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Sean 'Diddy' Combs asks judge for 'mercy' ahead of sentencing

AFP, Published on 03/10/2025

» NEW YORK — Sean "Diddy" Combs, who faces more than two decades in prison following a blockbuster trial that saw the music mogul accused of harrowing crimes, on Thursday asked the judge determining his fate for "mercy" and "another chance."

WORLD

Chinese firms pay price of jihadist strikes against Mali junta

AFP, Published on 05/09/2025

» ABIDJAN — Jihadists allied to Al-Qaeda have launched a blitz of raids on Malian industrial sites run by foreign firms, especially Chinese, as a tactic to undermine the ruling junta.

LIFE

Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeking Trump pardon: lawyer

AFP, Published on 06/08/2025

» WASHINGTON — Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, who is to be sentenced in October for his conviction on prostitution-related charges, is seeking a pardon from President Donald Trump, one of his lawyers said Tuesday.

WORLD

‘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.

LIFE

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.

WORLD

Sean 'Diddy' Combs used 'power, violence and fear': prosecutor

AFP, Published on 27/06/2025

» NEW YORK - Sean "Diddy" Combs used "power, violence, and fear" as the head of a decades-old criminal enterprise, a prosecutor said Thursday in closing arguments in his high-profile trial.

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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.

LIFE

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.

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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.

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Sean Combs's ex Cassie says he 'controlled' her life with violence

AFP, Published on 14/05/2025

» NEW YORK - Sean "Diddy" Combs's former partner Casandra Ventura told jurors at the music mogul's sex trafficking trial Tuesday how he "controlled" her life and brutally beat her to keep her in line.