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Combs Seeks to Overturn Mann Act Convictions With Ruling Expected Before Oct. 3 Sentencing

The defense says the statute does not reach voyeuristic filming that they claim is protected expression.

Sean John Combs, conocido por su nombre artístico Diddy, y anteriormente Puff Daddy o P. Diddy, es un rapero, productor discográfico y ejecutivo discográfico estadounidense.
Sean “Diddy” Combs afronta nuevos cargos civiles mientras espera su sentencia penal en Nueva York.
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Overview

  • Sean 'Diddy' Combs asked Judge Arun Subramanian to vacate the two guilty verdicts or order a new trial during a Manhattan hearing on Thursday.
  • A July jury convicted him of transporting people for prostitution under the Mann Act and acquitted him of sex‑trafficking and conspiracy to extort.
  • Prosecutors argue the convictions stand because Combs organized travel and filming for paid sexual encounters and allegedly used the videos coercively.
  • Combs remains in custody since September 2024, and his lawyers have requested a sentence of no more than 14 months, largely covered by time served.
  • The judge said he will issue a decision soon, and sentencing remains scheduled for October 3 as a new civil suit by ex‑stylist Deonte Nash was filed in Los Angeles.