The extraordinary defense came in a 13-page filing from Combs attorneys on Tuesday evening.

(The 55-year-old is also charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy and has pleaded not guilty.

He is currently detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn where he awaits his trial in May.)

Sean “Diddy” Combs

Sean “Diddy” CombsJohn Lamparski/WireImage

Established in 1910,the Mann Actis also known as the White-Slave Traffic Act.

It was introduced during a period of moral purity movements during the United States progressive era.

(Jackson was convicted in 1913 and sentenced to a year in prison.

President Donald Trumpposthumously pardonedJackson in 2018.)

This case continues the trend.

Nor has any prosecutor previously targeted any customer who purchased escort services from [the service.]