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Sean “Diddy’ Combs court case in photos

Jul 1, 2025, 3:12 PM | Updated: Jul 2, 2025, 4:28 pm

FILE - Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards, May 1...

FILE - Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards, May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
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(Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial has reached a verdict on four of five charges but remains deadlocked on the most serious charge: racketeering conspiracy.

Despite the jury’s note about being split with “unpersuadable views,” Judge Arun Subramanian instructed them to continue deliberating.

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Sean “Diddy’ Combs court case in photos