Although some people might have been surprised by the verdict in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial, more might be perplexed by how his supporters celebrated.
On Wednesday, a New York City jury found the hip-hop mogul guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, but acquitted him of the other three more serious charges: one count of racketeering conspiracy and two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion.
Combs still faces up to 20 years in prison, as well as dozens of civil lawsuits related to sexual assault and abuse allegations.
However, his supporters outside the courtroom took the verdict as a win and decided to celebrate in a truly bizarre fashion, according to CNN’s Laura Coates.
“I kid you not, people are pouring baby oil on one another outside this courthouse,” she said during a live segment after the verdict.
She explained the activity by noting that baby oil had “a very big play” in the “freak-offs” that witnesses testified about at Combs’ trial.
“You have people saying it’s not RICO, it’s freako,” she added.
Other people confirmed the presence of baby oil outside the courtroom.
