Sakshi Venkatraman and Madeline HalpertBBC News, New York court and
Ali Abbas AhmadiBBC News
Watch: BBC reporter inside court as Diddy jury reaches partial verdict
Jurors in the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs will keep deliberating after they reached a partial verdict, but found themselves unable to agree on the most serious charge faced by the hip-hop mogul.
At the federal court in New York, the 12 jurors said they had agreed on four of the five counts. Those verdicts have not been made public. But jurors were unable to decide on the racketeering charge, which carries a possible life prison term.
Mr Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him, which include two counts of sex trafficking and two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, as well as the single count of racketeering.
Deliberations will resume on Wednesday morning.
The atmosphere in court on Tuesday was tense – as the rapper sat with head bowed, hands folded in his lap. His lawyers occasionally put their arms around him.
Over the past two months, the jury has heard from 34 witnesses, including ex-girlfriends, former employees of Mr Combs, male escorts and federal agents.
Diddy verdict: Follow live updatesMr Combs is charged with racketeering conspiracy, two charges of sex trafficking and two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution.
At around 16: 30 EDT on Tuesday (20: 30 GMT), the j
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