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Verdict reached on 4 of 5 counts in Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial
A jury returned to deliberate for a second day Tuesday at hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal racketeering and sex trafficking trial.
Prosecutors say Combs for two decades used his fame, fortune and a roster of employees and associates to force two girlfriends into sexual encounters with male sex workers for days at a time while he watched and sometimes filmed the drug-fueled events. When jurors first left the room to begin deliberating on Monday, Combs sat for a while slumped in his chair at the defense table before standing and turning toward three rows of spectators packed with his family and friends. After they finished, they together applauded, and so did Combs, still clapping as he turned back toward the front of the room.Combs also showed off two books he's reading: "The Power of Positive Thinking" by Norman Vincent Peale and "The Happiness Advantage" by Shawn Achor.Barely an hour into deliberations, the jury foreperson sent a note to the judge, complaining that there was one juror "who we are concerned cannot follow your Honor's instructions.
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