Sean “Diddy” Combs caused an online stir after authorities claimed they found “more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant” in his Miami and Los Angeles homes during a raid in connection with a federal sex trafficking investigation.
The sheer quantity of the products in question raised eyebrows. But the embattled music executive’s attorney Marc Agnifilo in a recent interview with TMZ explained why his client’s homes were stocked with such large amounts of baby oil.
Agnifilo’s interview will be featured in the celebrity news outlet’s upcoming documentary, The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment. In a snippet of the documentary, Agnifilo was asked about Combs’ allegedly having “freak-offs” at his parties, to which he said the term used to describe those activities was different during his childhood.
“They call them freak-offs. But you know, back when I was a kid in the late ’70s, they were called threesomes,” Agnifilo said. The interviewer then asked Agnifilo to explain why 1,000 bottles of baby oil were found in Combs’ homes if those activities were “genuinely threesomes.”
“I don’t know where the number a thousand came,” Agnifilo answered. The interviewer then said the U.S. attorney shared the number. “I can’t imagine it’s thousands. I mean, you know, and I’m not really sure what the baby oil has to do with anything?” Agnifilo said.
“They [authorities] are essentially saying it’s a lubricant – for an orgy,” the interviewer replied. “I guess. I don’t know what you need a thousand. One bottle of baby oil goes a long way, I don’t know what you even need a thousand for,” Agnifilo responded.
“I mean, he has a big house, he buys in bulk. I think they have Costcos in every place where he has a home. Have you sat in the parking lot of a Costco and seen what people walked out of there with?” Agnifilo asked.
Agnifilo also questioned the accuracy of the reported number, saying he did not think it was a thousand bottles of baby oil. “Let’s just say it’s a lot,” he stated.
As previously reported by Face2Face Africa, federal agents arrested Combs at a Manhattan hotel on Monday, September 16. The 54-year-old, who is currently being held without bail, has been charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has entered a not-guilty plea.
Combs’ lawyer also maintains his innocence amid the serious allegations. Combs is accused of orchestrating “Freak-Offs,” described as elaborate, produced sex performances that he directed, recorded, and sometimes participated in.
Combs allegedly drugged victims to keep them compliant for days and used recorded footage as blackmail. Prosecutors also claim he used guns to intimidate and threaten his victims. Combs’ arrest comes about six months after agents with Homeland Security raided his Miami and Los Angeles homes in connection with a federal sex trafficking investigation. The Bad Boy Records founder is also facing multiple sexual assault lawsuits.
The embattled music executive’s recent legal woes started after CNN shared a video of him assaulting his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura at a Los Angeles hotel in 2016. The rapper and music executive had initially denied allegations of rape and abuse from Cassie. But he later issued an apology on social media after the circulation of the video.
Combs and Cassie started dating in 2007 and had an on-and-off relationship for over 10 years. The American music mogul signed Cassie to his label in 2005 when she was 19 and he was 37.
And Cassie, now 38, initially filed a lawsuit in New York federal court alleging that Combs brought her into his “ostentatious, fast-paced, and drug-fueled lifestyle” after she met him. The lawsuit further alleged that Combs was “prone to uncontrollable rage” and physically abused her during their relationship including punching, beating, kicking, and stomping on her.
It alleged that Combs urged Cassie to use drugs and forced her to have sex with other men while he masturbated and filmed. The lawsuit was later dismissed after both parties reached an undisclosed settlement.
