Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team provides insight into his defense.

As the rap mogul's lawyers launch another attempt to get him out of jail before his trial on charges of conspiracy, sex trafficking and solicitation of prostitution, his attorney Marc Agnifilo appeared on his behalf in the TMZ documentary The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment.

In the documentary, now streaming on Tubi, Agnifilo was interviewed about the case, including Combs' plans to testify, the hip-hop star's relationship with Cassie Ventura, the alleged “freak-offs” and the over 1,000 bottles found Baby oil and lube during federal raids on his homes in LA and Miami.

Combs, who was arrested on September 16, is accused of threatening and coercing women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires over a period of more than 16 years. This allegedly involved forcing victims to perform sex acts lasting a few days and fueled by drugs (ketamine, ecstasy and GHB), using male commercial sex workers as collateral. Prosecutors accuse Combs of creating a “criminal enterprise” through his various businesses in which employees engaged in crimes such as “sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice,” the indictment says.

Combs maintains his innocence and pleaded not guilty.

What does Combs' lawyer say in the document?

Agnifilo tried to portray Combs as a victim of overzealous federal prosecutors and Cassie – whose allegations against Combs are at the heart of the case – as a willing participant in the “freak offs.”

He claimed that federal prosecutors were charging Combs with “killing a successful black man.” He said Combs “led some of the most important businesses to be owned by a black man” and “we turned him… into a monster.”

He believes Combs is being vilified because the government “doesn’t like the way he has sex.”

Agnifilo said that in his day, “freak offs” were called “threesomes.” In this case, he insisted they were consensual between “his then-wife,” referring to Ventura, who sued Combs in 2023 for alleged rape, abuse and sex trafficking, and third parties. “I've spoken to about half a dozen of these different men involved,” the lawyer said, and they told him there was no indication it was non-consensual. He also claimed they told him, “No one was too high, no one was too drunk.”

Regarding the 1,000 bottles of lube, he replied that Combs “has a big house.” He buys in bulk. I believe there are Costcos wherever he has a home. I mean, have you ever sat in the parking lot of a Costco and seen what people are picking up?”

Agnifilo said Combs was eager to testify in court, adding: “I don't know if I could keep him off the stand.” He called him a “fighter” eager to secure an acquittal. “His state of mind is actually remarkably positive,” he said, noting, “I spend several hours with him every day.”

Regarding a possible agreement with the prosecutor's office, Agnifilo said: “I don't think that will happen” because “he believes that he is innocent.” “He must also work for his family and everyone who is in the sights of the federal government.”

The attorney spoke about the surveillance video that appeared to show Combs physically abusing Ventura at an LA hotel in 2016. He said Combs publicly apologized when the video surfaced in May. “It was hard to take care of him,” the lawyer claimed. “It was hard for me to watch. It's hard to take care of someone. However, this is not evidence of sex trafficking.”

He claimed that Combs and Ventura's decades-long relationship was a “story of love,” “hurt” and “heartbreak.” He alleged problems on both sides, saying: “There was a degree of toxicity and drug use.” He said: “Their difficulties were not due to their intimate time together. Her troubles came from her cheating on him and him cheating on her.”

Asked if Combs regrets not clearing his case with Ventura — before she filed it and made it public, which led to the federal investigation — Agnifilo replied: “You know, he's so focused on this “To right the wrongs that it actually gives him a form of strength and a form of self-confidence that I think will help him through this difficult time.”

What's new in the Combs case?

Combs' legal team is making a third attempt to free him from the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn before his trial.

On Monday, new legal team members Anthony Ricco and Alexandra Shapiro filed an appeal asking that the previous decision denying Combs bail be overturned.

Combs' attorneys had previously set a $50 million bond, using his Miami home and his mother's home as collateral. In it, the artist offered to be monitored around the clock, restrict his travel and surrender his passport. He also agreed to ban women (other than his mother and the mothers of his children) from visiting his home, not to see or speak to anyone who might be considered a witness or co-conspirator, and to submit to weekly drug tests if his Release would be granted on bail. The offer was rejected.

Prior to this latest appeal, Combs had actually been denied bail twice. U.S. Judge Robyn Tarnofsky was the first to make the decision, echoing prosecutors' argument on Sept. 17 that the wealthy hip-hop mogul could pose a flight risk or tamper with witnesses. On Sept. 18, U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr. denied Combs' release request, which was contingent on $50 million bail.

Combs has expanded his legal team. Agnifilo accompanied Combs in court and appeared in this documentary. Teny Geragos, the daughter of famed criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos (who previously represented Combs), also represented him in court and defended him both on television and on TikTok.

Ricco and Shapiro are the latest additions. According to Business Insider, the latter also represents Sam Bankman-Fried, the crypto CEO who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud. Combs and Bankman-Fried are reportedly housed in the same area of ​​MDC.