was but acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop’s most celebrated figures behind bars for life.
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Courthouse photos during the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial
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FILE - Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the LA Premiere of "The Four: Battle For Stardom" at the CBS Radford Studio Center, May 30, 2018, in Los Angeles.
Janice Combs, mother of Sean Combs, leaves after Sean "Diddy" Combs trial at Manhattan federal court, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in New York.
Judge Arun Subramanian, upper left, reads instructions to the jury during Sean Diddy Combs' sexual misconduct trial in Manhattan federal court, Monday, June 30, 2025, in New York.
D'Lila Combs, a daughter of Sean Combs, leaves after Sean "Diddy" Combs trial at Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in New York.
FILE - Sean Diddy Combs, center, motions a heart sign to his family in attendance as he is escorted out of lock-up by U.S. Marshals, on the first day of trial on May 12, 2025, in New York.
Xavier Donaldson, right, defense attorney for Sean Combs, leaves Manhattan federal court, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in New York.
Justin Dior, son of Sean Combs, leaves a Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in New York.
King Combs, right and Justin Dior, left, sons of Sean Combs, arrive at court on Monday, June 30, 2025, in New York.
Lila Combs, Chance Combs and Jessie Combs, daughters of Sean Combs, arrive at court on Monday, June 30, 2025, in New York.
Marc Agnifilo, defense attorney for Sean Combs, arrives at court on Monday, June 30, 2025, in New York.
Quincy Brown arrives at court on Monday, June 30, 2025, in New York.
Janice Combs, left, mother of Sean Combs, arrives at court on Monday, June 30, 2025, in New York.
Brian Steel, defense attorney for Sean Combs, arrives at court on Monday, June 30, 2025, in New York.
FILE - Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, on June 26, 2022.
FILE - Cassie Ventura, left, and Sean "Diddy" Combs appear at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York on May 4, 2015.
FILE - Singer Cassie Ventura also known as Cassie arrives for the screening of Killing Them Softly at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 22, 2012.
FILE - Alex Fine, husband of Cassie Ventura, arrives at Manhattan federal court, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in New York.
FILE - Singer Dawn Richard and attorney Lisa Bloom exit federal court during the Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial, on Monday, May 19, 2025.
FILE - Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, leaves federal court during the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs in New York, Friday, June 13, 2025.
FILE - Witness Kerry Morgan arrives at Federal Court for the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial on Monday, May 19, 2025, in New York.
Prosecutor Christy Slavik enters court during the Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial on Monday, May 19, 2025.
FILE - Rapper Kid Cudi, right, arrives at Federal Court for the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs, in New York, Thursday, May 22, 2025.
FILE -Sean 'Diddy' Combs participates in "The Four" panel during the FOX Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 4, 2018.
Janice Combs, mother of Sean "Diddy" Combs, arrives at court on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in New York.
D'lila Combs and Jessie Combs, daughters of Sean “Diddy” Combs, arrive at court on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in New York.
Chance Combs, right, Quincy Brown, second right, and Justin Dior, second left, daughter and son of Sean "Diddy" Combs, arrive at court on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in New York.
Nicole Westmoreland, defense attorney for Sean “Diddy” Combs, arrives at court on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in New York.
Brian Steel, defense attorney for Sean “Diddy” Combs, arrives at court on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in New York.
Spporters of Sean "Diddy" Combs, react outside Manhattan federal court after Combs' was convicted of a prostitution-related offense but acquitted on the most serious charges at his New York trial, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in New York.
A supporter of Sean "Diddy" Combs, reacts outside Manhattan federal court after Combs' was convicted of a prostitution-related offense but acquitted on the most serious charges at his New York trial, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in New York.
Janice Combs, right, mother of Sean "Diddy" Combs, reacts outside Manhattan federal court after Combs' was convicted of a prostitution-related offense but acquitted on the most serious charges at his New York trial, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in New York.
Family members of Sean "Diddy" Combs, react as they leave Manhattan federal court after Combs' was convicted of a prostitution-related offense but acquitted on the most serious charges at his New York trial, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in New York.
Spporters of Sean "Diddy" Combs, react outside Manhattan federal court after Combs was convicted of a prostitution-related offense but acquitted on the most serious charges at his New York trial, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in New York.
Quincy Brown leaves Manhattan federal court after Sean "Diddy" Combs was convicted of a prostitution-related offense but acquitted on the most serious charges at his New York trial, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in New York.
In this courtroom sketch, Sean "Diddy" Combs reacts after he was convicted of prostitution-related offenses but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put him behind bars for life, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Manhattan federal court in New York.
Janice Combs, right, mother of Sean "Diddy" Combs, arrives back at Manhattan federal court after her son was convicted of prostitution-related offenses but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop's most celebrated figures behind bars for life, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in New York.
In this courtroom sketch, Sean "Diddy" Combs, far left, reacts as the jury foreman reads the verdict convicting him of prostitution-related offenses but acquitting him of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put him behind bars for life, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Manhattan federal court in New York.
In this courtroom sketch, Sean "Diddy" Combs reacts after he was convicted of prostitution-related offenses but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put him behind bars for life, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Manhattan federal court in New York.
In this courtroom sketch, Sean "Diddy" Combs, rights, leads his family in a prayer before the verdict was read, convicting him of prostitution-related offenses but acquitting him of sex trafficking and racketeering charges, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Manhattan federal court in New York.
Justin Dior arrives back at Manhattan federal court after Sean "Diddy" Combs was convicted of prostitution-related offenses but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop's most celebrated figures behind bars for life, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in New York.
Quincy Brown arrives back at Manhattan federal court after Sean "Diddy" Combs was convicted of prostitution-related offenses but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop's most celebrated figures behind bars for life, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in New York.
Sarah Chapman arrives back at Manhattan federal court after Sean "Diddy" Combs was convicted of prostitution-related offenses but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop's most celebrated figures behind bars for life, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in New York.
Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo speaks outside Manhattan federal court after Sean "Diddy" Combs was denied bail after being convicted of prostitution-related offenses but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in New York.
Janice Combs, center, mother of Sean "Diddy" Combs, leaves Manhattan federal court with her daughters Chance Combs, right, and Jessie Combs, after her son was denied bail on prostitution-related offenses but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in New York.
Defense attorneys for Sean "Diddy" Combs, including from left,, Brian Steel, Alexandra Shapiro, Marc Agnifilo and Teny Garagos and Xavier Donaldson, far right, line up for a group photo outside Manhattan federal court after Sean "Diddy" Combs was denied bail after being convicted of prostitution-related offenses but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in New York.
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