Diddy verdict live: Jury reaches decision on racketeering count as Sean Combs prepares to learn fate in sex trafficking case


Diddy back in the courtroom

Sean โ€œDiddyโ€ Combs has entered the courtroom, after jurors announced they had reached a verdict on all counts.

Per CNN, he looked at his family, nodded his head and gave a small smile.

Mike Bedigan2 July 2025 15:15

Crowds swarm outside court

Crowds are swarming outside court, with some screaming, following reports that a verdict has been reached.

(Ariana Baio)

Mike Bedigan2 July 2025 15:13

Scenes outside court

From Ariana Baio, outside court:

Crowds are rushing to the front of the courthouse.

People are screaming โ€œverdict!โ€

Mike Bedigan2 July 2025 15:08

BREAKING: Jury reaches verdict

Jurors have reached a verdict in the sex trafficking trial of Sean โ€œDiddyโ€ Combs โ€“ after previously being deadlocked over the final racketeering charge.

Mike Bedigan2 July 2025 15:07

Diddy prays with his family before leaving court to await final verdicts

Before leaving the courtroom to wait for the final verdicts to be decided, Sean โ€œDiddyโ€ Combs prayed with his family.

โ€œStay strong,โ€ he said, according to CNN, as they bowed their heads.

โ€œGod, please watch over my family,โ€ he added, before asking that the jurors and his family be blessed.

Combsโ€™ family replied โ€œamenโ€ and clapped, CNN reported.

Mike Bedigan2 July 2025 14:50

What is ‘racketeering conspiracy’ โ€“ the last thing jurors must decide on?

Racketeering conspiracy โ€“ the final thing for jurors to decide on โ€“ carries potentially the highest sentence. But what is it?

The R.I.C.O. Act defines โ€œracketeering activityโ€ as any act or threat that involves different crimes like bribery, arson, extortion, kidnapping, and dealing in a controlled substance.

The Department of Justice website describes conspiracy as โ€œtwo or more personsโ€ who agree to commit a crime and take steps to further the plan.

The government has proposed 10 predicate acts โ€“ a specific crime that forms part of a larger criminal pattern โ€“ that support the R.I.C.O. count.

Mike Bedigan2 July 2025 14:45

Watch: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ family arrives at court

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ family arrives at court.mp4

Mike Bedigan2 July 2025 14:35

Final deliberations in Diddy trial underway

The final deliberations in trial of Sean โ€œDiddyโ€ Combs are officially underway.

Entering the courtroom on Wednesday morning, Combs hugged his attorneys and waved to people in the gallery.

His mother and sister are seated in the family section.

Mike Bedigan2 July 2025 14:29

Crowds disperse, now we wait

From Ariana Baio outside court:

The crowds have considerably dispersed after Diddyโ€™s family goes in.

Now all thereโ€™s left to do is wait…

Mike Bedigan2 July 2025 14:23

Diddy’s family arrive at court

Members of Sean โ€œDiddyโ€ Combsโ€™ family have arrived for what could be the final day of this trial โ€“ as jurors continue to deliberate on the final racketeering charge.

Mike Bedigan2 July 2025 14:19

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