Jurors at the bombshell trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs’ reached a partial verdict Tuesday — but won’t be allowed to deliver their decision yet.
The panel was ordered to keep deliberating by Manhattan federal court Judge Arun Subramanian after reporting it had reached a verdict on four out of five counts — but couldn’t agree on the racketeering charge.
The shocking announcement came after just some 12 hours of deliberations.
“We have reached a verdict on counts 2,3,4 and 5,” the jury’s note said — referring to two sex-trafficking charges and two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution.
“We have not reached a verdict on count 1 because we have unpersuadable jurors on both sides,” the note continued.
The Bad Boy Records founder appeared forlorn after seven lawyers huddled around him before the note was read out to the courtroom.
He sat slumped in his chair looking unhappy and briefly put his head in his hands.
Both prosecutors and Combs’ lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, told the judge they didn’t want him to accept a partial verdict.
“It’s our request that you tell the jury to keep deliberating, and don’t take the partial verdict,” Agnifilo urged the judge.
Subramanian agreed not to force the jurors to deliver their partial verdict, instead telling them: “I ask at this time that you keep deliberating.”
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