Deadline editor suggests Diddy can bounce back after court decision, 'just ask Bill Clinton'

Deadline Hollywood executive editor Dominic Patten claimed on Wednesday that former President Bill Clinton was proof that rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs could be forgiven by the public.

A jury found Combs not guilty of racketeering conspiracy and two charges of sex trafficking. At the same time, he was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

Though Combs had begun facing backlash online from the decision, which exonerated him of his most serious charges,...