Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage An alternate juror in Sean Combs‘ criminal sex trafficking and racketeering trial has spoken out following the mogul’s acquittal on the more serious charges, saying the footage of Combs attacking Casandra “Cassie” Ventura at the InterContinental Hotel did not weigh too heavily …
Read More »How the Sean Combs Verdict May Have 'Chilling Effect' on Cases for Abuse Victims
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage When a jury of eight men and four women cleared Sean Combs of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges on Wednesday – the most severe charges leveled against him by federal prosecutors – reaction was decidedly mixed. Combs’ supporters cheered the news …
Read More »Sean Combs Acquitted of Sex Trafficking, Racketeering Conspiracy
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage Sean Combs has been acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges, with the hip-hop mogul dropping to his knees, praying, and thanking God after the jury shuffled out of the courtroom Wednesday morning. The verdict, which cleared the 55-year-old Bad Boy …
Read More »How Much Prison Time Could Sean Combs Serve After Prostitution Conviction?
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage After an eight-week trial, Sean Combs was convicted of two federal felonies but acquitted of the three most serious charges leveled against him. The mixed verdict led many experts to declare a victory for the embattled mogul. Combs was found guilty on …
Read More »Sean Combs Denied Bail, Will Remain in Jail Until Sentencing
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage Sean Combs will remain in jail pending his sentencing for transportation to engage in prostitution, with Judge Arun Subramanian denying the mogul bail following the mixed verdict in his sex trafficking and racketeering case Wednesday, July 2. Combs was found guilty on …
Read More »Bryan Kohberger Pleads Guilty in Idaho College Killings
Bryan Kohberger accepted a deal to avoid trial and pleaded guilty in the murder of four college students at the University of Idaho, sparing him the death penalty. At a hearing Wednesday, Kohberger — speaking in court for the first time — told the court he was pleading guilty to …
Read More »Chris Brown's Lawsuit Over Alleged Nightclub Attack Dismissed by Accuser
A music producer who accused Chris Brown of beating him with a tequila bottle and then stomping on him at a London nightclub has dropped his lawsuit against the singer. Billboard reported the news, citing Los Angeles court documents in which Amadou “Abe” Diaw requested Friday that his suit against …
Read More »Judge Dismisses Jay-Z's Extortion, Defamation Lawsuit Against Tony Buzbee
A California judge reversed course again Monday and fully dismissed Jay-Z’s extortion and defamation case against Texas lawyer Tony Buzbee. In a 65-page ruling, Los Angeles County Judge Mark Epstein said he was not “wholly satisfied” with his decision, but he tried to balance the competing interests at play and …
Read More »Sean Combs Jury Zeroes in on 'Freak-Offs' as Deliberations Continue
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage The jury in Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering case has zeroed in on Casandra “Cassie” Ventura’s testimony surrounding two key “freak-off” dates that prosecutors claim are clear-cut examples that Combs sex trafficked the R&B singer. On Tuesday, during the second day …
Read More »Sean Combs Jury Reaches Partial Verdict, Deadlocks on Racketeering Conspiracy
Jurors in Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering trial reached a partial verdict Tuesday but remained divided on the major count alleging the music mogul ran a criminal enterprise. The jury sent a note to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian at around 4:05 p.m. saying that after less than two …
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