Diddy's First Amendment Gambit
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Diddy's First Amendment Gambit
"He was a producer of amateur porn,"
"He's a consumer of amateur porn,"
"It's well settled that this type of amateur porn, whether it's live or recorded, is protected by the First Amendment."
"Somebody's watching someone on-camera. It's not recorded. It's just happening in real time."
Diddy's lawyers contended that his involvement with sexual encounters, including live or recorded amateur porn and livestreams, is protected by the First Amendment. The defense emphasized that some encounters were live-only, likening them to OnlyFans-style performances, and pointed to elements such as mood lighting and costumes to characterize the events as performance rather than prostitution. Diddy was previously convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution related to shuttling male escorts across state lines for drug-fueled, choreographed encounters called Freak-Offs. Prosecutors disputed the defense's constitutional claims and challenged the characterization of the conduct as protected speech.
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