Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sends 5-Word Message to Mom After Partial Verdict

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The jury in the trial of music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has reached a verdict on four of five charges.
In the fifth charge, the jury has indicated that it can not reach a verdict. However, the judge asked the jurors to continue deliberating, so it's not clear what they've decided.
As Combs awaits word of what the jury decided, he had an emotional five-word message to his mom in court.
According to CNN, Combs turned to his mother, who was in the courtroom on July 1, and said, "I'll be alright. Love you" while tapping his chest.
He also whispered to his six adult children in the courtroom, CNN reported, although it was not clear what he said.
Combs grew up in New York City. He was raised by his mom, Janice Combs, after his dad, Melvin Earl Combs, was killed when he was 3 years old, People reported, describing Combs' mother as a model and teaching assistant during his youth.
She has opened up in the past about her heartbreak over the accusations against Combs.
'It is heartbreaking to see my son judged not for the truth, but for a narrative created out of lies,' she wrote in a statement last October, according to People. 'To bear witness what seems like a public lynching of my son before he's had the opportunity to prove his innocence is a pain too unbearable to put into words.'
According to ABC News, Combs was "accused of sex trafficking by force, transportation to engage in prostitution, and racketeering conspiracy" in the federal indictment.
The jurors said they had reached a verdict on counts 2 through 5, which are"Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, or Coercion (for one victim); Transportation to Engage in Prostitution (for one victim); Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, or Coercion (for a second victim); and Transportation to Engage in Prostitution (for a second victim)," ABC News reported. It's not clear what the verdict is, because the judge wants them to keep deliberating due to their inability to reach a verdict on a single count: racketeering conspiracy.
'I received your note that you have reached verdicts on count 2-5 but not on count 1. I ask at this time that you keep deliberating,' Judge Arun Subramanian told jurors.
The jury will return on the morning of July 2 to continue deliberations, according to ABC News, which quoted Subramanian as saying, "Make sure to keep an open mind as you continue your deliberations. I wish you all a great evening."
Among other things, the judge told jurors, according to CNN, 'Again, your verdict must be unanimous, but you are not bound to surrender your honest convictions concerning the effect or weight of the evidence for the mere purpose of returning a verdict or solely because of the opinion of other jurors."Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sends 5-Word Message to Mom After Partial Verdict first appeared on Men's Journal on Jul 1, 2025