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Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial adjourned due to sick juror; testimony resumes Friday

PHOTO: Sean "Diddy" Combs listens as U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian threatens to sanction attorneys for a potential leak during Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, June 17, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ trial resumes after juror issue
By Aaron Katersky, Mason Leib, Emily Shapiro
Last Updated: June 18, 2025, 1:55 PM

This story may contain accounts and descriptions of actual or alleged events that some readers may find disturbing.

This is week six of testimony in the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs.

Latest headlines:

  • Court is adjourned for the day due to a sick juror
  • Court discusses plan for today after juror reports illness
  • Jury sees more messages between Combs and Ventura before court adjourns
  • Combs contacted Cassie Ventura after 2016 hotel attack: 'Call me now'
  • Defense says their case presentation could last 2-5 days
  • Juror issues again discussed after court adjourns
Here's how the news is developing.

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Jul 02, 2025 2:50 PM

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."


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Jun 16, 2025 7:28 PM

Jury sees 'freak-off' videos before court adjourns for the day

The jury donned headphones and spectator screens went dark while the prosecution played excerpts of "freak-off" videos for the jury.

The videos were taken from a laptop turned over to prosecutors by Cassie Ventura, Sean Combs' former girlfriend.

The jury saw the footage after federal prosecutors sought to establish Ventura’s presence in hotels in New York City, to which they say travel was also arranged for male escorts for the purpose of participating in "freak-off" sex encounters.

One video lasted 39 minutes, 10 seconds, though the jury saw only a portion.

The jury also was shown a text exchange from 2013 between Combs and Ventura in which he texted, “Want to celebrate Christmas and have a 'freak-off?'”

The prosecution also presented subsequent text messages that summoned four escorts to the L’Ermitage Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Court has adjourned for the day.


Jun 18, 2025 1:55 PM

Court is adjourned for the day due to a sick juror

Court is adjourned for the day because of the sick juror.

The trial will resume Friday following Thursday's Juneteenth holiday.


Jun 18, 2025 1:54 PM

Court is making 'further inquiries' about sick juror

“We are going to make some further inquiries to address the juror situation,” Judge Subramanian said after the parties convened privately at the bench.

In the meantime, the judge is hearing defense objections to some pieces of evidence.


Jun 18, 2025 1:25 PM

Court discusses plan for today after juror reports illness

“We have a sick juror,” Judge Arun Subramanian announced after he took the bench Wednesday.

The juror has “vertigo symptoms,” the judge said. “I don’t think there’s any way for us to proceed today.”

The parties are discussing the issue in a sidebar.



Jun 17, 2025 8:36 PM

Judge Subramanian discusses juror issue

Judge Arun Subramanian closed the courtroom to discuss a potential issue with one of the jurors. He did not retake the bench so the issue for now remains unresolved, at least publicly.


Jun 16, 2025 7:28 PM

Jury sees 'freak-off' videos before court adjourns for the day

The jury donned headphones and spectator screens went dark while the prosecution played excerpts of "freak-off" videos for the jury.

The videos were taken from a laptop turned over to prosecutors by Cassie Ventura, Sean Combs' former girlfriend.

The jury saw the footage after federal prosecutors sought to establish Ventura’s presence in hotels in New York City, to which they say travel was also arranged for male escorts for the purpose of participating in "freak-off" sex encounters.

One video lasted 39 minutes, 10 seconds, though the jury saw only a portion.

The jury also was shown a text exchange from 2013 between Combs and Ventura in which he texted, “Want to celebrate Christmas and have a 'freak-off?'”

The prosecution also presented subsequent text messages that summoned four escorts to the L’Ermitage Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Court has adjourned for the day.


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