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New York Post
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Sean ‘Diddy' Combs juror slams ‘highly insulting' public response to verdict: ‘Belittling to the jury'
A juror in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' case has defended their decision to acquit the Bad Boy Records founder of the most serious charges in his federal sex trafficking trial. The 'I'll Be Missing You' rapper, 55, was last week found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. He was acquitted on two sex-trafficking charges and one racketeering charge. Following the verdict, a jury member has slammed the public's response as 'highly insulting and belittling to the jury and the deliberation process.' 4 A juror in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' case has defended their decision to acquit the Bad Boy Records founder of the most serious charges in his federal sex trafficking trial. REUTERS 'We spent over two days deliberating,' the juror, who asked not to be named, told ABC News. 'Our decision was based solely on the evidence presented and how the law is stated.' 'We would have treated any defendant in the same manner regardless of who they are. I have nothing else to say,' they added. During an eight-week trial, Combs' lawyers picked apart the prosecution case with mostly gentle but firm cross-examinations. Combs never testified and his lawyers called no witnesses. While the public's response to the verdict was indeed a mixed bag, the rapper's attorney Anna Estevao said it was a 'huge win' for him — even though his bail was denied. 4 The 'I'll Be Missing You' rapper, 55, was last week found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. Department of Justice 4 Evidence photos from the March 2024 raid at Combs' Los Angeles mansion. Department of Justice 'He was acquitted of sex trafficking, acquitted of RICO conspiracy,' she told reporters outside a Manhattan courtroom, per NBC News. 'He will be able to sleep well at night knowing that.' Judge Arun Subramanian decided not to release Combs on the $1 million bond his defense team requested, meaning he will remain behind bars until his sentencing hearing on Oct. 3. The acquittals on the sex trafficking counts mean he will avoid a 15-year mandatory minimum sentence. He could have faced life in prison if he were convicted of sex trafficking or racketeering conspiracy. Combs now faces a maximum 10-year prison sentence on each of the two prostitution counts. Over the weekend it was revealed that Combs received a standing ovation from fellow inmates when he returned to jail after winning acquittals on potential life-in-prison charges. 4 Video surveillance footage shows Combs dragging ex Cassie Ventura down the hallway before repeatedly beating her. U.S. Attorneys SDNY 'They all said: 'We never get to see anyone who beats the government,'' attorney Marc Agnifilo said. 'I said: 'Maybe it's your fate in life to be the guy who wins,'' he recalled during a telephone interview briefly interrupted by a jailhouse call from Combs. 'They need to see that someone can win. I think he took that to heart.'
NBC News
05-07-2025
- NBC News
A record-breaking speech in the House, and 'carnage' does a number on Wimbledon: The news quiz
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial reaches a verdict, tragedy strikes the Premier League champions, and Google's new U.K. office has some unwelcome visitors. Test your knowledge of the week in news, and take last week's quiz here.
Perth Now
03-07-2025
- Perth Now
Sean 'Diddy' Combs lawyer claims rapper will 'sleep well' after trial verdict
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' legal team say he will "sleep well" despite being denied bail. On Wednesday (02.07.25), the 55-year-oldrapper was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, but acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking charges, and he has been denied bail and will remain in jail until sentencing later this year. After the verdict, one of his lawyer's Anna Estavao told reportedly outside the courthouse that the decision was an "enormous victory and win. She said: "This is a reminder to everyone I hope of the flaws in the criminal justice system and for everybody to take a second look when the government charges people with crimes. "This is a huge win. He was acquitted of sex trafficking, acquitted of RICO conspiracy and he will sleep well at night knowing that." Denying bail, Judge Arun Subramanian noted that prosecutors were right to point out that a Mann Act violation means detention is "mandatory". Combs was convicted of flying people around the country to engage in sexual encounters. The original 1919 law prohibited interstate or foreign commerce transport of a woman or girl "or prostitution, debauchery or for any other immoral purpose". In 1986, the law was made gender-neutral, and the wording altered to change "debauchery" and "immoral purpose" to "any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense". Judge Subramanian said that "for present purposes, the defendant is unable to meet his burden" to show "lack of danger to any person or the community" with clear and convincing evidence. He added: "Prior to the trial, the court denied bail, and sees no reason to reverse that now." Combs' trial, held behind closed doors with no cameras allowed in the courtroom, centred on allegations the rapper ran what prosecutors described as a criminal enterprise involving sexual coercion and violence. The jury did not convict Combs of racketeering or sex trafficking, instead finding him guilty of transporting individuals across state lines for prostitution. Combs could face a combined sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison. The rapper, who has been held at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center for nearly 10 months, was cleared of the most serious charges he faced — including racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking — following a dramatic trial that concluded after 13 hours of jury deliberation. He had pleaded for leniency in court, requesting to be released so he could return to Florida and care for his mother. The judge denied the request, and Combs now awaits sentencing.
The Age
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Last-day-of-school vibes at ‘Diddy' trial as old media clashes with new
New York: As the paparazzi waited outside the Daniel Patrick Moynihan courthouse for Sean 'Diddy' Combs' family to emerge, they stood cheek to cheek with a foe more vicious than a scandal-plagued star and more formidable than a celebrity lawyer. They were battling a bunch of insurgent influencers, TikTokers, podcasters and court-watchers, all intent on capturing the moment Team Combs appeared after the hip-hop star was refused bail while awaiting sentencing on prostitution charges. In New York, space is always at a premium. No more so than in the press pen outside a celebrity trial when the whole world's establishment media is jostling for prime position against what they see as a bunch of upstarts. 'We are working press,' one independent video journalist, whom this masthead has chosen not to name, yelled at a rubbernecker with a selfie stick. 'You have to move. What's it for, your blog? It's just so rude, unbelievably rude. I don't know how you live with yourself.' The video journalist, who said she was 80 years old, called the other woman a 'blogging bitch' and dobbed her in to nearby police. The interloper was swiftly removed from the press area. The older woman with the press pass was white. The younger woman with the selfie stick was black. As is so often the case in the US, racial politics is omnipresent. Loading 'You're a racist 80-year-old woman who's been harassing everybody over here,' another young black woman yelled as the scene played out. 'Everyone was peaceful until you came up over here.' Amir Abdulkareem, a 28-year-old fledgling content creator dressed in a crisp, cream-coloured blazer, didn't like what he saw.
Sydney Morning Herald
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Last-day-of-school vibes at ‘Diddy' trial as old media clashes with new
New York: As the paparazzi waited outside the Daniel Patrick Moynihan courthouse for Sean 'Diddy' Combs' family to emerge, they stood cheek to cheek with a foe more vicious than a scandal-plagued star and more formidable than a celebrity lawyer. They were battling a bunch of insurgent influencers, TikTokers, podcasters and court-watchers, all intent on capturing the moment Team Combs appeared after the hip-hop star was refused bail while awaiting sentencing on prostitution charges. In New York, space is always at a premium. No more so than in the press pen outside a celebrity trial when the whole world's establishment media is jostling for prime position against what they see as a bunch of upstarts. 'We are working press,' one independent video journalist, whom this masthead has chosen not to name, yelled at a rubbernecker with a selfie stick. 'You have to move. What's it for, your blog? It's just so rude, unbelievably rude. I don't know how you live with yourself.' The video journalist, who said she was 80 years old, called the other woman a 'blogging bitch' and dobbed her in to nearby police. The interloper was swiftly removed from the press area. The older woman with the press pass was white. The younger woman with the selfie stick was black. As is so often the case in the US, racial politics is omnipresent. Loading 'You're a racist 80-year-old woman who's been harassing everybody over here,' another young black woman yelled as the scene played out. 'Everyone was peaceful until you came up over here.' Amir Abdulkareem, a 28-year-old fledgling content creator dressed in a crisp, cream-coloured blazer, didn't like what he saw.
