A federal judge said Thursday he’ll rule “very shortly” on a final bid by defense lawyers to get him to toss out two prostitution-related convictions that Sean “Diddy” Combs is scheduled to be sentenced for next week.
Judge Arun Subramanian listened to nearly 90 minutes of arguments by lawyers over whether the charges were properly brought against the Grammy-winning hip-hop producer.
Combs, 55, is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 3 in Manhattan for his conviction on two counts alleging that he arranged interstate travel for people engaged in prostitution.
Defense attorney Alexandra Shapiro urged the judge to toss out two violations of the Mann Act that resulted in conviction, saying the “infamous law” had “racist and sexist origins” that are “well documented and beyond dispute.” The jury acquitted him of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, charges that carried the potential penalty of life in prison.
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