Sean “Diddy” Combs has asked an appeals court to release him from prison and overturn his conviction on two prostitution-related crimes.
In a court filing for an expedited appeal, the rap mogul’s attorney argued that he was improperly sentenced and that the conduct that resulted in his conviction was not criminal in nature.
Attorney Alexandra Shapiro called Combs’ 50-month prison sentence “unlawful, unconstitutional, and a perversion of justice”. She asked an appeals court to order that Combs be resentenced, should the panel choose not to throw out his conviction in its entirety.
The request is the latest attempt by his team to reduce his sentence or throw out his conviction.
The Southern District of New York, which prosecuted Combs, declined to comment on the request to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Combs’ lawyers had previously said they would appeal his sentence and conviction.
Federal prosecutors in New York accused Combs of using his money, power, and the threat of violence to coerce women into unwanted sexual encounters.
Combs is also facing dozens of pending civil lawsuits, which accuse him of sexual assault, rape and sexual exploitation. Many of the lawsuits allege that the rapper used his fame and power to silence accusers through threats.
Some details allege that the rapper – or those who worked for him – drugged people at parties before alleged assaults.
Representatives for Mr Combs have repeatedly said he “never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone – man or woman, adult or minor”.
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