Diddy’s ‘Freak-Off’ Videos Could Be Presented in Court as Attorneys Consider Discussing Viewing of ‘Explicit’ Tapes with Jury

The questionnaire consists of more than 70 detailed questions, aimed at gauging the jury pool’s attitudes towards sexually explicit content, videos depicting violence, and individuals involved in multiple sexual relationships.

Set to commence next month, the trial will see Sean “Diddy” Combs defending himself against charges of racketeering conspiracy, two counts of sex trafficking through force, and two counts of facilitating prostitution.

Ahead of Diddy’s upcoming sex crime trial, his attorneys submitted a proposed questionnaire to be completed by potential jurors.

The questionnaire reportedly contains more than 70 probing questions, some with multiple subparts.

In an accompanying letter to the court, the legal team explained the reasoning behind the questions, stating they aimed to gauge the willingness of potential jurors to view videos containing sexually explicit content or depictions of physical assault, according to the Associated Press.

They also noted their intention to assess jurors’ views on individuals who have had multiple sexual partners.

The latest move by Diddy’s lawyers has strongly suggested that the rapper’s alleged “freak-off” videos may be shown as evidence during the trial.

The videos in question were obtained during a raid on Diddy’s home early last year and played a significant role in securing his indictment.

They have also been described as “elaborate and produced sex performances” involving Diddy’s female victims and male prostitutes.

According to the outlet, Diddy’s attorneys submitted the questionnaire without the blessings of the prosecutors.

Both parties could not reach a consensus on what it should contain, with the defense arguing that potential jurors should be allowed to write freely about the “unprecedented and negative media attention” surrounding Diddy to which they may have been “exposed.”

This includes whether the potential jurors have watched critical programs about Diddy since his arrest, such as “The Fall of Diddy,” “Diddy Do It?” “The Downfall of Diddy” and “Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.”

Firing back at the defense, prosecutors wrote in their letter that the proposed questions were “utterly irrelevant to the ability to serve on a jury.” They also argued that the questionnaire was too lengthy, which could lead to inadequate responses.

Once the court decides, the final list of questions will be shared by the end of April and submitted ahead of the voir dire process, during which both the defense and prosecutors will question the jurors.

Earlier in the week, Diddy’s lawyers made a move to bar any witnesses from testifying other than the four alleged victims named in the rapper’s federal indictment.

“The Court should require the government to try the case it charged and prove that case to the jury beyond a reasonable doubt,” Diddy’s lawyers said in a filing obtained by the Daily Mail.

They added, “The government should not be permitted to pollute the trial with decades of dirt and invite a conviction based on propensity evidence with no proper purpose by painting Mr. Combs as a bad guy who must have committed the charged crimes.”

Further arguing their case, the defense claimed that prosecutors were withholding the growing witness list until April 18, which would seemingly leave them unprepared for the jury selection set to take place just two weeks later.