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 »Prayers and Fist Pumps: How Sean Combs Reacted to Not Guilty Verdicts
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage It was 9:52 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, when the note arrived from the jury in Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial. The mogul’s lawyers broke their huddle and walked to the holding room to retrieve their client. As Combs returned …
Read More »Kesha Supports Cassie Following Sean Combs Conviction: 'I Believe You'
Kesha is standing with Cassie Ventura in the wake of Sean “Diddy” Combs being found guilty on two of five federal charges he faced during an eight-week trial. During the trial, Ventura spent four days on the witness stand testifying against Combs, her ex-boyfriend. In her testimony, she alleged that …
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 …
Read More »Jury Begins Deliberations in Sean Combs Trial
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage After seven weeks of testimony, Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering charges is now in the hands of the jury. On Monday morning, Judge Arun Subramanian gave the jurors, comprised of eight men and four women, what are known as “charging instructions,” …
Read More »Sean Combs' Son Releases New Song 'Diddy Free' With Help From Kanye West
Asclosing arguments continuein the Sean Combs trial, the defendant’s son, Christian Combs, has released a new song called “Diddy Free” assisted by Kanye West. On Friday, Christian — under the moniker King Combs — released the seven-song Never Stop EP on streaming services, with West serving as producer on the …
Read More »Sean Combs' Lawyer Calls Cassie Relationship 'Great Modern Love Story' in Closing Argument
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage One day after a prosecutor calledSean Combsthe “vicious” leader of a criminal enterprise, the music mogul’s lead attorney, Marc Agnifilo, stood before a jury in lower Manhattan Friday and said his client was simply living a colorful “lifestyle” filled with swinger relationships …
Read More »Sean Combs Prosecutor Says 'It's Time for Justice' in Closing Argument
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage Sean Combs acted as the all-powerful kingpin atop a racketeering conspiracy that used violence, silence, and “shame” to trap two women in episodes of sex trafficking where they had no choice but to perform drug-fueled sex acts with male escorts for his …
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