Overview

• The two transportation-to-engage-in-prostitution convictions each carry up to 10 years behind bars, exposing Combs to a combined maximum of 20 years when he is sentenced.
• A jubilant crowd of supporters poured baby oil on one another outside the Manhattan federal courthouse in a celebratory gesture tied to party footage central to the case.
• On social media, 50 Cent praised Combs for beating the federal charges, while commentators such as Jemele Hill and Matthew Cherry argued that the outcome offered little comfort to survivors.
• Prosecutors introduced a 2016 hotel surveillance video showing Combs assaulting ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, whose credibility later drew scrutiny after details of her settlement became public.
• The trial’s mixed verdict and aftermath have reignited debates about wealth, celebrity influence and accountability in high-profile sexual misconduct cases.