It took the jury three days to finally come to a verdict in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal trial.
The disgraced media mogul was found guilty on two out of five counts in his federal trial. The two counts he was found guilty of were violations of the Mann Act, the transportation for prostitution of his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, and a woman who was only identified as “Jane.”
Each count carries a maximum of ten years in jail. He was not found guilty of the bigger charges, including racketeering conspiracy, two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, which could have landed Diddy in prison for life.
Diddy’s trial had been going on for nearly two months after he had been held in Brooklyn Detention Center for nearly a year. The jury’s verdict came after the judge instructed the jury to keep deliberating until they came to a verdict for all five counts. At the time, they only had a verdict for four out of the five counts.
Diddy’s defense attorney has asked the judge to release his client until his sentencing. If he’s sentenced, Diddy could face up to 20 years in prison. Cassie Ventura’s lawyer, Douglas H. Wigdor, broke his silence after Diddy’s verdict was revealed. “This entire criminal process started when our client, Cassie Ventura, had the courage to file her civil complaint in November 2023.”
As “Sinners” continues to overtake the box offices nationwide, leaving viewers in awe every time they watch it, there may be a fun fact that you may or may not know.
Miles Caton, one of the stars of the widely popular film, is the son of the legendary gospel singer, Timiney Figueroa-Caton. You may recognize her name from singing with Hezekiah Walker, notably on the song “Calling My Name.”
The gospel family legacy doesn’t stop there. Caton’s aunt is another gospel great, Anaysha Figueroa-Cooper, who sang on Todd Galberth’s “Let Praises Rise.” As reported by Essence.com, Caton’s aunt mentioned his new role in the hit movie, after his on-screen love interest, Jayme Lawson, talked about their love scene in the movie.
“Miles and I have a little scene in this movie, and it gets real quiet and out of nowhere, I think it was your aunt, goes, ‘What is happening!?” Figueroa-Cooper later confirmed it was, in fact, her who said that on Instagram.
“HECK YEA, I crashed out! Not just for me but for ALL the #AuntieMoms in the world who have to watch their nieces and nephews become adults right in our faces,” she joked. “It hasn’t even been a week yet, and our family is speechless… we are still over the moon for Miles and indebted to all of you who have covered him and supported this film.”
She continued, “So much is unfolding and there’s so much more. In case you’ve been under a rock…or just a lil too busy… NO! It’s not that scary… YES! If you are a believer, absolutely nothing should stop you from seeing this movie…”
The singer added, “If you are a man, a woman, a husband, a wife, a boyfriend, a girlfriend, an entrepreneur, a leader, a twin, a cousin, a friend, a singer, a musician, a writer, a filmmaker, a producer, a dancer, a pastor, a bishop, or any child of God… GO SEE #SINNERS.”
Caton’s mother also posted about how proud she is of her son. “I can’t express how proud I am. This is @_milescaton_ acting debut and he handle it like vet. I know that some of you will say it’s a horror film but this movie is a masterpiece of inclusivity. Music, race, ethnicity, spirituality., action! Every cast member shines. MBJ is convincingly two different people. I believe it’s one of the best movies of the year,” she wrote ahead of the release. “Miles, you’ve been a star from the day 1, now the world will know what mommy has always known. May the sun continue to catch you on your best side. I love you! ❤️ Thank you Lord!!!”
Aside from enjoying his role in the film, Miles Caton also contributed music to the film and revealed that music will always be first for him. “I’m looking forward to seeing what the future holds, but I’m a musician at heart,” he said while promoting Sinners. “I’m definitely excited to work on some more acting roles, for sure, and just see where everything goes.”
#WeLoveYouBianca has become the latest trend after current WWE superstar Bianca Belair has become the most recent target of some racially motivated comments.
On the heels of the release of the new WWE 2K24 game, Belair has made history by becoming the first and only African American woman to be on the cover of the franchise’s video game. The history goes even further with her being joined by fellow superstar and current WWE World Women’s Champion, Rhea Ripley joining her on the cover.
Although this is an exciting time not only for women but for Black women, Belair has become the target of some racially motivated comments after a photo of her, Rhea Ripley, and Cody Rhodes (who is also on the cover of one the editions of the video game) was posted on social media.
WWE games posted this 22 hours ago and as you imagined the comment section was targeting Bianca with hate comments with some being racially motivated…☹️ pic.twitter.com/tNj6AgSAWm
— The Bel-Flair and Ripley💎 (@Charlotte_Rhea2) March 6, 2024
Many of Belair’s fans went on social media to show their support for the former WWE Women’s champion and even used the hashtag #WeLoveYouBianca. See what they had to say below.
Bianca Belair is a huge reason as to why I am still a wrestling fan today. She is the representation I WISH was present when I started watching wrestling at 9/10 years old. pic.twitter.com/eZDoiaGNcY
To @BiancaBelairWWE: You are the jewel of excellence in wrestling. You have overcome so much to be who you are. Your greatness inspires others to believe in their gifts.
