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Embattled music producer Sean “Diddy” Combs has formally requested that Choose Arun Subramanian enable the general public launch of a sequence of controversial movies colloquially referred to as “freak-off tapes.”
Combs’ authorized crew argues that these recordings will set up their shopper’s innocence unequivocally. In accordance with Day by day Mail, Combs’ attorneys filed a letter urging the choose to compel prosecutors to launch the 9 movies
Prosecutors describe the movies as “elaborate and produced intercourse performances” orchestrated by Combs however his authorized crew contends the recordings depict consensual, non-public sexual exercise between Combs and his former accomplice, Cassie Ventura.
Initially, Ventura’s lawyer requested that the movies stay sealed to guard her privateness. In consequence, Combs’ attorneys had been granted solely supervised entry to the footage in November and December. They’re now searching for unrestricted entry, claiming the movies are important for trial preparation.
Combs’ defence crew maintains that the tapes reveal Ventura’s enthusiastic consent and negate allegations that Combs stored the recordings as “collateral.” They argue that the movies had been saved on Ventura’s gadgets for years and had been voluntarily handed over to authorities by her.
These movies unambiguously present that the individual alleged within the indictment not solely consented however totally loved herself,” the authorized submitting states. The defence additionally asserts that the recordings immediately refute claims of coercion and blackmail.
The tapes, reportedly of poor lighting and largely inaudible, are deemed vital to Combs’ case. His attorneys declare they may assist dismantle the prosecution’s narrative, which they describe as sexist and puritanical, perpetuating dangerous stereotypes about feminine victimhood and company.
Diddy, 55, is at present held on the Metropolitan Detention Heart in Brooklyn, awaiting trial set for Might 5. Prosecutors accuse him of a sample of coercive behaviour together with utilizing associates to intimidate and silence victims.
The costs towards Combs embody racketeering, blackmail and sexual assault. One accuser alleges Combs drugged and raped her when she was a teenage babysitter. This case is a part of a broader set of over 20 civil lawsuits filed towards him in New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas.
Combs has pleaded not responsible to all expenses and will face life in jail if convicted.
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