India, Oct. 5 -- Noted legal luminary Alan Dershowitz has severely criticized Sean 'Diddy' Combs for his conduct during his trial on charges related to prostitution. The rapper and record producer was sentenced to 50 months of jail time and to pay a $500,000 fine. He has already been in prison for 13 months, which will be deducted from his sentence.

Speaking with Fox News, Dershowitz, who was also one of the attorneys for O.J. Simpson in his trial, expressed his surprise at Diddy making plans for speaking in public while the case was still being heard.

"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 respo...