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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Is Appealing His Criminal Conviction and Sentencing – But Panel Judges Seem Skeptical of His Argument

Diddy is appealing his conviction and sentence
Diddy is hopeful, but the judges appear unconvinced.
Around 10 months ago, disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was sentenced to a 50-month prison sentence.
Today, his lawyers presented his plea before an Appeals court, questioning both his conviction for ‘transportation to engage in prostitution’ and his sentencing.
Diddy is appealing his conviction, with the defense arguing that his “freak-offs” were filmed adult movies protected by the First Amendment, according to TMZ.
His team is also arguing that his 50-month sentence is out of line with sentencing guidelines — they say the typical… pic.twitter.com/HBENRaiD2J
— Kurrco (@Kurrco) April 9, 2026
Reuters reported:
“A lawyer for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs said on Thursday judges should not be allowed to consider conduct relating to charges for which a defendant has been acquitted in determining a sentence, urging an appeals court to overturn the hip-hop mogul’s conviction on prostitution charges and his prison sentence.
‘This case presents an important issue about a respect for jury verdicts and public confidence in our criminal justice system’, defense lawyer Alexandra Shapiro told the Manhattan-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals during arguments in an appeal by Combs of his conviction and sentence of four years and two months in prison.”
Judge in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ appeal says they’ll issue their decision later as in all cases.
He said the “exceptionally difficult case” “is a question of first impression, not only for this court, but apparently for any federal court of appeals in the country.” pic.twitter.com/GfHD0Fv54g
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) April 9, 2026
ABC News reported:
“A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared skeptical on Thursday of Sean Combs’ argument that his prison sentence should be reduced because the judge unlawfully punished Combs as if he had been found guilty of more serious crimes.”
[…] Combs is serving a four-year prison sentence, which defense attorney Alexandra Shapiro said treats him as if he had been convicted of the more serious counts. She urged the appeals court to reduce the sentence ‘to ensure that not guilty really means not guilty’.”
CCTV video shows Diddy brutally beating Cassie Ventura during a ‘freak off’ sex marathon
The appellate judges deemed it constitutional for judge Arun Subramanian to consider ‘all of Combs’ conduct in establishing a sentence’.
“’We have two women who were plied with drugs to participate in this, one of whom became an opioid addict, so doesn’t that support the reasonableness of this?’ Judge M. Miller Baker asked.”
Diddy’s lawyer Alexandra Shapiro: “The judge acknowledged that he had been acquitted. But that’s not enough. That’s just makeweight.”
Judge: “It’s a rather disparaging characterization, and I want to understand what you mean by it.”
“That’s not what I mean, just to be clear.” pic.twitter.com/rek2SPNH2R
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) April 9, 2026
Read more: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Asks Federal Appeals Court for the Reversing of His Conviction and Immediate Prison Release
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Politics
CNN Airs Premature Death Tribute for Actor Michael J. Fox — Who Is Very Much Alive and Fires Back with Humor

Michael J Fox /Image: Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license./Author www.davincifilmfestival.com
A very much alive Michael J Fox, famous for his movie role in Back to the Future and on TV as the Reagan-loving briefcase-toting Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties, mocked CNN for sharing a tribute video implying the actor had passed away.
Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991, but he has maintained his acting career, with roles as recently as AppleTV+’s Shrinking in 2026.
The network released a video package titled “Remembering the life of actor Michael J. Fox,” which prompted him to reassure worried fans.
Fox wrote on his Threads account, “How do you react when you turn on the TV and CNN is reporting your death?”
“Do you…A) switch to MNSBC, or whatever they are calling themselves these days, (B) Pour scolding hot water on your lap, if it hurts your fine, (C) Call your wife, hopefully she’s concerned but reassuring, (D) Relax, they do this once every year, (E) Ask yourself wtf ?”
“I thought the world was ending, but apparently it’s just me and I’m ok. Love, Mike.”
The network apologized for the error.
Entertainment Weekly reports:
A spokesperson for the network told Entertainment Weekly, “The package was published in error; we have removed it from our platforms and send our apologies to Michael J. Fox and his family.”
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The video in question showed viewers clips of Fox’s work over the years, as well as interview excerpts.
“He came into our living rooms on the small screen each week as Alex P. Keaton [on Family Ties] and eventually onto the big screen as Marty McFly in [Back to the Future],” the narrator said. “But Michael J. Fox had a compelling third act as Parkinson’s sufferer and stem cell research advocate.”
In 2025, Fox received the Presidential Medal of Freedom primarily for his decades of advocacy and work through The Michael J. Fox Foundation to advance Parkinson’s disease research.
He is married to actress Tracy Pollan, who he met on the set of Family Ties.
They were married in 1988 and have been since having four children: one son and three daughters.
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Politics
SAVE THE KINGDOM: Billionaire Expat Returns to Britain To Be Able To Donate Millions to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

British crypto billionaire Ben Delo – by Anne Schwarz Photography/Wiki Commons
Delo’s return is great news for Reform UK.
Under the incompetent, tax-hungry Labour party government, scores of wealthy people have chosen to leave Britain.
But one billionaire is making the inverse journey, in a bid to save his Kingdom.
He is returning to be able to donate millions to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, after accusing Labour of ‘trying to rig the next general election’.
Haha! Billionaire Brit Ben Delo who lives in Hong Kong donated £4 MILLION to Reform earlier this year, and Labour then blocked donations over £100k from Brits living abroad.
So he’s moving back to the UK to donate £MILLIONS more to Reform.
Have that @Keir_Starmer
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— Lee Harris (@LeeHarris) April 8, 2026
The Telegraph reported:
“Ben Delo, who lives in Hong Kong, gave £4m to Reform earlier this year before the Government changed the law to put a £100,000 cap on donations from Britons living abroad.
Mr. Delo has accused Sir Keir Starmer of using legislation specifically to target big-money expat Reform donors “to stack the political deck against the most popular opposition party”.
Writing for The Telegraph, the 42-year-old says he is moving to the UK so he can donate millions more to Reform and ‘build a war chest’ for Nigel Farage, the Reform leader, to fight the next election.”
Nigel Farage hits out at Starmer:
“The scheming & dishonest Keir Starmer will not stop us”
“In fact, his actions have only made brave people like Ben Delo even more determined to beat Labour at the next election”
Fired up & ready
https://t.co/dnrV4OP90W @Telegraph pic.twitter.com/gDdKxeRT63
— The Reform Daily (@ReformDaily_) April 8, 2026
Delo is Britain’s youngest self-made billionaire, the co-founder of BitMEX, a cryptocurrency trading platform.
“Mr. Delo believes Sir Keir changed the law on donations to target Christopher Harborne, the billionaire who has donated £12m to Reform from his home in Thailand.”
Starmer is afraid expat donors can give Farage an unbeatable war chest.
Daily Mail reported:
“With Reform relying on big donations, Mr Delo said he hoped to inspire other rich expats to move back to defy Sir Keir’s ‘tinpot’ attempt to fix the next election.
The co-founder of cryptocurrency trading platform Bitmex said: ‘For Labour, sitting on its cushion of trade union funding, the idea that someone might create a level playing field by giving Reform as much money to spend as other parties is intolerable.’
[…] [Farage] said: ‘It is particularly gratifying to me personally, that someone like Ben – a builder, visionary and problem-solver, who has spent a lifetime grasping trends before other people do, sees the potential of Reform.’
Oxford graduate Mr. Delo, who was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome at 11, said the ‘chronically dishonest’ culture of government makes it difficult for people with autism spectrum disorders to understand what politicians really mean.”
Read more: British Labour Government Temporarily Blocks Crypto Donations for Political Parties in Blow to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
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Politics
NEW: Trump DOJ Launches Investigation into the National Football League

Official logo of the National Football League Credit: NFL/Fair Use
The most popular sports league in America is now in the Justice Department’s crosshairs.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that the DOJ has launched an investigation into the National Football League (NFL) over whether the league has engaged in anticompetitive practices that harm customers.
Per the Journal, this could seriously jeopardize the NFL’s antitrust exemption.
Professional sports leagues like the NFL are currently protected from antitrust action under the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961.
The New York Post notes that this law has allowed teams to pool their media rights together into large TV packages.
The NFL has, in recent years, shifted some games to streaming services such as Amazon Prime and Netflix, forcing customers to pay $1,000 to watch every professional football game.
This has turned into a massive windfall for the NFL and streaming companies.
More from the Post:
Media rights agreements between the NFL and streamers owned by Disney, Paramount, Fox Corporation, NBCUniversal, NFL Network, Amazon, Google, and Netflix are expected to rake in more than $100 billion in sports rights fees under their current contracts, according to the FCC’s filing in February.
Fox Corporation shares common ownership with The Post’s parent company, News Corp.
Pricey media rights deals have turned the NFL into a serious money-making business, with nearly all of the league’s 32 teams run by billionaires – including Walmart heir Rob Walton, who owns the Denver Broncos, and the Hunt family, which owns the Kansas City Chiefs.
FCC chairman Brendan Carr informed the Post last month that the NFL could lose its exemptions if it puts too many live games behind paywalls.
“For so long, Americans were used to just sitting down and grabbing the remote and just very quickly and easily finding the game,” Carr told The Post.
“Over the last couple of years, that experience has become much more frustrating and people have to sign up for multiple streaming services and they have to pay out of pocket for more of these and it’s difficult to find the game,” he added.
The Post reported in February that the FCC sought comments from sports fans on how streamers have affected them.
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), the Senate’s antitrust subcommittee chairman, sent a letter to the DOJ and the FTC in March requesting a review of the NFL’s antitrust protections.
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Nigel Farage hits out at Starmer:
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