Combs, 55, the founder of Bad Boy Entertainment, has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges in the trial.

Mr. Combs’s lead lawyer made a final appeal to the jury, arguing in often sarcastic tones that the government’s evidence contradicted its case against the hip-hop mogul.

The 55-year-old hip-hop mogul is facing five criminal counts, including sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution.