Sean 'Diddy' Combs found not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering

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On Wednesday, Diddy was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. A jury found him guilty of two lesser counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

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00:00Sean Diddy Combs was just found not guilty of sex trafficking and dracketeering. He was however

00:06found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, making him a convicted

00:11felon. Instead of facing up to life in prison, Combs is now facing up to 20 years behind bars.

00:17Cheers erupted in the courtroom as the not guilty verdicts rolled in. The verdict comes after 14

00:23hours of jury deliberations and more than six weeks of testimony from 34 government witnesses,

00:28including Combs' ex R&B singer Cassie Ventura. Guilty or not, the allegations against Diddy have

00:35dealt a major blow to his reputation as one of the most successful hip-hop stars in the

00:40entertainment industry. He's also facing more than 50 civil lawsuits, accusing him of sexual assault,

00:46rape, drugging, and other forms of violence. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christy Slavik in her

00:51closing argument called Combs the most powerful head of a criminal enterprise and a brutal man

00:57who refused to take no for an answer. In his closing argument, Combs' lead lawyer,

01:02Mark Agnofillo, told the jury the case was about four things. Love, jealousy, infidelity, money.

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