Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial updates: Bail denied due to 'propensity for violence'

Combs was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

ByAaron Katersky, Mason Leib, and Peter Charalambous
Last Updated: July 2, 2025, 11:48 PM EDT

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Jul 2, 10:50 am

Sean Combs trial reaches an end with mixed verdict

The highly anticipated trial of hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has reached an end.

The jury found Sean Combs not guilty of racketeering conspiracy, the most serious charge.

The jury found Combs guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution (in connection with his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura) and guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution (in connection with his ex-girlfriend who testified under the pseudonym "Jane").

He was found not guilty of both charges of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion in connection with Ventura and "Jane."

Combs was accused of being the ringleader of an alleged enterprise that "abused, threatened and coerced women" into prolonged, drug-fueled sexual orgies with male prostitutes, which he called "freak-offs," and then threatened them into silence. Combs has said that all of the sex was consensual and that while his relationships sometimes involved domestic violence, he wasn't engaged in trafficking.

Combs' lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said Combs was simply part of the swinger lifestyle and that he "vehemently denies the accusations made by the SDNY."

Jul 02, 2025, 7:23 PM EDT

Defense says they are 'not nearly done fighting' after Combs denied bail

Following comments from Sean Combs' large defense team, attorney Marc Agnifilo said they will not be talking about the bail decision because it's still a "pending, unresolved matter."

"The one thing I'm going to leave with this we are not nearly done fighting. We are just getting started," he said. "To win this and to defeat the prosecutors from the Southern District of New York takes effort from beginning to end."

"Today was a major, major step in the right direction. But we fight on and we're going to win and we're not going to stop until he walks out of prison a free man to his family," he continued.

Lawyer Marc Agnifilo speaks to the media, following a bail hearing, after the jury reached verdicts in the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial, in New York, July 2, 2025.
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Jul 02, 2025, 7:23 PM EDT

'Today is a victory of all victories': Defense

Sean Combs' defense attorney, Marc Agnifilo, told reporters today is a "great day" while speaking outside the courthouse following the bail hearing.

"Today is a win," Agnifilo said. "Today is a victory of all victories for Sean Combs."

PHOTO: Marc Agnifilo, attorney for Sean "Diddy" Combs, addresses the media after the jury reached verdicts in the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial, in New York, July 2, 2025.
Marc Agnifilo, attorney for Sean "Diddy" Combs, addresses the media as attorneys Teny Geragos, Alexandra Shapiro, Xavier Donaldson and Nicole Westmoreland stand beside him, following a bail hearing, after the jury reached verdicts in the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial, in New York, July 2, 2025.
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Agnifilo said the jury was "wonderful."

"They listened to every word, and they got the situation right, or certainly right enough," he said. "They acquitted him of the sex trafficking, which he was absolutely innocent of. They acquitted him of the racketeering conspiracy that he was absolutely innocent of."

Jul 02, 2025, 6:00 PM EDT

Judge agrees to move up sentencing date

After defense attorneys asked for a more expedited sentencing, U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian agreed to move up the sentencing date from October. He did not set a new date for the sentencing itself.

For now, he set a remote conference for July 8 at 2 p.m. to hear arguments about next steps for pre-sentence process, including Combs' interview with the court's probation department.

Jul 02, 2025, 6:00 PM EDT

Combs briefly tries to raise hand to speak after judge denies request for release again

U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian again denied the request to release Combs.

Sean Combs briefly tried to raise his hand to speak in court. The judge seemed to ignore the move and instead asked Assistant United States Attorney Maurene Comey to respond to the defense arguments.

"He is extremely violent with an extraordinary temper who has shown no remorse and no regret," said Comey. "His brazenness is unmatched."

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