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Daily Mail
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Diddy's family reveal rapper's next move after stunning 'second chance' verdict
Diddy's family members have revealed what the rapper's next move will be after receiving his stunning 'second chance at life' verdict on Wednesday. Sean 'Diddy' Combs' brother-in-law expressed his excitement at the rapper's chance to 'flip things around' and start his life afresh after being found not guilty for the majority of the federal charges lodged against him. Combs was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution - but was found not guilty of racketeering conspiracy and two counts of sex trafficking. Now, he has the chance to help others and use everything 'for good,' his family said. Diddy's sister's husband told Daily Mail: 'Diddy has the opportunity now to flip things around. He's a drug addict and sex addict and he can now help other people. 'He doesn't need to go back to the fame and all that. He got a brand new chance now to use everything for good.' 'Diddy can't read music or play an instrument or anything like that but he got an ear. That's his genius,' the family member added following the shocking trial. 'The family is relieved that's all I can say. I don't know what they gonna give him but it's all good,' he said. Janice Combs, mother of Sean 'Diddy' Combs, and other family members depart federal court after verdicts were announced during Sean Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering trial at Manhattan Federal Court Diddy was denied bond on Wednesday night - and it is still unclear how much time he will spend in prison for his crimes. Prosecutors are seeking the 20 years maximum sentence. Diddy's sentencing is set for October 3. Earlier on Wednesday, Combs' mom Janice, 85, told Daily Mail: 'I feel incredible. I feel good,' moments after her son was cleared of sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Diddy, 55, was convicted of a prostitution offense but the star's children also said they were delighted by the verdict at Manhattan federal court house. 'First thing I'm gonna do is hug my Pops!' Christian Combs, known professionally as King Combs, told Daily Mail in jubilation as he celebrated his father's victory in an elevator at the Manhattan federal court house. 'I am so happy,' Justin Combs, 31, added. Christian, 27, said: 'We were hopeful but you never know.' It was a different story across town, where a deflated Cassie Ventura, Diddy's ex-girlfriend and the star witness, reacted with horror to the jury's findings. Her lawyer told CNN she was not impressed with Diddy's lawyer's characterization of her as a 'winner'. The mother-of-three, who testified while eight months pregnant, is holed up inside her Manhattan home. Cassie's husband Alex Fine was spotted leaving his house alone, then returning with the couple's children shortly afterwards while looking somber. The megastar smiling and clasping his hands in prayer, appeared relieved and thrilled as the jury foreman delivered the verdict. Some spectators yelled out in joy. The court also broke out in applause as the music mogul left the courtroom. Combs and his loved ones are relieved by the verdict, while key witness Cassie Ventura and her family are 'trying to look forward'. Christian and Justin, accompanied by their girlfriends and Diddy's friend of 40 years music producer Charlucci Finney, rejoiced as they headed out of court Wednesday. Christian and Finney led rousing screams and cheers in the elevator, as Justin looked overcome with emotion. Finney, who was near tears, told the Mail: 'I just didn't know which way it was gonna go. I haven't even processed this yet. Man it's incredible he's gonna be coming home.' The judge received the note with the jury's verdict at 9.52am local time, he told the court. When the jury foreman read the three counts of not guilty, several spectators erupted with joy. Diddy's mother Janice Combs remained stoic until she hugged her sister. The twins rubbed their heads together when the not guilty verdicts were read. Combs's family members have been present throughout the trial since it began in early May. Janice waved at cameras as she left the building with a smile on Wednesday. The defense wants Diddy released on a $1 million bond, but the prosecutors have pushed back. A ruling on the matter is expected later today. 'It feels great,' defense attorney Marc Agnifilo told the Mail of the verdict after he exited the courtroom.
Irish Times
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Our Song by Anna Carey: A romantic and heart-warming love story
Our Song Author : Anna Carey ISBN-13 : 978-1399742382 Publisher : Hachette Books Ireland Guideline Price : £15.99 In the noughties, the now-defunct school reunion website Friends Reunited was credited with rekindling teenage romances and opening the Pandora's box of wistful memories. (It was simultaneously castigated as a marriage wrecker, but that's another story). Anna Carey's charming and tender first novel for adults is a clever friends-reunited-type story, yet the second-chance nostalgia of it is founded on something far more interesting and rewarding than sentimental curiosity. Laura McDermott gave up her dreams of turning music into a career, because that's what grown-ups do. But Tadhg Hennessy, her old flame and former college bandmate, didn't. Fifteen-odd years later, she is working at an ad agency and he has become a wealthy, stadium-playing star, adored for his heartfelt love songs and 'sweet but spiky guitar pop'. [ Anna Carey: I needed to remember what it felt like to make stupid romantic choices. So I unearthed my teenage diaries ] Laura's fiance, Dave, believes being in a college band is like playing five-a-side football: 'You do it for fun, but you know you're never going to play for Real Madrid.' Yet, once you've imagined yourself on the pitch at the Bernabéu or on stage at Glastonbury, a fragment of the dream lingers, even if – as in Laura's case – you don't consciously realise it. READ MORE Just as Laura is blindsided by being made redundant not long after breaking up with Dave and moving out of their shared flat, she gets an unexpected email: Tadhg wants to discuss a song they wrote together years earlier. When they meet, it soon becomes clear that an incomplete song is the least of their unfinished business. The romantic and heart-warming love story that follows is given added depth by Carey's nuanced exploration of creative endeavour, and how the joy and exhilaration of creativity can become dulled by the demands of life – or slip away entirely. The reader meets Laura at many ages, from her school days in 1999 through to 2019, and one of this book's many pleasures is how authentically she matures from shy teenager to warm, witty adult. Carey's pop-culture references are spot-on, and the writing is shot through with self-deprecating humour and honesty. When 17-year-old Laura first meets Tadhg, she reflects on how lovely it is to have a proper crush, because 'it adds a pinch of glitter to everyday life'. The same goes for Our Song.
Daily Mail
04-06-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE My brother was an early Diddy 'victim'... the warning signs were there from the start
Dirk Swain was on his first night out after escaping what should have been certain death. The 20-year-old had just recovered from being shot in the head after a college football game - and finally felt ready to embrace his second chance at life.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
People Are Sharing The Things They Have Zero Sympathy For, And I Lowkey Agree
Naturally, all people are sympathetic beings, but many believe that not everyone fully deserves pity or a second chance. On the popular r/AskReddit subreddit, u/KineticClones asked users: "Who do you have no sympathy for?" Here are some answers that personify "you made your own bed, now lie in it." 1."People who are rude to servers. F*ck them. " —u/DisfavoredFlavored 2."People who were so terrible to their kids that now that they're older, they don't have a relationship with each other. The kind of people who act like their kids betrayed them and don't take responsibility for how things turned out." —u/potatoeater5555 3."Anyone who abuses animals. I worked at a shelter for three years, and the things I've just say some people don't deserve second chances." —u/SexyBunny_2 4."Influencers who post prank videos and run into the wrong person and get their ass kicked. FAFO" —u/YounomsayinMawfk 5."Cybertruck owners." —u/cyrustwo 6."Retired Bronx elementary school teacher here. All the parents who are suddenly shocked when their kids are nearly illiterate and become confrontational and disrespectful to their parents after ignoring the teacher's observations for years. I love it when they start singing a different tune when their children start behaving towards them the same way I endured when their children were small. Of course, the behavior of the crotch goblins is then blamed on a bad school system." —u/Responsible-Doctor26 7."People with no sympathy…until something affects them directly, then they're crying and asking for sympathy." —u/PresentationQuiet426 8."Family vloggers. You people SUCK. Exploiting your children (who can't consent) for money. To make money off your child is absolutely shameful." —u/winniethepoos 9."Bad management getting fired." —u/SomeGamer2001 10."People who play victim in situations they created." —u/After_Base4955 11."People who get a pet to practice for kids and then abandon the pet when they end up having kids." —u/RENOYES 12."People who say, 'I'm not mean, I'm just honest,' and they always say the rudest sh*t you've ever heard in your life." —u/sheburger2 13."Parents who refuse to vaccinate their kids then beg for money when preventable diseases strike." —u/mesakura_ch 14."People who drink and drive. "When I was about 11 or 12, I witnessed a bad accident on the highway. A drunk driver crossed the median and hit a minivan head-on. The screaming from the mom pinned in the passenger seat was horrific. Everyone else was either dead or dying. We saw it happen in front of us, and my dad stopped to help and told my sister and me to stay in his truck. I didn't listen. I remember the drunk driver getting out of his car and yelling, and a group of people had to hold him down because he was mad at the minivan for hitting him. The group that held him down was not gentle about it because most of them saw what had happened or were quickly aware. I've cut people out of my life if I find out they drink and drive at all." —u/iamacannibal 15."Religious individuals who attack non-religious people with questions like, 'If you don't believe in the Bible, what's stopping you from stealing and murdering all you want?' If the only thing stopping you from doing horrible things to other people is a book and fear of eternal damnation, you are a bad person at your core." —u/Coady54 16."People who willingly had a bunch of kids they can't afford. I do have sympathy for the kids, though." —u/Commercial_Place9807 17."Anyone who thinks people who take their lives are selfish. Mate, that's not the thought process of someone who's suicidal. It's about internal pain that hurts so much you can't live with it anymore. That, and thinking you are nothing but a burden to those you love and the entire planet. Thinking everyone is better off without you. It's f*cking hard, man." —u/meatpiensauce 18."My coworker who complains about money but then says he has to find a different second — I repeat, SECOND — storage facility because the rental got too expensive. And I want to scream at him, 'GET RID OF YOUR SHIT SO YOU WON'T NEED A SECOND STORAGE UNIT!!!!!!!!' Sorry, I needed to get that off my chest into the internet void." —u/RadRhubarb00 19."Any MF who voted for Trump and got fired from the federal government." —u/MwaslametryFEM 20."Healthcare CEOs and lobbyists." —u/bad_wolf1 21."Pokémon card scalpers. It's made for kids and collectors. Actually, any scalpers." —u/Paddy32 22."Any billionaire. Listen, I get that some people just want to live a luscious lifestyle off their millions, so I don't PARTICULARLY condemn them for not giving it away. But not a single MF needs a billion euros (1.1 billion USD for yanks) when people are starving and struggling. By all means, buy a mansion and a couple of Ferraris. It's still iffy, but whatever, we all dream of something. You have no excuse when it comes to a thousand million f*cking euros. That is hoarding resources and the epitome of selfish c*nt. Billionaires see starvation and chill with all those assets for themselves. I couldn't f*cking dream of it. Whenever I have a spare change, I give it to someone. These guys have SPARE LAND." —u/Dungeon_Master_Lucky 23."People who end their marriage and destroy their families because they're 'bored' or 'want to find themselves' or 'want to see what's out there' and then end up regretting the decision and being alone." —u/MagUnit76 24."Influencers." —u/Themissrebecca103 25."Myself. Shut up with the self-pity, stupid." —u/GodOfLostThings 26."People who can but won't, and expect others to pick up the pieces. Yes, I left that extremely vague, as it applies to almost everything in life." —u/irritated_illiop 27."Anyone who cheats on their spouse and it blows up in their face." —u/cottonmercer666 28."Man-children with little man syndrome who have no empathy for others." —u/JackedBrew906 29."Anti-vaxxers." —u/flemeth78 30."People who are intolerant of other cultures and the Dutch." —u/Bennevada 31."People who do really stupid things that any idiot could tell you are bad ideas, and then something bad happens, as expected." —u/MysterClark 32."People who intentionally push people's buttons, only to then play the victim." —u/yuanfen333 33."This is gonna be a hot take, but I don't have sympathy for middle classers who cry about billionaires 'pulling the ladder up' behind them when they do the same exact thing to people of a lower social class than them. I agree that the existence of billionaires is evidence of wage theft. Still, if you're middle class and you have unempathetic, borderline violent attitudes against poor people and people experiencing homelessness, you can get f*cked." —u/sugonmacaque What is something you have no sympathy for? Comment below! Note: Responses have been edited for length/clarity. Check out our members only hub to see all your member-exclusive content, announcements, and messages from our team.
