The lawyer whose defense team won acquittal for Sean “Diddy” Combs on life-sentence-eligible charges says the music mogul was greeted by a standing ovation from fellow prisoners when he returned to jail after the verdict.

Sean “Diddy” Combs received a standing ovation when he returned to the Metropolitan Detention Center after the verdict in his federal criminal trial last week, according to his spokesperson.

The rapper’s lead attorney, Marc Agnifilo, said his client’s fellow inmates in Brooklyn, NY, viewed the partial acquittal as a sign of hope.