Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.
Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.
The hip-hop mogul is charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.
This story may contain accounts and descriptions of actual or alleged events that some readers may find disturbing.
Read ongoing updates in the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs.
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Jun 30, 8:25 am
Sean Combs trial nearing end
The highly anticipated trial of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is nearing its end. Combs has been accused of sex trafficking by force, transportation to engage in prostitution, and racketeering conspiracy as part of a blockbuster federal indictment originally filed in September 2024. He later faced two additional superseding indictments. Combs has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.
Combs is 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.”
51 minutes ago
Jury ends deliberations for the day, asks question regarding narcotics distribution charges
The jury has concluded their deliberations for the day, the foreperson said in a note.
“We will end at 5 p.m. and resume at 9 a.m. tomorrow,” the note said.
The jury also sent a separate note regarding how to understand the narcotics distribution allegations Combs faces.
58 minutes ago
Jury sends another note to the court
The jury has sent their third note of the day to the judge after more than five hours of deliberation.
The first note indicated their choice of foreperson, and the second note concerned a juror who could not follow the judge’s instructions, according to the note from the foreperson.
The contents of the note were not immediately known.
3 hours and 30 minutes ago
Judge will instruct jury to continue deliberating after jury says one member is confused about instructions
Judge Arun Subramanian said he plans to instruct the jury to continue deliberating and follow his instructions regarding the law.
He suggested he might offer firmer instructions on the law if the issue with Juror No. 25 continues.
Both sides offered slightly competing proposals to respond to the note, with the government’s proposal encouraging jurors to firmly stick to the original instructions on the law.
“Having received both parties’ proposals, I would note that in large part they are the same,” Subramanian said. “The issue I have with the defense proposal is it suggests … that the issue raised is not an issue of any concern and that the jury should return to deliberations.”

Judge Subramanian said he plans to put the government’s proposal language on court letterhead and provide it to the jury.
The jury foreperson sent a note to the judge after 70 minutes of deliberations, stating that the juror in question “cannot follow your honor’s instructions” and requesting that the judge address the issue.
3 hours and 51 minutes ago
Parties meet to address juror issue
Judge Arun Subramanian is giving each side ten minutes to deliver a response to the jury note that claims one juror is struggling to follow the judge’s instructions.
The judge will return to court at 2:00 p.m. ET to finalize the instruction.
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