US EditionDiddy Fans Pouring Baby Oil on Each Other Outside Courthouse, Verdict Explained by Legal Analyst
- The verdict for Sean "Diddy" Combs on charges related to sex trafficking and racketeering was delivered on July 2, 2025, at the Manhattan Federal Court in New York City.
- Combs was found not guilty on charges including racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking but was convicted on two counts related to transporting individuals for prostitution, specifically involving Cassie Ventura and another woman.
- The trial featured evidence including thousands of bottles of baby oil seized during March 2024 raids and testimonies linking baby oil to Combs' alleged "Freak Off" parties.
- Criminal defense attorney Lonnie Hart, Jr. described the racketeering charge as poorly conceived, while Sean Combs' attorneys have submitted a bail deal valued at $1 million as he awaits sentencing.
- The verdict reduces Combs' sentencing exposure but criminal sentencing and civil litigation alleging sexual abuse by multiple accusers, some minors, are ongoing and expected to continue.
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This is what it was like at the courthouse as Diddy’s verdict was read
The scene outside the federal courthouse was a spectacle after the mogul was acquitted on two of the more serious counts. Kelly Rissman and Ariana Baio report from the Daniel Patrick Moynihan courthouse in New York.
Diddy fans pouring baby oil on each other outside courthouse, verdict explained by legal analyst
(WTRF) - Reactions continue to pour in following the verdict in the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking trial that cleared the hip hop mogul of the most serious charges he was facing. Ultimately, after 28 days of graphic and emotional testimony, the jury found Diddy NOT GUILTY on the 3 most serious charges, involving racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. Those charges carried the possibility of life in prison. Diddy was found GUILTY on two…
Sean "Diddy" Combs was acquitted of multiple charges on Wednesday, prompting fans to celebrate outside the courthouse - drenched in baby oil.
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