One would assume the final piece of proof Sean “Diddy” Combs would need introduced earlier than the courtroom have been the movies of his so-called “freak offs.” Nonetheless, new courtroom paperwork reveal he thinks they could really assist him. However, why?
On Monday (Jan. 13), Combs’ attorneys file a movement to the courtroom requesting a modification to a protecting order which designates sure video proof to solely be made obtainable to consumer and lawyer inspection in individual, not electronically. The video proof in query was described by prosecutors as sexually express content material and containing nudity.
Within the doc, attorneys eluded to the movies being associated to the alleged intercourse events some have dubbed as “Freak Offs” however have been described by attorneys as “non-public sexual exercise between totally consenting adults in a long-term relationship.” Really, they wrote that the movies weren’t of intercourse events in any respect, regardless of the swarming claims.
“These recordings corroborate what witnesses have informed the federal government,” prosecutors wrote, citing a redacted allegation from a sufferer. “The recordings additionally instantly refute the allegations that Mr. Combs saved these movies as ‘collateral.’ There are not any secret cameras, no orgies, no different celebrities concerned, no underground tunnels, no minors…”
The “Freak Offs” claims initially got here from a lawsuit filed by Combs’ ex-girlfriend singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura who accused the rapper of intercourse abuse and intercourse trafficking.
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Just some months into their relationship, Combs allegedly compelled Ventura to satisfy his sexual fantasies by hiring a male intercourse employee to carry out acts along with her. The go well with claims he would make Ventura and the person put on masquerade masks, ingest medication and carry out sexual acts whereas Combs watched and, oftentimes, recorded.
Sooner or later, the go well with claims the bit turned an everyday prevalence that Ventura and Combs’ workers have been positioned accountable for. Due to this fact, Ventura needed to e-book the lodge suite, discover the intercourse employee and facilitate what Combs known as the “Freak Off,” the go well with says. Throughout these incidents, Ventura claimed she would change into sick and vomit however was nonetheless compelled to return and carry out within the bed room. She would even want an IV for days after due to the substances in her physique, the go well with says.
In the long run, the courtroom denied Combs’ lawyer’s request, siding with the prosecutors movement to maintain these movies extraordinarily on lock and and denying any portion of the proof to be filed publicly. Primarily, y’all will in all probability by no means see what went on in these rooms.
Combs is dealing with felony expenses of racketeering conspiracy, intercourse trafficking and interesting in interstate transportation for prostitution in federal courtroom. He has pleaded not responsible, and was denied bail.