Sean “Diddy” Combs on Thursday filed a movement to overturn his federal conviction for prostitution. As a part of their argument, the rapper’s legal professionals argued that the rapper’s notorious “freak-offs” have been nothing greater than pornographic film shoots that needs to be protected by free speech,” and thus not quantity to prostitution.
In July, Combs was convicted on two of the 5 counts in his federal intercourse crimes — particularly, he was discovered responsible of transportation to have interaction in prostitution. Nonetheless, he was acquitted of the extra severe fees associated to racketeering and intercourse trafficking. The prostitution fees every carry a most sentence of as much as 10 years in jail, and sentencing is ready for October.
“Sean Combs sits in jail based mostly on proof that he paid grownup male escorts and entertainers who engaged in consensual sexual actions together with his former girlfriends, which he videotaped and later watched with the girlfriends,” his legal professionals wrote of their submitting (by way of Billboard). “That isn’t prostitution, and whether it is, his conviction is unconstitutional.”
“He was producing beginner pornography for later non-public viewing,” his legal professionals argued. “That is protected First Modification conduct that no substantial authorities curiosity justifies prohibiting, for the reason that movies depicted adults voluntarily participating in consensual exercise.”
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If Combs is unable to get the convictions thrown out by a decide, Donald Trump has reportedly expressed a willingness to pardon the rapper.