Sean 'Diddy' Combs requests the annulment of the conviction, invoking freedom of expression in appeal

The lawyers of rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs have requested the annulment of his conviction for prostitution-related offenses, arguing on appeal that the acts presented in court would actually represent forms of voyeurism and "amateur" pornography protected by the freedom of expression guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. The defense argues that the episodes described in the trial were filmed sexual performances, not acts of prostitution in the classical sense of the law, while prosecutors reject this interpretation and warn that accepting it would create a dangerous precedent. Meanwhile, the lawyers also contest the severity of the 50-month prison sentence, arguing that the court would have taken into account elements for which the artist had already been acquitted.