AFP30 June 2025 | 17:30
Jury considers verdict in Sean Combs sex trafficking trial
After the judge gave his final instructions, the jury in New York began weighing evidence from phone and financial records along with testimony from 34 people who testified against Combs over the past seven weeks.
FILE: US producer-musician Sean "Diddy" Combs poses with the Global Icon award in the press room during the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on 12 September 2023. Picture: AFP
NEW YORK - Jurors on Monday started deliberating on whether Sean "Diddy" Combs used his celebrity, wealth and business empire to set up a decades-long criminal ring that allegedly saw him force women into drug-fueled sexual performances with escorts.
After the judge gave his final instructions, the jury in New York began weighing evidence from phone and financial records along with testimony from 34 people who testified against Combs over the past seven weeks.