OJ Simpson‘s former lawyer slammed Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs as being ‘stupid and arrogant’, after the shamed rap mogul was sentenced to 50 months behind bars.
Alan Dershowitz hit out at the 55-year-old who revealed in court ahead of sentencing on Friday that he had already made public speaking plans in Miami, Florida, on Monday.
Such ‘arrogance’, in the eyes of Dershowitz, was a ‘mistake’, according to the high profile attorney who spoke with Fox News.
He said: ‘I can’t imagine anything more stupid than that. How anybody permitted him to do that. It’s just a slap in the face to the judge.
‘It’s outrageous. I can’t imagine any lawyer or any responsible person allowing. I would have quit the case.’
‘If I had been Diddy’s lawyer and Diddy had said, “I’m gonna make an arrangement, and I’m going to make it public.”
‘I would’ve said, “Yeah, and you’re going to get a new lawyer. I’m not representing somebody who is so stupid and arrogant”.’
Dershowitz went on to describe it as a ‘kiss of death’, as Judge Arun Subramanian handed down a sentence of 50 months and slapped him with a $500,000 fine.
Diddy is seen in a court sketch sitting with his lawyers Nicole Westmoreland, Brian Steel, and Alexandra Shapiro during a court sentencing on Friday
Alan Dershowitz hit out at the 55-year-old who revealed in court ahead of sentencing on Friday that he was already making public speaking plans in another state. Dershowitz spoke to Fox News
Subramanian said a lengthy sentence was needed for deterrence and that he was unconvinced that if Combs is released these crimes won’t happen again.
Diddy was convicted on two counts of prostitution charges during a grueling eight-week trial in July.
He was acquitted of the two more serious charges against him of sex trafficking and racketeering.
The judge condemned Diddy for his ‘savage’ abuse of his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura and said he was making an example of him.
Diddy was not actually convicted of any offense against Ventura, but was famously filmed beating her up, with Friday’s acknowledgement of her abuse likely to provide some solace for the abused model.
‘Deterrence requires a significant sentence’ he said, noting that Diddy held more ‘freak offs’ even after he had been subjected to search warrants and public shaming over his abuse of Ventura.
The producer stood emotionless and stunned as the judge handed him the sentence, staring straight ahead as he was slated for abusing his victims ‘physically, emotionally and psychologically’.
‘You abused the power and control you had over the lives of women you professed to love dearly,’ the judge said. ‘Why did it go on so long? Because you had the power and resources to keep it going.’
The judge condemned Diddy for his ‘savage’ abuse of his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura and said he was making an example of him
Diddy wept at several moments in his sentencing on Friday before he was handed the prison stint
Alan Dershowitz confers with defendant OJ Simpson in this throwback photo of his trial
The decision came following a tumultuous sentencing hearing that went from bad to worse for Diddy, with the judge deciding at the start of the day he would still consider evidence from sex trafficking and racketeering charges that he was cleared of back in July.
A courtroom sketch artist showed the star mirroring the iconic ‘Scream’ painting during the proceedings as it appeared to dawn on him that he was facing a lengthy stint in prison.
Diddy’s attorney Nicole Westmoreland broke down in tears in her floundering argument for a light sentence, claiming he deserved leniency because he was awarded Menswear Designer of the Year by the American Fashion Council in 2004.
‘It wasn’t just about an award, it was about breaking barriers,’ she said, as courtroom reporters said she appeared to start crying.
The sentence handed down on Friday completes the disgrace of Combs who was once one of the most powerful men in the entertainment industry.
The judge repeatedly praised Ventura in his closing speech to Combs and said he admired her bravery in coming forward.
Ventura’s attorney, Douglar Wigdor, told the Daily Mail in a statement after the sentencing that the entire trial was thanks to Ventura’s ‘courage to file her civil complaint in November 2023’, which triggered the criminal investigation into Combs.
