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Author Archives: Lauren del Valle

Posted inEntertainment

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 50 months in prison for prostitution-related conviction

by Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown, Kara Scannell, Elizabeth Wagmeister and CNN October 3, 2025October 4, 2025

Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to 50 months in prison for two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, with the judge noting that the sentence was necessary to send a message that abuse against women will not be tolerated.

Posted inEntertainment

Takeaways from the verdict in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial

by Dakin Andone, Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown and CNN July 2, 2025July 2, 2025
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Recap of ‘Diddy’ trial: Kid Cudi says his Porsche was torched after Sean Combs learned he was dating Cassie Ventura

by Nicki Brown, Lauren del Valle, Eric Levenson, Kara Scannell and CNN May 23, 2025May 23, 2025
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Takeaways from Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial: Cassie Ventura finishes testimony and Dawn Richard begins

by Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown, Kara Scannell, Eric Levenson and CNN May 17, 2025May 18, 2025
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Judge lifts parts of Trump gag order ahead of sentencing in New York criminal case

by Lauren del Valle, Jeremy Herb and CNN June 25, 2024June 25, 2024
Posted inNational News

Takeaways from closing arguments in the Donald Trump hush money trial

by Lauren del Valle, Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell and CNN May 29, 2024May 29, 2024
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Takeaways from a tense Day 19 of the Trump hush money trial

by Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and CNN May 21, 2024May 21, 2024
Posted inNational News

Takeaways from the first day of Michael Cohen’s cross-examination in the Trump hush money trial

by Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle May 15, 2024May 15, 2024
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Here are all the bad things witnesses have said about Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer who is set to testify Monday

by Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and CNN May 12, 2024May 12, 2024
Posted inNational News

Takeaways from Day 14 of the Donald Trump hush money trial

by Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell and CNN May 10, 2024May 10, 2024
Posted inNational News

Takeaways from Stormy Daniels’ testimony at the Trump hush money trial

by Kara Scannell, Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and CNN May 7, 2024May 7, 2024
Posted inNews

Takeaways from Day 10 of the Donald Trump hush money trial

by Kara Scannell, Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and CNN May 2, 2024May 2, 2024
Posted inNational News, News

NY judge issues gag order on Trump in hush money trial, blasting his ‘threatening, inflammatory, denigrating’ statements

by Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and CNN March 26, 2024March 26, 2024
Posted inNational News

Takeaways from Donald Trump’s wild day of legal developments

by Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell and CNN March 25, 2024March 25, 2024
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How Trump, suddenly strapped for cash, could raise more than half a billion dollars to satisfy judgments against him

by Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and CNN March 2, 2024March 4, 2024

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