14 h. ago What is the Mann Act? Here's what to know about the law used to convict Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been convicted of prostitution-related offenses under the federal Mann Act, an anti-sex trafficking law with a controversial, century-old history

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17 h. ago Seven weeks, 34 witnesses, a media circus: inside Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s trial

One of hip-hop’s most influential figures found guilty on two of the lesser counts, marking end of trial that captured global attentionSean ‘Diddy’ Combs jury reaches verdict – follow liveAfter seven weeks in a Manhattan federal courtroom, the high-profile sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, one of hip-hop’s most influential figures, has come to a close.On Wednesday, a jury of 12 New Yorkers found Combs guilty of the Mann Act transportation of former girlfriends Cassie Ventura and “Jane”, and not guilty of running a criminal enterprise and two counts of sex trafficking. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago 50 Cent reacts as longtime nemesis Diddy ‘beats the feds’ in sex trafficking trial

Diddy was found guilty on two out of five counts in his sex trafficking trial.

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18 h. ago 50 Cent, Aubrey O’Day lead reactions as Diddy ‘beats the feds’ in sex trafficking trial

Diddy was found guilty on two out of five counts in his sex trafficking trial.

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29 h. ago As Diddy awaits verdict, here's where his business ventures stand

While Sean “Diddy” Combs awaits a jury’s verdict in his high-stakes federal sex trafficking trial, the once-celebrated music mogul has seen his business empire rapidly unravel

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36 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs jury unable to reach verdict on racketeering charge

Jurors asked to keep deliberating after they are only able to reach partial verdictThe jury in the high-profile federal sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs came to a partial verdict on four of the five counts Tuesday afternoon.The judge has advised the jury, who has been deliberating for more than 13 hours, to “keep deliberating”. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago P Diddy trial verdict chaos as jury hands judge two notes before deliberations

Deliberations in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal sex trafficking trial hit a snag almost as soon as they started on Monday, leaving Judge Arun Subramanian to remind jurors of his instructions on the law

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5 d. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and son Justin accused of rape in new US lawsuit

Suit filed in Los Angeles court accuses mogul, son and two other men of ‘brutal gang-rape’ in 2017As closing arguments got under way in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs this week, the music mogul and his son Justin Combs were hit with a new lawsuit, accusing them of a “brutal gang-rape” in 2017.In the suit filed in a Los Angeles court on Monday, a woman alleges that Justin Combs used his father’s celebrity status to “lure [the] plaintiff, a young female, from Louisiana to Los Angeles where she was literally held prisoner for a weekend and repeatedly raped” by the pair and two other masked men, according to the complaint. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer delivers closing arguments at sex

The music mogul could face life in prison for racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitutionA lawyer representing Sean “Diddy” Combs began delivering the defense’s closing arguments on Friday morning in the music mogul’s federal sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial, marking the final chapter in a case that has drawn global attention over the last seven weeks.Marc Agnifilo, a defense attorney, is expected to push back against the government’s allegations that Combs coerced women into participating in drug-fueled sex marathons with male sex workers and that he ran a criminal enterprise that engaged in crimes such as sex trafficking, drug distribution, kidnapping, forced labor, arson and bribery. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Diddy cuts off judge to reveal if he'll testify in sex trafficking trial

Sean 'Diddy' Combs, 55, stood up in front of Judge Arun Subramanian and confirmed his answer in front of the court. He is on trial for federal sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.

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8 d. ago Diddy cuts off judge to reveal if he'll testify in sex trafficking trial: Live updates

Sean 'Diddy' Combs, 55, stood up in front of Judge Arun Subramanian and confirmed his answer in front of the court. He is on trial for federal sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.

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2 w. ago Sean 'Diddy' Combs probably won't testify as defense says its case could be less than 2 days

Hopes that Sean “Diddy” Combs might testify at his federal sex trafficking trial have faded after his lawyer predicted a defense presentation lasting two to five days

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2 w. ago Juror dismissed from Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial over conflicting statements about residency

Juror 6 reportedly claimed during jury selection that he lived in the Bronx but told court staff he lived in New JerseyThe judge presiding over the high-profile federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs dismissed a juror on Monday over conflicting statements about his residency.The juror, identified as Juror 6, reportedly claimed during jury selection that he lived in the Bronx, but last week, prosecutors said that he told a court staff member that he had been living in New Jersey, making him ineligible for a Manhattan federal jury. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Diddy's son's secret message that could see him tossed from mogul's trial REVEALED: Live updates

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial is underway on Friday in Manhattan federal court. He faces life in prison of convicted of sex-trafficking and racketeering.

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3 w. ago Diddy trial chaos as prosecutors try to eject juror over 'serious' ethics breach

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is back in court as his sex-trafficking and racketeering trial continues on Wednesday in New York federal court.

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3 w. ago Diddy trial chaos as prosecutors try to eject juror over 'serious' ethics breach: Live updates

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is back in court as his sex-trafficking and racketeering trial continues on Wednesday in New York federal court.

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3 w. ago Diddy's secret wardrobe signal to the jury as sex trafficking trial takes a turn: Live updates

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is back in court as his sex-trafficking and racketeering trial continues on Wednesday in New York federal court.

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3 w. ago AP reporters go behind the story in discussing coverage of the Sean 'Diddy' Combs case

Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been charged in federal court with sex trafficking and racketeering and has pleaded not guilty

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3 w. ago Another ex and alleged victim of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs testifies about ‘freak

‘Jane’ said Combs rebuffed her requests for condoms during drug-fueled sexual encounters with male escortsThe federal sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs resumed on Friday with testimony from a former girlfriend and alleged victim, identified as “Jane”.The woman, described by prosecutors as a single mother who met Combs in 2020, testified on Friday that Combs denied requests that escorts wear condoms during the drug-fueled sexual encounters with male escorts at hotels known as “freak-offs” or “hotel nights”, which she claims Combs orchestrated and watched as she took part. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago P Diddy judge threatens to remove rapper from court over 'unacceptable' gestures

The fourth week of P Diddy's federal sex trafficking trial in New York took another chaotic turn when the judge threatened to eject the music mogul from the courtroom

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