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\n\tSean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs\u2019 long-awaited sentencing hearing<\/a> began on Friday, with the judge quickly casting doubt on the music mogul\u2019s acceptance of guilt for his convictions on two felony counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.<\/a> In a major moment, the judge signaled he wasn\u2019t seeing a reason to deviate from the range of about six to seven years in prison recommended by federal probation officials.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cCombs has challenged his factual guilt full-throatedly, and has even done so after trial,\u201d U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian said at the hearing in downtown Manhattan, according to CNN. The judge said Combs \u201chas expressed remorse for some things,\u201d but not for what he\u2019s been convicted of, which is transporting people to engage in commercial sex acts.<\/p>\n \n\tIn another key moment, the judge said he believed the court is allowed to consider certain evidence brought into Combs\u2019 trial in relation to his acquitted charges of racketeering and sex trafficking, according to The New York Times.<\/em> The judge also reportedly overruled the defense\u2019s objection to probation officials referring to Combs\u2019 two ex-girlfriends and the male escorts linked to his convictions as \u201cvictims.\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tThe rulings were notable because acceptance of guilt and consideration of conduct brought under acquitted charges were two major battlegrounds in the sentencing briefs submitted by both sides ahead of Friday\u2019s hearing. They\u2019re expected to be key factors as the judge weighs the 14-month sentence recommended by Combs\u2019 defense and the 11-year sentence requested by prosecutors. (Federal probation officials recommended a sentence of 70 to 87 months.)<\/p>\n \n\tIn another dramatic moment, Assistant U.S. Attorney Christy Slavik argued Friday that Combs is still operating with extreme arrogance, booking speaking engagements in Miami \u201cfor next week,\u201d she said. \u201cThat is the height of hubris,\u201d Slavik said, per The New York Times<\/em>. (In a letter to the court submitted earlier this week, the Miami-based organization RE Entry One Inc. said that if Combs was released on time-served, he would speak at its Miami North Work Release Center on Monday, Oct. 6.)<\/p>\n