A member of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team is confirming claims they’ve approached Donald Trump’s administration in the hopes of securing a presidential pardon. “It’s my understanding that we’ve reached out and had conversations in reference to a pardon,

NBC News, citing sources, reports Tuesday night that Sean Combs, known as “Diddy,” has reached out to President Donald Trump for a pardon. The rap mogul has been behind bars since his September arrest. He faced federal charges of coercing girlfriends into having drug-fueled sex marathons with male sex workers while he watched and filmed them.

The dozens of plaintiffs who have filed civil suits against Sean “Diddy” Combs, many of which accuse him of sexual assault and sex trafficking, may be helped by his criminal convictions, even though he was acquitted on more serious crimes by a Manhattan jury Wednesday.