I’m Not Guilty, My Prostitution Conviction Should Be Overturned – Diddy

Popular American hip-hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has asked a New York judge to drop his prostitution convictions or grant him an entirely new trial. The disgraced billionaire recently asked the court to vacate his earlier conviction on prostitution charges, arguing that his actions were wrongly criminalised.

Recall that in July 2025, a jury acquitted Diddy of racketeering and sex-trafficking charges but found him guilty on two counts of transporting individuals across state lines for prostitution under the Mann Act.

However, during Thursday’s hearing, his lawyers argued that Combs does not fit the normal understanding of a criminal under the Mann Act, the federal charge for which he was convicted in July.

Diddy was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution under the Mann Act. Both counts involved two individuals: Cassie Ventura and a former girlfriend, who testified under the pseudonym “Jane.”

The rapper and music mogul faces up to 10 years in prison for each count.

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Sean Love Combs (born Sean John Combs; November 4, 1969), also known by his stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, or Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, record executive and actor.

Born in Harlem, Combs worked as a talent director at Uptown Records before founding his own record label, Bad Boy Records, in 1993. Combs has produced and cultivated artists such as the Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, and Usher.

Sean John Combs was born in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City on November 4, 1969. Raised in Mount Vernon, New York, his mother Janice Combs (née Smalls) was a model and teacher’s assistant, and his father, Melvin Earl Combs, served in the U.S. Air Force and was an associate of convicted New York drug dealer Frank Lucas.

At age 33, Melvin was shot dead while sitting in his car on Central Park West, when Sean was two years old.