50 Cent reacts to Diddy's jail sentencing with savage social media response
50 Cent got straight to trolling Diddy after the disgraced music mogul's sentence was handed down to him.
Rapper 50 Cent has long delighted in Diddy’s misfortunes and has routinely taken to social media to mock him throughout his trial.
Diddy’s trial has been hot news since he was arrested at the Park Hyatt hotel in New York last year.
The high-profile court hearing saw him avoid some of the more serious charges but was still found guilty on others.
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A jury found the 55-year-old guilty of two counts of transportation for engagement in prostitution, a violation of the Mann Act, which outlaws interstate commerce related to prostitution.
On October 3, Diddy was handed his sentence for these charges.
Judge Arun Subramanian in New York sentenced Combs to the hefty fine as well as 50 months behind bars after claiming the defence's proposal of a sentence of no more than 14 months would not be sufficient.
Ahead of this, prosecutor Christy Slavik claimed that Diddy’s team had already booked him for speaking engagements, indicating they believed he would be released following his sentencing.
50 Cent alluded to this and mocked the musician when it became clear that he would not be getting out of prison just yet.
Sharing a court sketch of Diddy on both Twitter and Instagram, he said: “Hey to whoever was booking Diddy for speaking engagement. I heard he won’t be able to make it, I’m available!”
As well as mocking Diddy, 50 Cent also issued a victim impact statement of his own ahead of the sentencing.
However, it appeared to be more satirical than heartfelt.
The letter read: “Dear Judge Subramanian - I have had an ongoing dispute with Puffy for over 20 years. He is very dangerous. Multiple times I have feared for my life. I think you should consider the safety of the general public, your honor, before unleashing him upon them.
“There hasn't been enough time for him to reform or make any adjustments, despite his trying to teach a class in there. As you are already aware, the government has spent the maximum amount of money on deploying federal agencies, which appeared to be an army, in two locations simultaneously.”
He added: “Anyway, Diddy's only going to return to hiring more male sex workers and keeping most of the baby oil away from the general public. And babies need it! My Netflix doc on this scandalous subject is coming soon.”
Gerrard Kaonga