Camilla Jessen
Everything Diddy’s children have said about their father’s crimes.
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial and sentencing drew national attention.
So did the presence of six of his seven children, who stood in court to plead for a reduced sentence. Their statements feature prominently in the new Netflix series Sean Combs: The Reckoning, released on 2 December.
Combs was convicted in July 2025 on two prostitution-related charges and sentenced in October to 50 months in jail.
With credit for time served, he is expected to remain behind bars for about three years, NBC News reported.
Children at sentencing
Six of Combs’ children — Quincy, Justin, Christian, Chance, D’Lila and Jessie — attended his sentencing on 3 October. His youngest, Love, who is three, did not appear.
According to CNN, the siblings delivered joint statements from a podium, describing their father as a man who had changed in recent years while acknowledging his wrongdoing.
“He has made many mistakes and we aren’t here to excuse any of those mistakes. But your honor, he is still our dad, and we still need him present in our lives,” Jessie stated.
What they told the judge
“We’re going to love him unconditionally through his struggles,” Quincy said, adding that they were standing before the court with “a changed man.”
He said they had seen a transformation “we haven’t seen in 15 years.”
Christian called his father “the greatest in the world” and “my hero,” saying Combs had always taught him “to treat women with respect.”
D’Lila appealed for “the chance” for the family “to heal together” and “move forward, not as a headline but as human beings.”
Chance said, “We’re still just daughters who need our father,” explaining that Combs had been working to become “a more present father.”
D’Lila also mentioned their youngest sister: “We are scared for our 2-year-old little sister… We cannot watch our baby sister grow up fatherless the same way we had to grow up fatherless.”
Justin’s plea and Combs’ apology
Justin asked the court to grant his father “a second chance… to right his wrongs.” He described Combs as his “superhero,” saying he believed his father still had “so much more to give.”
Before sentencing, Combs addressed his family directly. “I failed as a father… Y’all deserve better,” he said, according to the New York Post.
Reaction to the Netflix series
None of Combs’ children has commented publicly on the Netflix documentary.
A spokesman for Combs told the BBC the series “relied on stolen footage” and called it “a shameful hit piece.”
Director Alexandria Stapleton disputed that, telling Tudum the material was obtained legally and reflected Combs’ long-standing habit of recording himself.
Sources: CNN; NBC News; New York Post; BBC; Tudum.
