Jun 13, 2025, 12:13 PM EDT
Kanye West leaves court after brief appearance
Kanye West departed court after about 20 minutes.
He did not make it into the main courtroom but was in the overflow room.
Kanye West at court, says he's supporting Combs
Sean "Diddy" Combs is charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.
Last Updated: June 13, 2025, 6:20 PM EDT
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This is week five of testimony in the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs.
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Here's how the news is developing.
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."
Jun 13, 2025, 11:43 AM EDT
Kanye West arrives at court, says he's there to support Combs
Kanye West arrived at the courthouse on Friday in the company of one of Sean Combs’ sons.
Asked by ABC News if he was at court to support Combs, the rapper nodded and said "yes."
Jun 13, 2025, 11:28 AM EDT
All guns seized at Combs’ home were in a security room, agent testifies
Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo asked Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Andre Lamon, "How many human smuggling and trafficking investigations that you have been part of have you walked out with boxes of Astroglide?"
Lamon replied on the stand that this was the only one.
"Buy AstroGlide in bulk, that’s what it looks like to you?" Agnifilo asked. "Sure," Lamon responded on the stand.
The defense made sure on cross-examination that the jury understood that none of the recovered guns were found lying around Sean Combs’ Los Angeles mansion.
"Tell the jury where every single one of the guns were?" Agnifilo asked. "Security room," Lamon testified.
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Lamon’s testimony has concluded. The next witness is Jonathan Perez, a Combs assistant, who is testifying pursuant to an immunity agreement.
Jun 13, 2025, 11:08 AM EDT
Agent says 900 bottles of AstroGlide, firearms seized from Combs' home
Nine-hundred bottles of AstroGlide lubricant and 200 bottles of baby oil were seized from Sean Combs’ Los Angeles home during a search in March 2024, Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Andre Lamon testified Friday.
The jury saw photos of 18 boxes of the lube stacked in a garage, as well as bottles of AstroGlide lined up neatly on shelves, in drawers and in a cigar box, interspersed with bottles of Johnson & Johnson baby oil.
The jury also saw photos of guns Lamon testified were recovered at Combs’ home, including a bolt-action Ruger rifle, Smith & Wesson M&P AR15-style semi-automatic rifles, a Glock pistol and a Mossberg pump-action shotgun.
Boxes containing the actual firearms were brought into the courtroom for the jury to view. Lamon was provided scissors to open one of the boxes and gloves to handle the gun inside, which he displayed for the jury. He stood to show the jury how the serial number on the rifle was scratched off.
A separate photo showed a 60-round drum magazine loaded with 59 rounds of green tip ammunition, meant to penetrate body armor.
Lamon held up bags of drugs -- which included ketamine and MDMA -- he testified were also seized from Combs' home.
