week course, which the 55-year-old has been running at the Metropolitan Detention Center, have been shared by Combs’ legal team in letters of support ahead of his sentencing. This may be the first time he addresses the court.
According to the syllabus, Combs teaches inmates about positive thinking, how to deal with failure, goal setting, and shares other business insights. The course offers exclusive access to the journey of Sean “Diddy” Combs, tracing his rise from humble beginnings to becoming a globally recognized icon and influential business mogul.
The former business tycoon has received glowing reviews from inmates, none of whom mentioned the prostitution offenses he was convicted of in July in their letters to Judge Arun Subramanian.
One inmate wrote, “This class is teaching me how to be discipline [sic]. I know by applying myself in this class it will help me become self-aware of my negative behavior.” Another praised the rapper, saying, “Even behind bars and with limited [sic] resources I have witnessed [sic] this man do magical things.”
Additional testimonials include: “He shared first-hand knowledge/experience being in the corporate world,” and “Mr. Combs has inspired me to change my views on life. He has taught me to always hold myself accountable, to have self-discipline and to always be consistent with what I am doing. When I’m released I can move forward with what I’ve learned from his class.”
Another inmate said, “He has taught me to focus on bettering myself instead of gossiping or getting into trouble. I think he deserves his freedom. He isn’t made for this place.”
On an inmate performance evaluation form, a prison manager wrote of Combs: “Excellent work, great class!!!”
Despite the rave reviews about his course, prosecutors are asking the judge to sentence Combs to 135 months—more than 11 years behind bars.
“His crimes of conviction are serious and have warranted sentences over 10 years in multiple cases for defendants who, like Sean Combs, engaged in violence and put others in fear,” government lawyers wrote in a filing.
Throughout the trial, a New York jury heard testimony from his ex-girlfriends and former associates detailing years of domestic abuse, drug use, and so-called “Freak Offs.” Cassie Ventura, Combs’ on-and-off girlfriend for more than a decade, took the stand while nine months pregnant and submitted a three-page victim impact statement urging the judge’s decision to consider justice and accountability.
She wrote about the violence she endured at his hands, the multi-day Freak Offs, and his control over her career. Ventura branded her relationship with the rapper as “a horrific decade of my life stained by abuse, violence, forced sex, and degradation.”
Ventura also underscored that even though she has made progress since the relationship ended, she still lives in fear of his malice.
Reporting contributed by Kelly Rissman.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/diddy-sentencing-jail-course-brooklyn-b2838114.html
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