Sean "Diddy" Combs was found guilty of two of the five charges he faced in his racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking trial on Wednesday, marking the end to a 10-week trial.The jury found Combs guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution -- one each for his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura and for another former girlfriend who testified under the pseudonym "Jane.

A split verdict that saw the fallen rapper and mogul escape being convicted of the more serious charges left observers stumped and ponderous — and looking for answers.

Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bail on Friday after the jury in his federal sex trafficking trial returned its verdict, convicting him on two lesser charges of transportation to engage in prostitution but clearing the hip-hop mogul of the most serious charges.