What Is a Diddy ‘Freak Off’? Meaning Explained

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Many people are wondering about what a “freak off” means when it comes to Sean “Diddy” Combs after his arrest in New York. Damian Williams, the US Attorney for New York’s Southern District, provided details of the unsealed federal indictment against Combs in a September 17 news conference, where he mentioned the phrase “freak off” multiple times. Various lawsuits filed by multiple victims against the hip hop mogul in 2024, including the one made by his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura, reveal what these alleged “Freak Offs” were about.

What would happen at a Diddy “Freak Off”?

A “Freak Off” or “FO” refers to Diddy’s sex parties, which Williams alleges that he would force victims to participate in when he “didn’t get his way.”

He further describes these freak offs, per CNN, as “extended sexual performances” that could “last days at a time” where his victims were forced to engage with male commercial sex workers. It is alleged that Combs would also “often electronically recorded them” and used these recordings as “collateral against the victims.”

Allegedly, these parties often involved drugs, including ketamine, ecstasy, and GHB, in part so that he could keep his victims “obedient and compliant.”

These details about so-called “freak offs” match those in the lawsuit filed by Cassie Ventura in November 2023. The documents describe a “Freak Off” where Combs allegedly directed Ventura to perform sexual acts with an unnamed man as he watched.

The lawsuit also says Combs would suggest to Ventura during certain points of their relationship to have “an FO weekly,” and that these FOs would take place across various international hotels in New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, and more. Ventura’s legal case was settled one day after it was made.

Sean Combs has been charged with racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. He is expected to appear in court at 11:30 am PT / 2:30 pm ET on September 17.

A documentary about the downfall of Diddy produced by rapper 50 Cent is set to release on Netflix.