Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs makes wild argument for freak-off tapes in court as rapper could be freed from prison

Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs argued that their customer should beryllium freed from situation instantly because his infamous freak-off tapes were displays of amateur pornography alternatively than activity crimes.

Combs’ ineligible team, which was led by Alexandra Shapiro and Nicole Westmoreland, made nan astonishing statement during an entreaty proceeding earlier 3 national judges successful New York connected Thursday.

The disgraced euphony mogul’s ineligible squad besides based on that Combs was treated unfairly astatine his national proceedings past twelvemonth and that he deserves to beryllium freed nether nan First Amendment.

According to Combs’ lawyers, nan 56-year-old was wrongfully convicted nether nan national Mann Act – which bans nan proscription of group crossed authorities lines for activity crimes – because he was signaling amateur pornography, which nan US Constitution protects arsenic state of speech.

“Freak-offs and edifice nights were highly choreographed intersexual performances involving nan usage of costumes, domiciled play, and staged lighting, which were filmed truthful Combs and his girlfriends could watch this amateur pornography later,” his lawyers argued, per nan Daily Mail.

“Pornography accumulation and viewing of this benignant is protected by nan First Amendment and frankincense cannot constitutionally beryllium prosecuted,” Combs’ ineligible squad added.

Combs’ attorneys besides based on that Judge Arun Subramanian, who oversaw nan lawsuit and sentencing, improperly relied connected “acquitted conduct,” which refers to erstwhile a judge considers behaviour associated pinch charges a suspect was acquitted of.

His squad demanded nan troubled grounds exec’s “immediate release” and requested nan judge “grant a judgement of acquittal” aliases “vacate and remand for resentencing.”

Combs was convicted of proscription for adultery successful July 2025 pursuing his September 2024 arrest connected charges of racketeering conspiracy, activity trafficking by force, fraud aliases coercion, and proscription to prosecute successful prostitution.

While a azygous complaint carries a maximum of 10 years successful situation per count, Combs was convicted connected 2 counts. However, he was acquitted of nan higher racketeering and activity trafficking charges.

He was sentenced successful October 2025 and moved from nan Metropolitan Detention Center successful Brooklyn to a low-security national prison successful Fort Dix, New Jersey, that aforesaid month.

Judge Subramanian told Combs that his reward would mean “hard clip successful prison, distant from your family, friends and community” during nan imprisoned euphony mogul’s sentencing hearing, but added that Combs “will person a life afterward.”

“Mr. Combs, you’re being sentenced for nan offenses of conviction, not nan crimes he was acquitted of,” nan judge continued. “However, nether law, nan tribunal ‘shall consider’ nan quality of nan discourtesy and characteristics of nan defendant.”

As Page Six antecedently reported, Combs’ release day was pushed up from June 4, 2028, to April 25, 2028, past month.

The astonishing improvement came aft Combs was accepted into a drug-abuse rehabilitation programme successful November 2025, which whitethorn often lead to shorter situation sentences.

“Mr. Combs is an progressive subordinate successful nan Residential Drug Abuse Program and has taken his rehabilitation process earnestly from nan start,” a rep for Combs said successful a connection astatine nan time.

They added, “He is afloat engaged successful his work, focused connected maturation and committed to affirmative change.”

Combs had antecedently had his merchandise day pushed back from May 8, 2028, to June 4, 2028, aft he allegedly violated aggregate situation rules.