Lawyer Says Sean "Diddy" Combs Will Sleep Well Even Behind Bars

His defense team is spinning the courtroom victory as both a moral and legal triumph, even though Sean "Diddy" Combs may be spending time in the clink in the end. The music mogul was convicted of prostitution-related crimes on July 2 but was cleared of much more serious charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering, a verdict that does provide a measure of closure, his lawyer said.

Diddy's attorney, Anna Estevao, didn't mince words outside a Manhattan courtroom in terms of how she felt about the outcome. "He was acquitted of sex trafficking, acquitted of RICO conspiracy," Esteavo said, emphasizing that despite the no-bail status, it was a "massive victory" on behalf of her client. "He will be able to sleep well at night knowing that."

While the court ruling denied temporary freedom to the 55-year-old entertainment titan, it did relieve him of the ignominy of being officially known as the most serious of the allegations he faces. The weeks-long trial put a glaring spotlight on Combs' past, with bombshell testimony from former associates, including his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura.

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Ventura, now 37, testified on the stand about a distressing dynamic in her relationship with Combs, in which she stated that she felt disempowered and afraid. She described being coerced into attending hundreds of sex parties, which she called "freak offs," and detailed a pervasive pattern of domination over her career and personal life. "Sean controlled a lot of my life, whether it was career, sex, everything," she said at the trial, explaining, "I didn't have much say, I was super young."

All of which, of course, makes the jury's verdict all the more remarkable: the jurors voting on whether to convict Combs on those counts did not determine the case on rational evidence. While the judge refused to grant bail, the not-guilty verdicts indicate that the legal team succeeded in poking holes in the broader narrative of organized criminal behavior that the prosecution advanced.

For now, Sean Combs, also known as Puff Daddy, Diddy, and P. Diddy, stays behind bars, but with sex trafficking and RICO charges removed, his defense team says he can breathe a little easier. However, as Estevao emphasized, this legal battle isn't yet over. Diddy's acquittals, however, were a long-awaited turning point. The courtroom war could go on, but the darkest clouds seem to be behind the Bad Boy mogul.