Attorneys for Sean "Diddy" Combs late Wednesday filed a motion asking that Combs' conviction earlier this month be thrown out or, barring that, that he be given a new trial. The 62-page motion, filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, argues in part that the Mann Act, the law under which Combs was convicted July 2 on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, was too broadly interpreted to apply to Combs because "there was insufficient evidence that Mr. Combs transported anyone with the intent to engage in 'prostitution,' even if it includes any sex for money." The italicized "any" is included in the filing. The motion further argues that the Mann Act doesn't prohibit Combs' conduct "because he lacked a commercial motive and did not intend for

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