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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: Wednesday, July 2, 2025 7:25PM CDT
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+.

This story may contain accounts and descriptions of actual or alleged events that some readers may find disturbing.

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

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Jul 02, 2025, 9:18 AM CDT

Family gives Combs a round of applause

After sitting in the courtroom for about thirty minutes, spending much of that time reading a book and jotting down notes, Sean Combs departed the courtroom. He has spent most of the deliberations in a separate location.

Before leaving, he approached his family, who were seated in the first few rows of the gallery. The family members locked hands briefly and shared a moment with Combs, who stood on the other side of the well. His family applauded for him as he walked out of the courtroom. Combs hugged attorney Brian Steel as he exited.

Most of Combs' family then left the courtroom as well.

We are now 14 hours into deliberations.

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Jul 02, 2025, 9:18 AM CDT

Jury deliberations resume

Deliberations have resumed this morning in the sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs.

Combs is seated alone at the defense counsel table this morning, flipping through a large book and appearing to take notes. The first three tables in the courtroom - usually filled by prosecutors and defense attorneys during the bulk of the trial - are empty except for Combs. His lawyers are huddled together on the side of the courtroom.

In a cliffhanger ending on Tuesday, the jury reported that they had reached a verdict on four of the criminal counts against Combs - two counts each of sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution - but were unable to reach a verdict on the racketeering conspiracy charge.

"We are unable to reach a verdict on Count One, as we have jurors with unpersuadable opinions on both sides," the foreman wrote in a note.

To convict on the racketeering conspiracy charge, the jurors were previously instructed that they need to believe beyond a reasonable doubt that Combs worked with at least one other person to commit two underlying crimes. Prosecutors allege those underlying crimes - known as "predicates" or "racketeering acts" - include kidnapping, arson, bribery, witness tampering, forced labor, sex trafficking, transportation for the purposes of prostitution and drug distribution.

"What the government must prove is that there was a mutual understanding, either spoken or unspoken, between two or more people to cooperate with each other to accomplish the unlawful object," U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian told the jury on Monday during his instructions on the law.

After the jury reported their impasse, Judge Subramanian urged them to continue deliberating on the racketeering conspiracy count.

"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," he told the jury. "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."

Since they got the case on Monday, the jury has been deliberating for more than 13 hours.

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Jul 02, 2025, 5:00 AM CDT

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, 5:02 AM CDT

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.