Attorneys for Sean Diddy Combs have notified a US federal court of their plans to appeal the rap mogul's conviction and 50-month prison sentence.
They filed a notice of appeal on Monday and are expected to submit the formal documents soon.
Combs was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and acquitted on two other charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.
Judge Arun Subramanian stated that a substantial sentence was necessary to communicate that abuses against women are met with real accountability.
In addition to his prison sentence, Combs was also ordered to pay a $500,000 (£374,000) fine and will serve five years of probation.
Combs had requested a 14-month sentence that would have seen him released shortly after trial due to time served, while prosecutors sought more than 11 years.
During his sentencing hearing in September, Combs referred to his actions as disgusting, shameful, and sick, attributing his failures to a struggle with excess and ego. He appealed for mercy and apologized to two women who testified against him.
His legal team intends to challenge both the conviction and the sentence imposed by the judge.
Combs was arrested in September 2024, and his nearly two-month trial garnered significant media attention across the globe. Prosecutors allege that he exploited his influential position in the music industry to orchestrate a sex trafficking operation, coercing his partners into participating in freak-offs with male escorts.
A focal point of the trial involved singer Cassandra Ventura, who accused Combs of physical abuse and coercion into sexual encounters with male escorts. Another witness, identified as Jane, testified that she felt pressured to engage in similar situations despite her illness.
Although the jury acquitted Combs of the more severe charges of sex trafficking and racketeering, they did find him guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
