Costco has denied selling baby oil after Diddy’s lawyer suggested the rapper kept so many bottles in his house because he likes to buy in bulk, like any normal American.
The rapper’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilio, gave the bizarre explanation earlier this week when asked about the more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil that federal agents reportedly found in Diddy’s Miami home.
“I don’t think it was 1,000. I think it was a lot. I mean, there’s a Costco right down the street. I think Americans buy in bulk, as we know,” Agnifilo told the New York Post.
“And you know, these are consensual adults doing what consensual adults do, you know, we can’t be so puritanical in this country to think that somehow sex is a bad thing because if it were there wouldn’t be more people.”
But Costco, the only one-member retailer, has now said TMZ Thursday that they do not sell baby oil at any of their locations nationwide.
Costco has denied selling baby oil after Diddy’s lawyer suggested the rapper kept so many bottles in his house because he likes to buy in bulk.
Costco, the only one-member retailer, told TMZ on Thursday that they do not sell baby oil at any of their locations nationwide.
Diddy, whose real name is Sean Combs, has been accused of staging ‘Freak Offs’, described as ‘elaborate and produced sexual performances’ arranged and directed by the star while he masturbated and often recorded them.
In addition to the baby oil stash, prosecutors say they also found bondage materials, sex tapes, hidden cameras and rooms designed for sexual performances.
The indictment claimed that some ‘Freak Offs’ would last for days, requiring Diddy, 54, and the victims to receive intravenous fluids to recover from exertion and drug use.
He has pleaded not guilty to charges of sex trafficking, extortion and transportation for prostitution.
Agnifilio said his client feels positive about his chances in court.
“He’s just focused, he’s committed, he’s helpful, he’s confident.” We’re going over our defense like we do every day and his mood is relatively good.”
Marc Agnifilio said the bottles likely came from Costco and questioned whether there were even 1,000.
An image from inside Diddy’s Miami home shows how law enforcement officers conducted extensive searches.
Diddy’s arrest came 10 months after accusations of sexual and other abuse against the music mogul, and an announcement by prosecutors that he was being investigated for sex trafficking.
The allegations began with a lawsuit filed by Diddy’s ex, Cassie Ventura, who claimed the star beat and raped her.
The lawsuit was settled the day after it became public, but Diddy has since been dogged by other claims.
The indictment against him also alleges that he coerced and abused women for years while using blackmail and shocking acts of violence to keep his victims in line.
He refers indirectly to an attack on his ex-girlfriend, Cassie, which was captured on video.
Prosecutors wanted him imprisoned. His attorneys proposed that he be released on $50 million bail and placed under house arrest with electronic monitoring. US Judge Robyn Tarnofsky sided with the government.
Like many older hip-hop figures, Bad Boy Records founder Diddy had established a gentler public image.
The father of seven was a respected businessman whose annual ‘White Party’ in the Hamptons was once a must-visit treat for the jet-setting elite.
But prosecutors said he facilitated his crimes using the same companies, people and methods that brought him to power.
They said they would prove the charges with financial and 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 agents also confiscated weapons and ammunition, including three AR-15s with defaced serial numbers.
A conviction on each count would require 15 years of mandatory prison with the possibility of life in prison.