Sean "Diddy" Combs, the music industry titan, was arrested by Homeland Security agents on charges of s*x trafficking on September 16, 2024, following which, he has been at the forefront of a legal battle. The controversy intensified when accusations of executing "Freak Offs" surfaced as part of the unsealed indictment. According to the New York Post, Diddy's team will "fight like hell" to dispute the allegations.
According to prosecutors, the term "Freak Off" refers to the coercive, recorded s*xual acts as part of a larger s*x trafficking operation. However, Combs' lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, maintains that these "FOs" were consensual, refusing to tie it in with a s*x trafficking scheme. Concerning the alleged first victim, Agnifilo claimed that everything was consensual between the two and simply how they engaged in intimacy. He stated:
"Does everyone have to experience being intimate this way? "No. Is it s*x trafficking? No. We are all better off if the federal government does not come into people’s bedrooms."
What is Diddy's "Freak Off"?
NBC News reported that the term refers to one of the coercive acts Diddy engaged in at one of his s*x parties, which he then recorded for later viewing purposes. Prosecutor Damian Williams alleged he would do this when he "didn’t get his way.”
CNN reported that he described these FOs as "extended s*xual performances” that could “last days at a time.” Reportedly, the victims had no choice but to participate in encounters with male commercial s*x workers.
Allegedly, Combs “often electronically recorded them” and used the footage as “collateral against the victims,” or for his pleasure. These parties reportedly often employed the use of drugs like ketamine, ecstasy, and GHB to ensure that his victims were “obedient and compliant.”
According to NBC News, the prosecutors said:
“The defendant arranged Freak Offs with the assistance of members and associates of the Enterprise, including employees of his business, and the hotel rooms where they were staged often sustained significant damages."
When the feds raided the singer's Miami and Los Angeles homes, prosecutors allege that "various Freak Off supplies" were recovered, including "narcotics and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant." According to the New York Post, Combs would then have his staff strip the room clean to "mitigate room damage," after which they would arrange IV fluids for the victims to reportedly help them "recover from the physical exertion and drug use."
Diddy's lawyer claims his first victim was out to make money
Notably, all of these instances, including the FOs, were detailed in Diddy's first alleged victim, Cassie Ventura's lawsuit, which she filed in November 2023. In her filing, the R&B singer outlined her woes, which lasted about a decade, with details matching the claims he faces today. It also details FO encounters where Ventura was made to perform s*xual acts with an unknown man as the singer watched them.
According to her lawsuit, Ventura was encouraged to engage in these FOs every week, which would occur in various international hotels across New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami. In May 2024, a video of the two getting violent surfaced, and according to Agnifilo, the two "were in love" but were also "cheating on each other for years."
He referred to her as "Victim 1," claiming that the fight only broke out when she found out about his infidelity, following which she began physically assaulting him. He added that she left him stranded in the "hotel with no clothes after hitting him in the head with a cell phone." In the video, dating back to March 5, 2016, Diddy can be seen kicking, shoving, and dragging Ventura off the floor.
He then claimed that all of it was a ploy to get money for Ventura, who tried to get Diddy to buy the rights to her alleged book, which outlined their abusive relationship, for $30 million. He also alleged that none of the witnesses came forward to corroborate Ventura's claims, adding that it was simply "part of the way that these two adults wanted to be intimate."
Cassie Ventura's case was settled just a day after it was made.
After his arraignment, Marc Agnifilo dubbed Diddy a "fighter" on September 17, adding that Diddy would clear his name and fight this "to the end."
"He came to New York to establish his innocence. He’s not afraid, he’s not afraid of the charges. There’s nothing that the government said in their presentation today that changes anyone’s mind about anything. He’s been looking forward to this day; he’s been looking forward to clearing his name, and he’s going to clear his name. We’re going to stand by his side as he does."
Diddy has been hit with charges of racketeering, s*x trafficking, and transportation with the intent of pr*stitution. He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges. If convicted, he faces a lengthy prison sentence of up to 15 years.
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