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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