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

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

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Last updated: Thursday, July 3, 2025 12:25AM GMT
Diddy On Trial Recap: Judge denies bail due to 'propensity for violence'

NEW YORK -- Sean "Diddy" Combs has been convicted of a prostitution-related offense but acquitted on the most serious charges at his New York trial on Wednesday.

Combs was convicted of transporting people across state lines for the purpose of engaging in prostitution. But the jury acquitted him of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges, which were related to allegations that he forced girlfriends into hundreds of drug-fueled sex marathons with other men. His lawyers said the women were willing participants.

The mixed result could still put Combs behind bars for up to a decade.

A judge declined to grant bail to Combs, meaning the hip hop mogul won't go free while he awaits sentencing in his sex crimes case. Sentencing has been set for October 3, 2025.

Tune into ABC at 10/9c Wednesday for an ABC News special, "Verdict: The Diddy Trial," on the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial, and streaming next day on Hulu and Disney+.

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(ABC News and The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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Jul 02, 2025, 10:00 AM GMT

Jury set to resume deliberations

The jury in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial is set to resume deliberations Wednesday after reaching a yet-to-be-disclosed verdict on all but one of the five charges the hip-hop mogul faces.

U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian ordered the jury to continue its closed-door discussions for a third day after the panel of eight men and four women said Tuesday that it was unable to reach consensus on the top count: racketeering conspiracy.

The judge agreed with prosecutors and Combs' defense team that less than 13 hours of deliberations was too soon to give up on reaching a verdict on all counts.

The jury's decision on the other charges - two counts of sex trafficking and two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution - remains under wraps for now.

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Jul 02, 2025, 10:02 AM GMT

Jury done for the day

The jury sent back a note saying they plan to go home for the day.

The jury will return at 9 a.m. on Wednesday to resume their deliberations.

Darla Miles, Mike Marza, and ABC News Legal Contributor Bernarda Villalona and ABC News Legal Analyst Channa Lloyd break down Tuesday's deliberations.
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Jul 01, 2025, 9:18 PM GMT

Judge says he'll tell jury to 'deliberate with a view to reaching an agreement'

Judge Arun Subramanian said he plans to read back a portion of the jury instructions to encourage further deliberations. The jury is not yet in the courtroom.

Subramanian said he will read to the jury: "It is your duty as jurors to consult with one another and to deliberate with a view to reaching an agreement. Each of you must decide the case for himself or herself, but you should do so only after a consideration of the case with your fellow jurors, and you should not hesitate to change an opinion when convinced that it is erroneous. Discuss and weigh your respective opinions dispassionately, without regard to sympathy, without regard to prejudice or favor for either party, and follow my instructions on the law."

"Again, your verdict must be unanimous, but you are not bound to surrender your honest convictions concerning the effect or weight of the evidence for the mere purpose of returning a verdict or solely because of the opinion of other jurors. Each of you must make your own decision about the proper outcome of this case based on your consideration of the evidence and your discussions with your fellow jurors. No juror should surrender his or her conscientious beliefs for the purpose of returning a unanimous verdict."

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Jul 01, 2025, 8:54 PM GMT

No verdict being read, judge will instruct jury to keep deliberating

Judge Arun Subramanian said he will not take a partial verdict.

Once the lawyers work out the language, the judge will call the jurors into the courtroom and instruct them to keep deliberating.

Both sides asked the judge to do this, and the judge agreed.

No verdict is being read now.

It is not yet clear whether jurors will continue deliberating tonight or whether they will opt to go home for the day.