DIDDY’s lawyers file motion to overturn 2 convictions or will demand new trial



Thursday, July 31, 2025 - Sean "Diddy" Combs and his defense team are seeking to overturn two pr0stitution convictions. If their motion is denied, they plan to request a new trial.

The disgraced rap mogul has asked that his conviction for pr0stitution-related offenses under the federal Mann Act be changed to an acquittal, according to court documents.

The Mann Act involves transporting someone across state lines for s£x.

But,Diddy's lawyers say they believe he's the only person ever convicted under this statute who did not make money off pr0stitution, did not have s£x with an alleged prostitute, and did not arrange the pr0stitute's transportation.

They claim this means the 55-year-old has not done any of the things stipulated in the Mann Act. 

During the trial, none of the s£x workers, nor Cassie Ventura or 'Jane' testified Diddy had sex with the hired escorts.

They all said he was either observing and/or filming the so-called 'freak-off' sessions while the women had s£x with the s£x workers.

Testimony also revealed it was usually the women, not Diddy, who made travel and hotel arrangements for the hired escorts involved.

Diddy's defence team also points out that his s£xual involvement was basically voyeurism, and highlight 'multiple state courts have held that paying for voyeurism - to watch other people have s£x - is not pr0stitution.'

The rapper also says the male s£x workers they hired were not only consenting, but they 'enjoyed the activities and had friendships with [Cassie and 'Jane'] and were not merely traveling to have s£x for money.'

Finally, Diddy says the freak-offs were protected under the First Amendment, because they were 'producing amateur pornography for later private viewing.'

Diddy's defence team say if the court does not overturn his Mann Act convictions he deserves a new trial, where only evidence related to those counts is admitted.

His lawyers say this would not include the video of Diddy beating his then-girlfriend Ventura. 

According to the documents, the clip was only admitted in his trial because of the RICO and s£x trafficking charges of which he's been cleared.

And, if Diddy were facing the Mann Act charges alone, the footage wouldn't be relevant and could be unfairly prejudicial.

It comes as Donald Trump is 'seriously considering' a pardon for Sean 'Diddy' Combs as the disgraced rap mogul awaits his sentencing in a Brooklyn jail.

As the judge prepares his punishment for the former producer over prostitution charges, a source told Deadline that Trump has been mulling the reprieve.

Diddy has been acquitted on three of his most serious charges.

The mogul was found not guilty of s£x trafficking and racketeering earlier this month, but was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in pr0stitution.

Combs is set to receive his sentencing on October 3 and faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

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