Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial updates: Bail denied due to 'propensity for violence'

Combs was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

Last Updated: July 2, 2025, 11:48 PM EDT

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Jul 2, 2025, 10:50 am

Sean Combs trial reaches an end with mixed verdict

The highly anticipated trial of hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has reached an end.

The jury found Sean Combs not guilty of racketeering conspiracy, the most serious charge.

The jury found Combs guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution (in connection with his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura) and guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution (in connection with his ex-girlfriend who testified under the pseudonym "Jane").

He was found not guilty of both charges of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion in connection with Ventura and "Jane."

Combs was accused of being the ringleader of an alleged enterprise that "abused, threatened and coerced women" into prolonged, drug-fueled sexual orgies with male prostitutes, which he called "freak-offs," and then threatened them into silence. Combs has said that all of the sex was consensual and that while his relationships sometimes involved domestic violence, he wasn't engaged in trafficking.

Combs' lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said Combs was simply part of the swinger lifestyle and that he "vehemently denies the accusations made by the SDNY."

Jul 01, 2025, 12:23 PM EDT

Parties continue to discuss transcripts to be provided to the jury

The parties are still debating which portions of the requested testimony transcripts from Cassie Ventura and male escort Daniel Phillip will be provided to the jury.

Jul 01, 2025, 11:54 AM EDT

Jury asks for testimony transcripts from Cassie Ventura and male escort Daniel Phillip

The jury sent its fifth note to Judge Arun Subramanian about an hour and 15 minutes into its first full day of deliberations.

The note was a request to to review the transcripts of Cassie Ventura’s testimony about the March 5, 2016 Los Angeles InterContinental Hotel incident in which Sean Combs was caught on security camera surveillance video physically attacking her.

The jury also asked for her testimony about a trip Ventura took with Combs to the Cannes Film Festival in France. Ventura testified that on the flight home, Combs showed her videos of her having sex during so-called "freak-off" encounters.

Ventura told the jury that she thought Combs “was going to embarrass me and release them.”

Sean "Diddy" Combs watches as lawyers argue with U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian how to respond to a note sent by jurors, during Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, July 1, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.
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The jury also asked for a portion of Ventura’s testimony about "freak-offs" with Daniel Phillip, a male escort who was also a prosecution witness.

The jury further asked for Phillip’s testimony regarding an alleged "freak-off" at the Essex Hotel in New York. Phillip testified he saw Ventura "completely passed out" and “slumped over” at that time.

The lawyers are working through which portions of the transcript to send back to the jury room.

Jul 01, 2025, 11:15 AM EDT

Lawyers continue to discuss latest jury note

For the last 30 minutes, the lawyers have been hunched over their laptops in the courtroom following the latest, as-yet unspecified note from the jury. Combs is on a laptop with one of his lawyers.

The judge and jury have not yet entered the room.

Jul 01, 2025, 10:31 AM EDT

Jury sends another note to court

The jury has sent back a note.

This is the jury's fifth note since deliberations began Monday, including the first note that named the foreperson.

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