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 โDiddyโ 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.

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 โverdict!โ
Mike Bedigan2 July 2025 15:08
BREAKING: Jury reaches verdict
Jurors have reached a verdict in the sex trafficking trial of Sean โDiddyโ 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 โDiddyโ Combs prayed with his family.
โStay strong,โ he said, according to CNN, as they bowed their heads.
โGod, please watch over my family,โ he added, before asking that the jurors and his family be blessed.
Combsโ family replied โamenโ 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 โracketeering 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 โtwo 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
Mike Bedigan2 July 2025 14:35
Final deliberations in Diddy trial underway
The final deliberations in trial of Sean โDiddyโ 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
