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Coverage dated February 18, 2025

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs moves to dismiss federal charge, arguing statute’s ‘racist origins’

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By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs are moving to dismiss one of the charges the embattled music mogul is facing, arguing that the currently incarcerated Combs has been subject to a racist prosecution — which prosecutors have previously denied.

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  1. KTVZ Bend

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs moves to dismiss federal charge, arguing statute’s ‘racist origins’ (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs are moving to dismiss one of the charges the embattled music mogul is facing, arguing that the currently incarcerated Combs has been subject to a racist prosecution — which prosecutors have previously denied.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Sean 'Diddy' Combs case includes a charge steeped in racist history, attorneys argue (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    On Tuesday evening, Sean Combs' legal team filed a motion casting the prosecution under the Mann Act as racist — something prosecutors have denied in previous hearings.

  3. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Sean 'Diddy' Combs was 'singled out' because he's Black, defense says (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    Federal prosecutors "singled out" Diddy because he's Black, demonstrating "racial animus" in his case, defense attorneys argued in a new filing.

  4. Variety

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Claims Federal Charge Was Racially Motivated: ‘No White Person Has Ever Been the Target of a Remotely Similar Prosecution’ (opens Variety)

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    Legal reps for Sean 'Diddy' Combs claim that one of three federal charges against him was racially motivated.

  5. New York Times

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Files to Dismiss Sex-Trafficking Charge Due to ‘Racist Origins’ (opens New York Times)

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    The music mogul’s lawyers filed a motion to dismiss a sex-trafficking charge, saying that the law involved has “racist origins.”

  6. Forbes

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Asks For ‘Racist’ Prostitution Charge To Be Dropped: Here’s The Latest On His Federal Indictment (opens Forbes)

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  7. Deadline

    Sean “Diddy” Combs Claims Feds Are Going After Him Using “Racist” Law That “No White Person Has Ever Been Charged With” (opens Deadline)

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    Already swinging at the legal fences to derail his upcoming criminal trial, Diddy is now claiming the law is being used against him in a racist manner

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