"No underground tunnels, no minors": Diddy's lawyers ask for freak off videos to prove innocence, claim Cassie was a consenting participant

Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers submitted a letter to NY District Court Judge Arun Subramanian on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. As reported by USA Today, Diddy's laywers claimed in the letter that the prosecutors-obtained freak off videos prove the rapper's innocence.

The mention of "freak off" parties has been a major point of argument in the federal case against the Bad Boy Records founder since his arrest in September last year. Combs was accused of hosting high-profile parties in the early 2000s where he allegedly subjected multiple individuals to s*xual assault.

A supposed former event planner spoke to The New York Post in November 2024. The anonymous planner told the publication that the extravagant parties were replete with scantily-clad women, with attendees indulging in "wall-to-wall debauchery".

Diddy's lawyers argue "freak off" party tapes depict consenting adults engaging in s*x acts. (Image via X/@Skydive101)

However, Combs' attorneys had a different claim about what transpired in those "freak off" parties. The letter to Judge Subramanian reads:

"The videos do not depict s*x parties. There are no secret cameras, no org*es, no other celebrities involved, no underground tunnels, no minors, and not so much as a hint of coercion or violence. Far from the government’s lurid descriptions, the videos show adults having consensual s*x, plain and simple."

They referred to Combs' former girlfriend Cassie Ventura, identified as "Victim-1" in the court documents, and claimed:

"At bottom, this case is about whether Victim-I was or was not a willing participant in her private s*x life with Mr. Combs. The videos confirm that she plainly was."

Diddy's lawyers argued Cassie was a willing and consenting participant in the acts captured in the tapes. They concluded their client did not force anyone into non-consensual s*xual activities.

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Diddy's lawyers refute prosecutors' claims about assault at "freak off" parties

Diddy performed at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on November 07, 2023 in London, England. (Image via Getty)

Per USA Today, in 2024, federal prosecutors accused Combs of using threats, coercion, and force to submit his alleged victims into "extended s*x acts with male commercial s*x workers" in these parties.

They added the Bad Boy Records founder used to plan the entire thing and direct others to follow his instructions. He was accused of m*st*rb*ting during these acts and often recording them on electronic devices. Prosecutors alleged Diddy also threatened to harm the victims' careers and future income if they refused to participate in the "freak offs". They claimed the rapper used:

"The sensitive, embarrassing, and incriminating recordings that he made during Freak Offs as collateral to ensure the continued obedience and silence of the victims."

According to USA Today, Diddy’s lawyers viewed 9 of those prosecutors-obtained recorded tapes obtained on November 20 and December 13. They claimed the videos depicted Combs' "six unambiguously consensual sexual encounters" with Cassie, referred to as "Victim-1" in the letter. The attorneys further asserted in Tuesday's filing:

"There is no evidence of any violence, coercion, threats, or manipulation whatsoever."

Combs' lawyers argued the "freak off" videos prove his innocence. (Image via X/@BookOfPash)

Combs' lawyers argued:

"There is no evidence that anyone is incapacitated or under the influence of drugs or excessive alcohol consumption. There is certainly no evidence of s*x trafficking."

Prosecutors reportedly posed some mandatory provisions under which Diddy's lawyers were allowed to view the evidence. Cassie allegedly requested the conditions to protect her privacy.

Regardless, Combs' legal team argued that the "limited access" to the "quite dark and grainy" videos might hinder their client's defense. They have reportedly filed a motion to lift the protective order and electronically produce the videos at the U.S. Attorney's Office.