Diddy verdict latest: Sean Combs denied bail despite being cleared of most serious crimes in sex trafficking trial

In their early days in the music industry, the two men were never close but did collaborate on occasional projects.

However, their relationship soured due to disputes over artist contracts and rival vodka brands.

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Learn more about the verdict and what it means for Combs’s future from Kelly Rissman:

Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain in jail as he awaits his sentencing hearing, which has been tentatively scheduled for October.

Here’s what his life is like behind bars:

Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo fiercely argued against Judge Arun Subramanian’s bail denial on Wednesday afternoon.

Agnifilo said Sean “Diddy” Combs went to a batterer program last year after Subramanian cited his history of violence when denying bail.

“He’s a man in the process of working on himself. He’s been a model prisoner,” Agnifilo said.

As Agnifilo argued, Combs looked straight ahead. He was slouched over and appeared disappointed.

Meanwhile, prosecutor Maurene Comey argued Combs showed “no remorse” for his victims.

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been found guilty in a federal court on prostitution-related charges, meaning he may be facing up to 20 years behind bars.

The mogul was also acquitted of sex-trafficking, and the more serious charge of racketeering – which has a maximum sentence of life in prison. While its unlikely, the outcome doesn’t mean his legal troubles are over, experts say.

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Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was found not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering charges by a jury Wednesday after a blockbuster eight-week trial — and found guilty of two more minor charges of transportation to engage in prostitution.

It’s a verdict that will disappoint many. But in some ways, the reckoning has already happened. It began last year, quietly but unmistakably, when singer Casandra Ventura (known professionally as Cassie) filed a civil lawsuit under New York’s Adult Survivors Act.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs casts a long shadow over the history of hip hop. One of the industry’s first moguls, his work as an A&R executive, label boss, rapper and producer made him both extravagantly wealthy and internationally famous.

While Combs, 55, may have spent over thirty years at the top of the industry, his legacy has been clouded by the serious allegations against him. His trial has brought him some unlikely allies.

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