Diddy’s legal team claims 'Freak Off' videos show consensual acts, no illegal activity

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team has formally requested copies of the “freak off” tapes that are expected to be used as evidence in his ongoing sex trafficking case, asserting in a recent filing that the footage only depicts consensual sexual acts.

“Contrary to what the government has led this Court and the public to believe, the so-called ‘Freak Offs’ were private sexual activity between fully consenting adults in a long-term relationship,” reads the request, which was filed Tuesday and obtained by HuffPost.

Combs’ former partner, Casandra Ventura, known professionally as Cassie, claimed in a quickly settled lawsuit from November 2023 that Combs coerced her into engaging in sexual activities with male sex workers while he watched and directed. She described these encounters as “freak offs” in her lawsuit. After Cassie’s legal action, several additional lawsuits followed.

The so-called “freak offs” sometimes lasted for days. Ventura accused Combs of forcing participants to take drugs like ketamine, MDMA, and the date rape drug GBH to maintain control over them, as previously stated by then-U.S. Attorney Damian Williams.

Prosecutors are reported to have nine tapes of “freak offs” involving “Victim-1,” who requested that the videos remain private to protect her privacy, according to the filing.

Combs’ legal team reviewed the footage on November 20 and December 13 in the presence of law enforcement, as agreed by both parties.

The attorneys are now requesting the recordings, asserting that the videos clearly prove his innocence.

“Contrary to innumerable sensationalistic media reports, the videos do not depict sex parties,” the document states. “There are no secret cameras, no orgies, no other celebrities involved, no underground tunnels, no minors, and not so much as a hint of coercion or violence.”

Combs' defense seeks electronic copies of the footage to improve its quality and to “analyze the metadata.” They also request to extract video portions for trial exhibits, still images, and transcripts.

The legal team, referencing earlier filings on the "freak offs," argued that the prosecution of Combs is “sexist and puritanical.”