Diddy’s Lawyers Liken Him To An ‘Amateur Porn Producer’

The authorized crew for Sean “Diddy” Combs simply pulled out an…fascinating…argument forward of his sentencing subsequent week.

On Thursday, September 25, Combs’ legal professional, Alexandra Shapiro, appeared in Manhattan federal court docket to problem the Unhealthy Boy founder’s conviction. In accordance with USA In the present day, she pleaded with Decide Arun Subramanian to overturn the jury’s verdict, insisting the entire individuals concerned in Diddy’s sexcapades had been prepared members.

This comes two months after a jury delivered a cut up verdict on July 2. Whereas the disgraced music mogul was discovered responsible of two counts of transportation to interact in prostitution, he was acquitted on probably the most critical intercourse crimes expenses, together with three counts of racketeering and sex-trafficking expenses.

The New York-based jury decided that Combs had paid escorts to cross state strains to interact in sexual exercise together with his ex-girlfriends. Two of these girlfriends testified that Diddy was violent towards them and threatened to chop them off financially if they didn’t do his bidding.

In a transfer much like what they argued all through the trial, Shapiro characterised Diddy’s exes as consenting members in days-long intercourse marathons and stated the federal government shouldn’t criminalize sexual exercise between consenting adults.

“What we’re left with is a case about adults who traveled interstate and took part in a threesome,” Shapiro argued, per USA In the present day.

As a response, prosecutor Meredith Foster argued that whether or not or not Diddy took half within the intercourse acts was not related as a result of he organized the male escorts’ journey lodging and coerced his former girlfriends into sexual acts. Prosecutor Christy Slavik stated the ladies skilled “secondary results” of prostitution regardless of the conduct occurring behind closed doorways.

“Ms. Ventura was getting punched within the face. Jane was getting hit and kicked,” Slavik instructed the choose. “The defendant was offering medicine to all events.”

The protection additionally argued Diddy’s conviction must be overturned as a result of Combs filmed most of the “freak-offs.”

“He was a shopper of newbie porn,” Shapiro stated, in line with ABC Information. “Adults have a proper to devour pornography.”

Slavik argued again, “It’s simply not the case the defendant is an newbie porn producer. The document doesn’t assist an inference of creating pornography.”

Throughout this unconventional argument likening Combs to a porn producer, members of his household–together with his mom and kids–had been seated within the gallery.

After listening to from either side, Subramanian stated he would situation a choice “very quickly.”