Sean “Diddy” Combs Trial: Defense Attorney Addresses Rapper’s “Love of Baby Oil”

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial began with opening statements on May 12, during which the defense addressed the rap mogul’s “love of baby oil” after authorities seized 1,000 bottles.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs is not hiding his affinity for baby oil.

Nearly eight months after he was arrested for racketeering, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution, the rap mogul’s trial began May 12 at New York’s Federal District Courthouse. (Combs has pleaded not guilty to all charges.)

And during the defense’s opening statement—during which Combs’ sons Christian “King” Combs, Justin Combs and Quincy Brown, as well as his daughters Chance Combs, Jessie Combs and D’Lila Combs were in attendance to support their father—Combs’ lawyer Teny Geragos stated that the defense won’t deny any allegations that Combs committed acts of domestic violence, adding that those do not amount to the federal crimes brought against him.

"We will not shy away from the things he did, but we will not own the things he did not do," Geragos told jurors, per NBC News. "He is physical, he is a drug user, you may know of his love of baby oil. Is that a federal crime? No!"

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She added that Combs is “not proud of that but he will own” that “he has a bad temper and sometimes he is so angry and jealous that he gets out of control.”

Back in September, a federal indictment filed after the rapper was taken into police custody in New York City alleged that the 55-year-old organized “freak offs” or “elaborate sex performances,” during which female victims were compelled through “force, threats of force, and coercion, to cause victims to engage in extended sex acts with male commercial sex workers.”

The federal documents also stated that, among supplies seized by authorities from Combs’ homes earlier this year, were 1,000 bottles of baby oil.

As for why he had such a large store of baby oil? A few days after Combs’ arrest, his lawyer Marc Agnifilo attempted to provide an explanation.

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"I don't know where the number 1,000 came," Agnifilo explained to TMZ in a September 25 interview. "I can't imagine it's thousands."

But when it was confirmed that the number came directly from the federal document, he went on to say that he wasn’t “really sure what the baby oil has to do with anything,” although it was suggested by TMZ’s Harvey Levin that the bottles could have been used as lubrication during orgies.

"I guess," Agnifilo replied. "I don't know what you need 1,000—one bottle of baby oil goes a long way. I don't know what you'd even need 1,000 for."

But the following month, a victim—identified as Jane Doe—alleged in an October 14 filing that the baby oil found in Combs’ house was laced with Rohypol or GHVB, which are often referred to as the date rape drug.

“Combs particularly fancied the use of the popular date-rape drug Rohypnol, or GHB,” the filing alleged, “to commit heinous non-consensual acts of sexual violence and rape against countless victims.”

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The lawsuit references the allegations against Combs of “dousing victims in lotions or similar body oils” and claims these lubricants were laced with GHB “so that the drug would be absorbed through the victim’s skin and make it easier to take advantage of, exploit, and assault him or her.”

Combs’ legal team has since denied all allegations made in the slew of civil lawsuits filed against him last October.

“Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts, their legal defenses, and the integrity of the judicial process,” his lawyers told E! News at the time. “In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone—adult or minor, man or woman.”

For every revelation from Combs’ trial, keep reading.

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Prosecution Accuses Sean "Diddy" Combs of Being a Kingpin During His Trial

Prosecutor Emily Johnson accused Combs of using a sprawling network of employees to carry out illegal acts, like dayslong “freak offs,” which were detailed in the federal indictment, according to NBC News reporters in the courtroom.

“He sometimes called himself the king and expected to be treated like one to cater to all his desires,” she told the jury. “He used his companies to manipulate women, forcing them with male escorts to have sex while he watched. He and his inner circle made sure he got everything he wanted."

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Opening Statements From the Prosecution at Sean "Diddy" Combs’ Sex Trafficking Trial Begins

 Johnson began her argument before the jury by describing Combs as a “larger than life" person who ran a criminal enterprise.

Highlighting an example of his alleged criminality, Johnson told the jury that the Bad Boys Record founder was “on the hunt" for ex Cassie Ventura one night after he learned that she had begun a romantic relationship with someone else. Johnson accused Combs of beating “her brutally, kicking her in the back and flinging her around like a rag doll” after he found her.

“He threatened her and said if she defies her again he will release video of her having sex with male escorts," she continued. "Souvenirs of the most humiliating nights of her life."

The prosecutor alleged that Combs’ inner circle covered up “crime after crime.”

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When Will Sean "Diddy" Combs’ Sex Trafficking Trial End?

Presiding Judge Arun Subramanian told jurors that he believes the trial will possibly conclude by July 4. He said that he hopes the trial will be done by then, although it “could go longer, but I don't expect that it will."

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Sean "Diddy" Combs’ Kids Show Their Support At His Trial

As the rap mogul arrived for the first day of his sex trafficking trial May 12, his mom Janice Combs was present along with six of his eldest kids.

His and late ex Kim Porter’s kids Quincy Brown, Christian “King” Combs, Jessie Combs and D’Lila Combs, his and ex Misa Hylton's son Justin Combs, as well as his and ex Sarah Chapman's daughter Chance Combs had the chance to greet their dad with a hug before he sat down with his attorneys.

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Who is on the 12-Person Jury For Sean "Diddy" Combs’ Trial?

The prosecution and Combs’ defense team agreed to a jury of eight men and four women, as well as four men and two women as alternates for the trial.

Combs’ attorney Marc Agnifilo argued that the prosecution was intentionally removing potential Black jurors, telling the judge that it “leads to a pattern and they need to give reason for strikes.”

However, prosecutor Maurene Ryan Comey denied the accusations, responding, “We have conducted ourselves without any bias. The jury is diverse with a number of nonwhite (panelists).”

The 12 jurors live in New York City or Westchester include a 69-year-old male actor and massage; a 31-year-old male investment analyst; a 51-year-old male scientist; a 30-year-old female deli clerk; a 42-year-old female nursing home aide; a 41-year-old male communications clerk at a correctional facility; a 68-year-old male retired banker; a 68-year-old retired telecommunications company; a 43-year-old female physician assistant; a 39-year-old male social worker; a 67-year-old male logistics analystand a 74-year-old female treatment coordinator.

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