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The attorneys for disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs appeared in court on Thursday (April 9) to once again try to win an appeal.
Diddy’s Lawyer Appeal Charges; Move For Release
Diddy was found guilty of violating the Mann Act. This is a US federal law prohibiting the interstate or foreign transport of individuals for prostitution, “debauchery,” or other immoral purposes.
In 2025, Diddy was convicted of interstate prostitution charges and sentenced to 50 months in prison. However, his attorneys argued that he did not violate the Mann Act. Because he did not engage in prostitution. But rather his “freak-offs” were nothing more than amateur pornography.
“Freak-offs and hotel nights were highly choreographed sexual performances. Involving the use of costumes, role play, and staged lighting, which were filmed so Combs and his girlfriends could watch this amateur pornography later,” his lawyers argued, as caught by TMZ. “Pornography production and viewing of this sort is protected by the First Amendment and thus cannot constitutionally be prosecuted.”
When Diddy was initially swept up by the feds, he was also facing trafficking and RICO charges. However, the music mogul was only convicted of interstate prostitution when the verdict was handed down last May. Related to his involvement with his ex-girlfriend and label artist, Cassie Ventura, and a Jane Doe.
Diddy’s lawyers argue that the sentencing handed down by Judge Subramanian was an act of “acquitted conduct” sentencing. Which is defined as a legal practice where a judge increases a defendant’s sentence based on criminal behavior for which a jury has already found them “not guilty”.
