Though some individuals may need been shocked by the decision in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ intercourse trafficking trial, extra is perhaps perplexed by how his supporters celebrated.
On Wednesday, a New York Metropolis jury discovered the hip-hop mogul responsible of two counts of transportation to have interaction in prostitution, however acquitted him of the opposite three extra critical prices: one rely of racketeering conspiracy and two counts of intercourse trafficking by drive, fraud or coercion.
Combs nonetheless faces as much as 20 years in jail, in addition to dozens of civil lawsuits associated to sexual assault and abuse allegations.
Nonetheless, his supporters exterior the courtroom took the decision as a win and determined to rejoice in a very weird style, in response to CNN’s Laura Coates.
“I child you not, persons are pouring child oil on each other exterior this courthouse,” she mentioned throughout a dwell section after the decision.
She defined the exercise by noting that child oil had “a very large play” within the “freak-offs” that witnesses testified about at Combs’ trial.
“You have got individuals saying it’s not RICO, it’s freako,” she added.
Different individuals confirmed the presence of child oil exterior the courtroom.