One of hip-hop’s most influential figures found guilty on two of the lesser counts, marking end of trial that captured global attention

• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs jury reaches verdict – follow live

After seven weeks in a Manhattan federal courtroom, the high-profile sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, one of hip-hop’s most influential figures, has come to a close.

On Wednesday, a jury of 12 New Yorkers found Combs guilty of the Mann Act transportation of former girlfriends Cassie Ventura and “Jane”, and not guilty of running a criminal enterprise and two counts of sex trafficking.