Sean Combs' legal team has labelled the federal sex trafficking and racketeering case against him a gross exaggeration, telling a New York jury on Friday that prosecutors had distorted his personal life to frame a criminal narrative.

In a four-hour closing argument, defence lawyer Marc Agnifilo accused the government of targeting the hip-hop mogul for his "swingers lifestyle", calling the proceedings a "fake trial".

Combs, 55, has denied all charges, which include sex trafficking, racketeering, and transporting individuals for prostitution.

Agnifilo maintained that the government was unfairly criminalising consensual adult relationships and attempting to portray a personal lifestyle as organised crime.

"The government targeted Sean Combs," Agnifilo told jurors, prompting an immediate objection from the prosecution, which the judge upheld.

On Thursday, prosecutor Christy Slavik had laid out a five-and-a-half-hour argument, telling the jury that Combs used his wealth and influence to manipulate and abuse women.

She said he lured women with drugs and violence into “freak-offs”, events in which they were coerced into sex acts with male escorts while he filmed and watched.

While Slavik delivered her case with a calm digital presentation, Agnifilo took a dramatic approach, pacing across the courtroom and injecting humour as he sought to discredit the prosecution's witnesses.

He singled out two women—Combs’ ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura and another known only as “Jane”—both of whom gave disturbing testimonies.

Referring to Combs' 11-year relationship with Ventura, Agnifilo described it as “one of the great modern love stories,” arguing she was a willing participant in their sexual activities. "She's a woman who actually likes sex - good for her," he said. "She's beautiful, she should."

He insisted that Ventura was not a victim, especially given her multi-million-dollar civil settlement for allegations of physical abuse and sexual coercion. "If you had to pick a winner in this whole thing, it's hard not to pick Cassie," he told jurors.

Agnifilo said the problems between Combs and Ventura were related to domestic violence but did not amount to sex trafficking.

He challenged the claim that Combs used force to coerce her into freak-offs, and replayed a 2016 surveillance video showing him beating Ventura in a hotel hallway after an alleged freak-off incident.

Agnifilo argued the footage showed her gesturing for him to return to their room when security arrived, saying, “There was nothing scary in the room.”

He went on to describe freak-offs as “beautiful evenings” that featured good music and tastefully decorated rooms.

Agnifilo also sought to undermine Jane's account, particularly one night where she claimed Combs was violent before a freak-off. “Her story truly makes no sense,” he said.

Regarding the racketeering charges, the defence argued that there was no proof of a criminal enterprise involving Combs and his staff. He dismissed the idea of co-conspirators, pointing out that Combs' former chief of staff, Kristina Khorram, whom prosecutors named as one, was simply a "helpful" and well-liked employee.

He added that a genuine co-conspirator would have assisted Combs in breaking into an ex-girlfriend’s home, which was not the case. On the prostitution charge, Agnifilo said the male escorts Combs and his partners hired were compensated “for their time”, not for sexual acts.

After the closing argument, Combs, dressed in an off-white sweater, embraced his lawyer as his family—his mother and twin daughters—watched from the courtroom gallery for the second day.

Prosecutor Maurene Comey delivered a rebuttal on Friday, taking a firmer tone than her colleague Slavik. She criticised the defence for suggesting that Ventura and Jane were willing participants in freak-offs after being physically assaulted.

"There is no separating the violence from the sex," she said. "They were trapped emotionally, physically and financially." She also dismissed claims that Ventura had any reason to lie under oath, questioning why she would risk everything after already securing a settlement. "Why risk it all by perjuring herself at a federal trial?" she asked.

The judge is set to instruct the jury on Monday, after which deliberations are expected to begin. If convicted, Combs faces a possible life sentence on the most serious charges.