Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is denied bail and will remain in custody after he was found not guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking
He was found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution related to his ex-partner Casandra Ventura and another woman referred to as "Jane"
As the verdict was read out, Combs remained hard to read, writes our reporter in court, Sakshi Venkatraman. Before, he was praying with his children
Casandra Ventura's lawyer says he's pleased Diddy - who has been behind bars since he was arrested in September last year - "still faces substantial jail time"
The trial heard from 34 witnesses over nearly two months, including ex-girlfriends, former employees of Combs, male escorts and federal agents
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The people waiting outside the court wasted no time in reacting to the verdicts.
Our colleagues have reported loud cheers as they were revealed.
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Madeline Halpert
Reporting from court
Judge Arun Subramanian expressed his gratitude to jurors for taking nearly two months to listen to all the evidence and deliberate carefully over Combs’ fate.
He tells jurors what judges often say in high-profile cases: that they have the right to talk to the press, but they have “good reason” not to. If they do, he says, jurors should “respect the privacy of deliberations” as well as the views of the other jurors.
He tells jurors that he understands if they want to go home right away, but he would love to go back and meet them and thank them personally for their service.
Madeline Halpert
Reporting from court
It is hard to overstate the relief Combs appeared to feel when he heard he was only guilty of the least serious charges.
His lawyer, Teny Geragos, appeared to be crying next to him, wiping her eyes with a tissue, after she heard the verdict as well.
Combs looked at the jury several times and made a prayer sign with his hands, as he did toward his family too.
At one point, Combs put his hands over his face and then raised them up in the air, once again making a prayer sign. He kept nodding his head at the jury and at his family.
Sakshi Venkatraman
Reporting from court
Watch: BBC reporter inside courtroom on reaction as Diddy verdict read
Yesterday evening, there was a deadlock on the racketeering charge, which is the most serious charge. Jurors on both sides were unable to move their positions.
We came back this morning and the jury continued deliberating. Evidently, they did not need long.
The courtroom for the past couple of days had been quiet, until it was not. The judge would receive a note from the jury and suddenly, everyone would come flooding in, including Combs, his lawyers and family.
That's exactly what happened today. At around 10:00 local time, the judge received a note.
We knew that something was about to happen by the palpable tension in the courtroom. Lawyers were moving around, and Combs and his family had a prayer session together.
We sat down and we immediately heard from the judge that there was a verdict.
The courtroom seating has been filled with a mix of journalists, content creators, Diddy supporters and members of the public coming in to see these explosive proceedings.
It's been a chaotic environment, especially in these past few days. As soon as the verdict was announced, people jumped out of their chairs and ran out of the room to be the first to report this news.
Right now, we can see supporters cheering and yelling outside the court.
We can see the impact of his celebrity on this trial. People are here that have grown up with his music. A lot of people I have spoken with have said Sean Combs made the soundtrack to their childhoods.
Madeline Halpert
Reporting from court
The mood in the courtroom was extremely emotional after jurors told the court they had acquitted Combs of the most serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking.
Combs just left the courtroom, and before he did, he got on his knees, put his face into his chair and appeared to be praying. He was shaking.
He got up, looked toward his family, and started clapping loudly as his family and supporters joined in, cheering in the overflow room too.
He then hugged his lawyer, and walked out of the courtroom for one of the last times in this case.
Madeline Halpert
Reporting from court
After the verdict was read, Combs lawyers wasted no time in arguing that Combs should now walk out of the courthouse a free man, after months of being behind bars in a federal jail.
Combs’ lawyer Marc Agnifilo said Combs’ acquittal on the most serious charges meant he should be released to go live at his home in Florida on a $1m bond, secured by family members in the room, until his sentencing hearing.
“A considerable change in his conditions is warranted”, Agnifilo says, adding that Combs plans has been chartered and is in Maui. This is Combs’ first conviction, Agnifilo notes as well.
Prosecutors of course opposed this motion immediately. Maureen Comey accuses Agnifilo of “downplaying” the seriousness of the prostitution charges Combs has been convicted of.
She says he committed a “litany of crimes”, including violence toward women and drug trafficking while he was under investigation and awaiting arrest the first time.
He “does pose a danger” and will “flagrantly disregard” court conditions if released, she says. Agnifilo quickly disputes this. Combs “has been given his life by the jury,” he says.
“He would be nothing short of a fool” to violate the conditions that the court sets, he says.
We expect this process could take a few hours.
The judge says court will be back at 13:00 local time (18:00 BST).
While Combs has been found guilty on two counts, he's yet to learn exactly how long he might spend in prison as a result. That will come at a later date during a separate sentencing hearing.
We don't yet know whether Combs will remain in prison until that time - prosecutors have argued he should, while his defence has asked for him to be released on bail today.
It's entirely up to the judge to decide the length of time he will ultimately serve, but the two charges Combs was found guilty of each carry a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
Prosecutor Maurene Comey has said she will push for the full 20 years. "It is clear that the defendant does pose a danger," she said.
The jury has returned a guilty verdict on two counts, both of transportation to engage in prostitution relating to Cassie Ventura and an anonymous victim known only as "Jane".
In simple terms, it means the jury found Combs guilty of transporting the two women to places where they would participate in sex acts and prostitution.
Both women, who had dated Combs, separately testified about "freak-offs" or "hotel nights", which they described as sexual encounters in which the couple would hire male escorts to have sex with the female partner while Combs watched, at times recording or directing them.
The judge is now hearing from the legal teams, with Combs' lawyer Marc Agnifilo asking for his client to be released from federal detention.
He has been behind bars since he was arrested in September of last year.
Agnifilo suggests a $1m bond.
Rianna Croxford
BBC News
This will no doubt be seen as a victory for Sean Combs and his team.
Transportation to engage in prostitution charges carry the least time in jail compared to what he could have served.
Central to this case was prosecutors' argument that Combs had forced his former partners into so-called "freak offs" - prolonged, drug-fuelled sexual encounters with male escorts.
We've heard harrowing testimony from Cassie Ventura, his former partner, about how humiliating these encounters were for her.
It's quite striking that he's been found not guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking. Racketeering is a charge that's long been associated with mob or mafia bosses. It was based on the argument that his actions constituted a criminal enterprise that involved many his staff.
That's not the case, according to this jury and verdict.
The maximum amount of jail time he now faces is 10 years for each charge of transportation for prostitution. These are the most minor offences that he's been charged with.
As a reminder, you can watch our stream at the top of this page for analysis and reaction.
In total, the jury deliberated for 13 hours over three days to come to a unanimous decision on the charges against Combs.
The trial has been running in New York since May. Much of that court time focused on the prosecution's case.
Sakshi Venkatraman
Reporting from court
As the verdict was read out, Combs remained stoic and hard to read, staring forward.
Beforehand, he was praying with his kids and hugging his lawyers.
The judge instructed the courtroom and the overflow room to stay orderly. But the overflow room we are sitting in exploded with noise after each decision was read out.
Combs' supporters are cheering in front of the court.
To sum up what we just heard in court, it's a mix of guilty and not guilty verdicts:
Racketeering conspiracy: not guilty
Sex trafficking of Cassie Ventura: not guilty
Transportation for prostitution of Ventura and others: guilty
Sex trafficking of woman known as "Jane": not guilty
Transportation for prostitution of "Jane" and others: guilty
Sean "Diddy" Combs has been found guilty on two counts - of transportation to engage in prostitution relating to Cassie Ventura and to "Jane".
On counts two and four - of sex trafficking Cassie Ventura and "Jane", the jury has found Combs not guilty.
The jury has returned a verdict of not guilty on the first count of racketeering.
The judge is now asking the jury foreperson if they have a unanimous verdict.
They reply that yes, it is unanimous.
As a reminder, these are the five counts that Sean Combs faces:
The jury says it has reached a verdict on all five counts.
They are now in the courtroom and we'll hear what those verdicts are imminently.
Sean "Diddy" Combs is now back in the courtroom to learn his fate.
We'll bring you the verdict as it is handed down.