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‘Diddy’ guilty of prostitution offences, cleared of more serious charges
Published on 02/07/2025
» NEW YORK - Sean “Diddy” Combs was found guilty on Wednesday of prostitution-related offences but cleared of more serious charges, in a blow to prosecutors who had urged a jury to find him guilty of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.
Jurors in Sean Combs trial reach verdict on all but one count
New York Times, Published on 02/07/2025
» NEW YORK — A jury in Manhattan reached a partial verdict Tuesday in the federal case against music mogul Sean Combs, but it did not announce its decision because it was deadlocked on a final charge of racketeering conspiracy. The jury left for the night and will return to continue deliberating Wednesday morning.
Witness tells jurors of coercive sex, transporting drugs for Combs
AFP, Published on 07/06/2025
» NEW YORK - An ex-girlfriend of Sean Combs testified Friday of sex with a network of paid male escorts at the music mogul's behest and that he asked her to transport drugs for him.
Second former Sean Combs assistant recounts her dream turned nightmare
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» NEW YORK - A second former assistant to Sean "Diddy" Combs testified Thursday in the music mogul's federal trial, alledging he committed acts of violence against her and others, including sexual assault.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial: Takeaways from first week of testimony
AFP, Published on 17/05/2025
» NEW YORK — The first week of testimony in the sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs included a witness core to the case: Casandra Ventura, the music mogul's ex-girlfriend who accuses him of harrowing abuse, coercion and rape.
Combs's ex Cassie takes witness stand for fourth day
AFP, Published on 17/05/2025
» NEW YORK - Defense lawyers for music mogul Sean Combs on Friday cross-examined his ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura for a second day at his sex trafficking trial, seeking to poke holes in her testimony and portray her as erratic.
Combs's ex Cassie faces intense cross-examination
AFP, Published on 15/05/2025
» NEW YORK — Attorneys for Sean "Diddy" Combs on Thursday tried to chip away at the credibility of Casandra Ventura, the music mogul's former girlfriend, after two days of her grueling testimony in his trial on sex trafficking charges.
Sean Combs' ex alleges pattern of abuse
AFP, Published on 15/05/2025
» NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former partner Casandra Ventura testified on Wednesday that the music mogul raped her near the end of their decade-plus relationship that included routine physical abuse and left her with post-traumatic stress and suicidal thoughts.
Sean Combs files defamation suit against man who said he had sex tapes
New York Times, Published on 23/01/2025
» Sean "Diddy" Combs, the music mogul facing sex trafficking and racketeering charges, filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday against a man who said in interviews that he had been given videos that showed Combs in sexual encounters with celebrities, including assaults of people he said appeared to be minors.
US country star Garth Brooks accused of rape, assault
New York Times, Published on 04/10/2024
» Garth Brooks, one of country music’s biggest stars in the United States, has been accused of sexual assault by a woman who said he raped her in a Los Angeles hotel room and subjected her to repeated unwanted sexual advances over a period of about two years, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in a California court.