Sean “Diddy” Combs is pushing back against federal charges, claiming the government is targeting him because he is a successful Black man.
In new legal documents filed Tuesday, February 18, Diddy’s attorneys argued that the prosecution is relying on the Mann Act, a law he describes as historically racist, to bring him down.
The Mann Act, also known as the White-Slave Traffic Act, has been a federal statute since 1910. Diddy pointed out that it was previously used to prosecute Black public figures like rock and roll legend Chuck Berry and boxer Jack Johnson.