Diddy is known as a rapper, producer, and CEO of Bad Boy Records. But those aren’t the only enterprises Diddy is well known for. He’s well known for his ventures into vodka and fashion, but his lawyers plan on drawing attention to another one of his hobbies: amateur pornography. Why? Transportation to engage with prostitution might be a criminal offense, but going out of your way to record a porno isn’t. Billboard has coverage:
Sean “Diddy” Combs filed a motion to overturn his prostitution convictions, saying the government “painted him as a monster” but that the jury “rejected” the case — and that the “freak-offs” were just pornographic movie shoots protected by free speech.
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“Sean Combs sits in jail based on evidence that he paid adult male escorts and entertainers who engaged in consensual sexual activities with his former girlfriends, which he videotaped and later watched with the girlfriends,” writes Marc Agnfilo and Diddy’s other lawyers. “That is not prostitution, and if it is, his conviction is unconstitutional.”
It takes a bold lawyer to argue that Diddy’s baby oil parties would fall under the purview of what the Founders intended by free speech. Nonetheless, a colorable argument is a colorable argument. Does make you wonder why they didn’t raise this argument at trial — was the “consenting” element of the sexual activities recorded too up in the air while the trafficking accusations were live? Now that the charges are just prostitution, the home movies argument could become a much easier sell. Will it be enough to overturn his trial convictions? Not sure — but he’s got a star-studded defense team that will argue like hell that it is.
Diddy Asks Judge to Overturn Convictions, Arguing ‘Freak-Offs’ Were Just Legal Movie Shoots [Billboard]
Earlier: Diddy Did…Some Of It
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim, is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
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Diddy is known as a rapper, producer, and CEO of Bad Boy Records. But those aren’t the only enterprises Diddy is well known for. He’s well known for his ventures into vodka and fashion, but his lawyers plan on drawing attention to another one of his hobbies: amateur pornography. Why? Transportation to engage with prostitution might be a criminal offense, but going out of your way to record a porno isn’t. Billboard has coverage:
Sean “Diddy” Combs filed a motion to overturn his prostitution convictions, saying the government “painted him as a monster” but that the jury “rejected” the case — and that the “freak-offs” were just pornographic movie shoots protected by free speech.
…
“Sean Combs sits in jail based on evidence that he paid adult male escorts and entertainers who engaged in consensual sexual activities with his former girlfriends, which he videotaped and later watched with the girlfriends,” writes Marc Agnfilo and Diddy’s other lawyers. “That is not prostitution, and if it is, his conviction is unconstitutional.”
It takes a bold lawyer to argue that Diddy’s baby oil parties would fall under the purview of what the Founders intended by free speech. Nonetheless, a colorable argument is a colorable argument. Does make you wonder why they didn’t raise this argument at trial — was the “consenting” element of the sexual activities recorded too up in the air while the trafficking accusations were live? Now that the charges are just prostitution, the home movies argument could become a much easier sell. Will it be enough to overturn his trial convictions? Not sure — but he’s got a star-studded defense team that will argue like hell that it is.
Diddy Asks Judge to Overturn Convictions, Arguing ‘Freak-Offs’ Were Just Legal Movie Shoots [Billboard]
Earlier: Diddy Did…Some Of It
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim, is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
