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SEAN "Diddy" Combs broke down in tears as his children gave emotional statements during his sentencing at a Manhattan courthouse on Friday.

Combs faces up to 20 years in prison after this summer's shocking eight-week trial, but his six children addressed the courtroom and begged for a light sentence for the disgraced music mogul.

Combs became emotional when his children went to the podium to speak
The disgraced music mogul, 55, was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution for his drug-fueled sex marathons on July 2.

But he was acquitted of his most serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking - meaning he avoided a much lengthier sentence.

As his children, Quincy, Justin, Christian, Chance, Jessie, and D’Lila pleaded for their dad to be released from jail on Friday, Combs was seen crying with his head in his hands.

His daughter, D'Lila, said through tears, “Please, your honor, please, give our family the chance to heal together, to rebuild, to change, to move forward, not as a headline but as human beings who are trying to do better," CNN reported.

Combs, wearing a white shirt and sweater, also sobbed when his legal team played a bizarre 12-minute-long documentary-style video highlighting Combs' past charity work and time with his family.

While his lawyers insist that Combs has made a positive impact on society, prosecutors argue that Combs has shown no remorse for his crimes and should be held accountable for them.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Christy Slavik also told the judge that Combs booked speaking engagements in Miami for next week, saying it showed he expected a lenient punishment and the move was the "height of hubris."

The judge joined Slavik in saying Combs has shown little remorse for his crimes, despite a four-letter apology letter to the judge and his legal team releasing a bizarre video to show his previous good deeds.

The rapper, who didn't take the stand in his defense during the trial, is set to address the court for the first time during the hearing.

The prosecution has recommended that Combs face 11 years behind bars - despite the maximum penalty for his crimes being 20 years. Combs' lawyers are asking for him to be handed a two-year sentence.

If agreed, he could be released later this month after already serving 13 months behind bars due to his being denied bail twice.

As he entered the courtroom Friday morning to hear his family and friends testify for leniency, he turned to the gallery and blew a kiss to his mom.

Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo spoke briefly to demand Sean "Diddy" Combs be released from jail, saying that Combs has been diagnosed with PTSD.

"We are asking for a lot, a 14-month sentence, and I want to give the court some reasons," Agnifilo said.

After the defense finished up, prosecutor Christy Slavik took the podium to give her rebuttal.

“Contrary to what the government said — and I’m going to say this blatantly — we do need something for him to do if he does get out today,” Donaldson said.

He added that Combs would stay busy “not with speaking engagements, but with teaching engagements" for the incarcerated people in South Florida.

Defense attorney Xavier Donaldson said that Sean "Diddy" Combs doesn't deserve a harsh sentence for his conviction of transportation to engage in prostitution.

"The government equates Sean Combs with a love-vendor," Donaldson told the court.

"I want to be clear Mr. Combs is not a love-vendor."

He continued, "A love-vendor is in the business of subjugating women, therefore he should not and cannot be considered a love-vendor."

A Miami pastor told Judge Arun Subramanian that jail time won't rehabilitate Sean "Diddy" Combs, but his release will.

“As Michael Jordan said, these sneakers are just sneakers — but when Sean does things he turns them into opportunities,” Reverend Gary Johnson said to the court.

“Sean needs an opportunity. I am asking you to give him to us and we won’t let you down.”

Defense attorney Brian Steel said that Sean "Diddy" Combs would move to Miami, Florida, if he's released from jail during the sentencing hearing.

Steel told the court that Combs is "in walking distance to his mother to care his mother" in Miami.

He said Combs "needs to repair and not be warehoused."

"He will be speaking openly about what it’s like to be incarcerated, to be on drugs, to lose a global business, to hurt the people you love, to take the happiness from your family," Steel said.

Lawyer defends speaking engagement
After prosecutors said that Sean "Diddy" Combs booked a speaking engagement in Miami or next week, defense attorney Brian Steel addressed the planned event.

Steel said the event, scheduled for Monday, is not a "speaking engagement," but a "healing for Sean as well as the community."

Prosecutor Christy Slavik had slammed the move as "the height of hubris."

Sean "Diddy" Combs' defense attorney, Brian Steel, insisted that Combs is a good person who made mistakes because of his drug use.

“Please consider the following two reasons I believe we’re here: untreated trauma — great trauma in Sean’s life — and a ferocious drug addiction that got out of hand," Steel told the court.

He spoke about how Combs' father was killed and his uncle died from an overdose.

Gotocourt:
The shaved snail of a woman has brought down many empires. He messed up big-time

DanseMacabre:
Four-and-a-half years is still a slap on the wrist as far as I'm concerned. The defence should be happy they got that little.

Orlandoo:
I've never been a fan of Diddy but let him serve a lighter sentence for his crimes.

dermmy:
What's wrong with music stars and sex sef.