Outside the courthouse, some influencers showed up in Diddy-inspired costumes and sprayed one another with baby oil.

Combs was acquitted of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion. Here’s what legal experts say went wrong for the prosecution:

For nearly two years, a nearly nonstop parade of allegations and revelations has ravaged and unraveled Sean “Diddy” Combs’ carefully cultivated reputation as an affable celebrity entrepreneur, A-list party host,