Lawyers plan to argue at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ upcoming sex trafficking trial that the disgraced music mogul was merely living a “swinger” lifestyle and isn’t a rapist like the feds have made him out to be.
“There’s a lifestyle, call it swingers or whatever you will, that he thought was appropriate because it was common,” Combs’ attorney Marc Agnifilo said at a Friday pre-trial hearing for the rapper in Manhattan federal court, per The Post.
Agnifilio argued that Combs’ belief that it was acceptable to have multiple partners or to hire escorts proves that he did not intend to commit a crime.
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“Many people think it’s appropriate because it’s common.”
Judge Arun Subramanian ruled from the bench that Combs’ lawyers will be able to make their swinger argument, but they are not allowed to name other notable figures who are believed to have allegedly hired sex workers or participated in the proposed “lifestyle.”
The update comes as federal prosecutors revealed on Friday that Combs, 55, rejected a plea offer ahead of his trial. Details about the plea were not provided in court.
The “Last Night” rapper is currently facing charges of racketeering, transportation to engage in prostitution and sex trafficking as prosecutors allege the Bad Boy records founder forcibly coerced women to engage in sexual activity at his infamous “Freak-Off” parties.
Many witnesses, including Combs’ ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, are expected tot take the stand during his eight to ten-week trial to give “graphic testimony” about “years’ worth of beatings, drug-fueled coercive sex marathons, and multiple rapes.”
Combs is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, NY, where he was taken after his September 2024 arrest.
