Diddy walks free after being acquitted of major charges in his criminal trial, telling his emotional family, “I’m coming home,” after the verdict.
After enduring months behind bars, Sean “Diddy” Combs emerged from the Brooklyn courthouse on Wednesday with a triumphant message for his family: “I’m coming home.”
The mood in the courtroom was electric from start to finish, as the jury delivered not-guilty verdicts on the most serious charges—racketeering and sex-trafficking—against the embattled music mogul.
Seated at the defense table, Diddy turned to his mother, Janice Combs, who sat directly behind him in the gallery, along with his three daughters, his sons Christian, Justin, and Quincy, and Dana Tran, the mother of his youngest child.
As the foreperson announced the not-guilty verdict on Count 1 (the RICO charge), relief washed over the room. When Count 2—sex trafficking relating to Cassie—was read as not guilty, the gallery erupted in a collective “Ohhhh,” and Diddy pressed his face into his hands, overwhelmed.
But the roller-coaster wasn’t over. A hush fell when the jury found him guilty on Count 3—transportation for the purpose of prostitution pertaining to Cassie—and again when he was convicted on Count 5, a similar transportation charge involving “Jane.”
For each conviction, family members bowed their heads in disbelief. Throughout, Diddy maintained his composure: he clasped his hands in prayer and, upon hearing each acquittal, raised a triumphant fist.
Once all six counts were read—four acquittals and two convictions—Diddy gently shook his head “no” when Judge Arun Subramanian asked if he wished to return to the Brooklyn jail where he’d been held since his September arrest.
After legal arguments over his pre-sentencing custody status concluded, Diddy rose, dropped to his knees beside his chair, and bowed his head in silent prayer.
Tears of joy flowed freely among his defense team. Lead attorney Teny Geragos embraced colleagues, tears streaming down his face, while co-counsel Marc Agnifilo pumped his fist and shouted, “Yeah!” In the gallery, Dana Tran wept openly, Justin Combs bowed his head, and young Christian did a celebratory dance in the hallway.
Even prosecutors, though they secured two transportation convictions, displayed only muted reactions.
As Diddy strode out of the courtroom flanked by his attorneys, his parting glance toward his family conveyed unspoken gratitude.
His simple declaration—“I’m coming home”—heralded not only his physical release but also a profound emotional reunion with those who had supported him through the trial’s darkest hours.
Source TMZ
