According to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ attorney, the rapper was found with so many bottles of baby oil in his home because the star, like any other American, likes to buy in bulk.
Marc Agnifilio was responding to claims by federal agents that they seized “1,000 bottles” of baby oil and lubricant from Combs’ homes in Miami and Los Angeles as part of a raid related to an investigation into his alleged sex trafficking empire.
“I don’t think it was 1,000. I think it was a lot. I mean, there’s a Costco around the corner. I think Americans buy in bulk, as we know,” Agnifilo told The New York Post.
“And you know, these are consenting adults doing what consenting adults do. We can’t be so puritanical in this country and think that sex is somehow a bad thing, because if it was, there wouldn’t be any people.”
The attorney visited Combs, 54, at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he is being held awaiting trial.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ attorney claims the rapper was found with so many bottles of baby oil in his home because the star likes to buy in bulk
Combs is accused of organizing “Freak Offs,” which are described as “elaborate and produced sex performances” that Combs organized and directed while masturbating and often recorded.
His indictment alleged that some of the “Freak Offs” lasted for days and that Combs and his victims had to be given intravenous fluids to recover from the exertion and drug use.
He has pleaded not guilty to charges of human trafficking, extortion and transportation of persons for the purpose of prostitution.
Agnifilio said his client is positive about his chances in court.
“He’s just laser-focused, he’s engaged, he’s helpful, he’s confident. We’re going through our defense like we do every day and his mind is relatively good.”
Combs’ arrest came 10 months after the music mogul was accused of sexual and other abuse, and prosecutors announced he was being investigated for human trafficking.
Marc Agnifilio said the bottles likely came from Costco and disputed that there were 1,000.
A photo from inside Diddy’s Miami home shows law enforcement conducting a thorough search
The allegations began with a lawsuit from Combs’ ex Cassie Ventura, who alleged she was beaten and raped by the star.
The lawsuit was settled the day after it became public, but Combs has since been dogged by other claims.
The charges against him also allege that he coerced and abused women for years. He is also said to have used blackmail and shocking acts of violence to keep his victims in line.
It indirectly refers to an attack on his former girlfriend Cassie, which was captured on video.
Prosecutors wanted him jailed. His lawyers had proposed that he be released on $50 million bail and sent home with electronic monitoring. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robyn Tarnofsky sided with the government.
Like many older hip-hop figures, Bad Boy Records founder Combs had a more moderate image.
The father of seven was a respected businessman whose annual “White Party” in the Hamptons was once a must-have for the jet-set elite.
Combs was photographed walking in downtown Manhattan with his son Christian Combs, 26, hours before his arrest Monday
However, prosecutors say he facilitated his crimes using the same companies, people and methods that put him in power.
They said they would support the charges with financial records, travel records, electronic communications and videos of the “Freak Offs.”
In March, authorities raided Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Florida, seizing drugs, videos and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant, prosecutors said.
They said officers also seized weapons and ammunition, including three AR-15s with defaced serial numbers.
A conviction on all charges would carry a mandatory 15-year prison sentence, with the possibility of life in prison.