Sean “Diddy” Combs’ bombshell sex-trafficking trial hit a snag Monday just an hour after jury deliberations started — because one juror apparently couldn’t follow the judge’s instructions.
The panelists, eight men and four women, sent a note to Manhattan federal court Judge Arun Subramanian at around 12:40 p.m. expressing concerns about one of their own.
“We have a juror, ‘Juror 25,’ who we believe cannot follow your instructions,” the note said.
The juror in question is a 51-year-old man with a thick European accent. During jury selection, he revealed he lives in Manhattan with his partner and works as a scientist. He earned a PhD in molecular biology and neuroscience.
It wasn’t immediately clear exactly what the jury’s note meant, and Subramanian told the panel to keep deliberating for the time being.
Combs, who has been held at a Brooklyn lockup since his September 2024 arrest, was seen smilling and chatting with his attorneys shortly before the note was read, a copy of the self-help book “The Power of Positive Thinking” sittting on the defense table in front of him.
The issue came about an hour after the panel was sent to the jury room at 11:30 a.m. to