11 h. ago Diddy’s sentencing set for Oct. 3 after split verdict in federal sex crimes case

NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sentenced in his federal criminal case on Oct. 3, a judge said Tuesday after probation officials rejected the defence and prosecution’s plan to move the date up by about two weeks. Combs, who remains jailed after a split verdict last week, spoke briefly to his lawyer Marc […]

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63 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs gets standing ovation from inmates after court victory, his lawyer says

'They all said: 'We never get to see anyone who beats the government,'' attorney Marc Agnifilo said

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63 h. ago Sean ’Diddy’ Combs gets standing ovation from inmates after court victory: lawyer

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs got a standing ovation from fellow inmates when the music mogul returned to jail after winning acquittals on potential life-in-prison charges, providing what his lawyer says might have been the best thing he could do for Black incarcerated men in America. “They all said: ‘We never get to […]

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5 d. ago Diddy’s history of violence influenced judge’s decision to keep him locked up for now

NEW YORK — In rejecting Sean “Diddy” Combs’ release on bail, a federal judge confronted the hip-hop impresario with a disturbing aspect of his criminal case that his lawyers couldn’t deny: His history of violence. Combs’ defence lawyers claimed he is a changed man. But Judge Arun Subramanian on Wednesday let the Bad Boy Records […]

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6 d. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail after cleared of most serious sex offences

Hip hop impresario Sean “Diddy” Combs may have skated on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, but still faces prison for prostitution convictions. The 55-year-old was acquitted in a New York courtroom on Wednesday of sex trafficking that could have seen him sent to prison for life. Later in the day, a judge refused to grant […]

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6 d. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail after being cleared of most serious sex offences

Hip hop impresario Sean “Diddy” Combs may have skated on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, but still faces prison for prostitution convictions. The 55-year-old was acquitted in a New York courtroom on Wednesday of sex trafficking that could have seen him sent to prison for life. Later in the day, a judge refused to grant […]

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6 d. ago DIDDY TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS: Orgies, drugs, baby oil, and beatdowns

Jurors and courthouse habitues were treated to eight weeks of disturbing, occasionally titillating and deeply troubling testimony during the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial in New York City. On Wednesday, Combs, 55, was acquitted of the most serious charges, sex trafficking and racketeering but was convicted of prostitution. He insisted he was merely a swinger. HERE […]

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6 d. ago HUNTER: How the hell did Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs walk on sex trafficking?

Even for the most enthusiastic libertine, the tawdry details that emerged from the trial of hedonistic hip-hop impresario Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs were alarming. The “freak offs”, the orgies, the drugs, the abuse, the lifetime supply of baby oil. None of it mattered a wit. What did matter was that Combs is a celebrity. Combs, 55, […]

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6 d. ago DIDDY VERDICT: Combs found not guilty of serious charges but still convicted

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6 d. ago Jury reaches verdict on all counts in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex

The defence won three acquittals — Sean 'Diddy' Combs was only found guilty of the transportation of former girlfriends, Ventura and "Jane."

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6 d. ago A look at the charges and potential sentencing Sean ’Diddy’ Combs faces in his sex trafficking trial

NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial reached a verdict on all but the most complicated counts – racketeering conspiracy – against the hip-hop star. Jurors are continuing their deliberations Wednesday after saying they couldn’t reach a consensus on that top count. Here’s what we know about the charges […]

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7 d. ago Diddy trial jury reaches verdict on all but the most serious charge

The judge indicated that he would instruct the jury to continue weighing the charge, echoing the sentiments of prosecutors and Combs’ defence tea.

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7 d. ago Jury deliberating at Sean ’Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial asks to review Cassie’s testimony

NEW YORK (AP) — The jury deliberating at Sean “Diddy” Combs ‘ sex trafficking trial asked Tuesday to review critical testimony from one of the prosecution’s most important witnesses: the hip-hop mogul’s former longtime girlfriend Cassie. Jurors requested the testimony about 75 minutes into their second day of weighing charges that Combs used his fame, […]

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1 week ago Diddy’s lawyer mocks sex trafficking case, says charges ‘badly exaggerated’

If convicted, Sean 'Diddy' Combs could face a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison and a maximum of life.

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1 week ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and son Justin accused of orchestrating gang rape in new lawsuit

'No matter how many lawsuits are filed, it won’t change the fact that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted or sex trafficked anyone,' lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs said.

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1 week ago Sean ’Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer mocks sex trafficking case in closing, says charges ’badly exaggerated’

NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs was portrayed in his lawyer’s closing argument on Friday as the victim of an overzealous prosecution that tried to turn the recreational use of drugs and a swinger lifestyle into a racketeering conspiracy that could put the music mogul behind bars for life. Attorney Marc Angifilo mocked the government’s […]

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1 week ago Prosecutor casts Sean ’Diddy’ Combs as a criminal who abused others through power, violence and fear

NEW YORK — Two days of closing arguments in Sean “Diddy” Combs ‘ sex trafficking trial began on Thursday with a prosecutor telling the jury the hip-hop mogul used “power, violence and fear” to rule a criminal enterprise that facilitated kidnapping, arson and brutal sex crimes that she said were at the heart of the […]

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2 w. ago Prosecution rests in Sean ’Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial

NEW YORK — The prosecution rested Tuesday at Sean “Diddy” Combs ‘ sex trafficking trial, capping a more than six-week-long presentation of evidence against the hip-hop maven that confronted him with former employees and two former girlfriends who expressed regret at his treatment of them over the past two decades. The move came after defence […]

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2 w. ago Sean ’Diddy’ Combs jury sees more sex videos as prosecutors wind down case

NEW YORK — The jury at Sean “Diddy” Combs ‘ sex trafficking trial viewed more video recordings on Monday of the sex marathons that have played a prominent role in a prosecution that was likely to rest by Tuesday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey sometimes referred to the mostly 1- or 2-minute clips filmed by […]

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3 w. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs probably won’t testify as defence says its case could be less than 2 days

NEW YORK — The possibility that music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs might testify at his federal sex trafficking trial all but vanished Tuesday after his lawyer predicted a defence presentation lasting as little as two days and a judge said jurors could begin deliberations as early as next week. Attorney Marc Agnifilo offered the hint […]

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