New Jersey, Dec. 25 -- Rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has filed an appeal requesting the immediate release from his 50-month prison sentence, which he claims was excessively harsh in his federal trial.

The 84-page appeal, submitted on December 24, 2025, challenges the court's decision and argues that the sentence handed down by Judge Aran Subramanian was beyond the typical range for similar offences, according to Variety.

Combs' attorney, Alexandra AE Shapiro, argues that the 50-month sentence was unfair, asserting that Judge Subramanian effectively acted as the "thirteenth juror", defying the jury's verdict and imposing a harsher punishment.

The appeal criticises the judge for claiming that Combs coerced, exploited, and forced his forme...