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British chicken shop blasted for 'distasteful and disrespectful' menu item as people say it's 'turning sexual abuse into merch'
A British chicken vendor has been accused of 'turning sexual abuse into merch' after seemingly naming a sauce after the highly-publicised P Diddy trial, which saw the disgraced music mogul convicted of transportation for prostitution.
The brand Ginger Wings is facing backlash on social media after horrified customers revealed they were touting branding for a 'Freak Off Baby Oil' flavouring at a food festival this summer.
Customers hit out at the 'distasteful' reference to the court case, during which federal agents claimed that they confiscated '1,000 bottles' of baby oil and lubricant from Sean 'Diddy' Combs' homes in Miami and Los Angeles, as part of a raid linked to a probe into a sex trafficking empire he was accused but eventually acquitted of.
Elsewhere, the 'freak offs' refer to sex parties that the rapper's ex girlfriend Cassie told the trial she was forced to take part in, which she testified resulted in violent and brutal attacks.
Outraged TikTok comments came in response of a video from influencer @manlikesophia who posted about the 'gross' reference on her account.
'Maybe I'm too woke but I don't find abuse funny,' she wrote in the caption. 'The court documents are available for you to read what women were forced to do.
'There are so many things I could write about this and the fact it was approved is disgusting.'
Footage from 'Wingfest' - a popular British chicken wing 'showdown' - showed stickers advertising for 'Freak Off Baby Oil'.
Outraged TikTok comments came in response of a video from influencer @manlikesophia who posted about the 'gross' reference on her account
While any trace of the branding looks to have been deleted from Ginger Wings' site and menu, social media comments suggest they were selling food named after the horrific trial 'for three days and no one else said anything'.
The company's 'award winning' selection of flavours features a number of innuendos, with the likes of dishes like 'Keep Your Cloves On' being some of the tamest.
'Incredibly disrespectful to victims,' one penned in social media reaction.
'How distasteful,' another added, as a third branded it 'gross'.
'Tacky, insensitive and unimaginative not to mention unethical,' a comment read.
'Why a brand (or anyone) would want to associate themselves with allegations of serious sexual misconduct and assault is beyond me. Bizarre and peculiar.'
The Daily Mail has reached out to Ginger Wings and Wingfest UK for comment.
The company's 'award winning' selection of flavours features a number of innuendos, with the likes of dishes like 'Keep Your Cloves On' being some of the tamest
While any trace of the branding looks to have been deleted from Ginger Wings' site and menu, social media comments suggest they were selling food named after the horrific trial 'for three days and no one else said anything'
It comes as prosecutors have said they now expect disgraced star Combs to face a prison sentence 'substantially higher' than the four to five years they once thought he was likely to face after his conviction on two prostitution-related charges.
In a Manhattan federal court written submission, they also opposed Combs' request to be released on $50 million bail while he awaits an October 3 sentencing.
In early July, Combs, 55, was acquitted of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges carrying potential life prison terms but was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution for arranging for girlfriends and male sex workers to travel to engage in sexual encounters that he filmed.
Each prostitution-related charge carries a potential maximum 10 years in prison.
Prosecutors said after the verdict that they thought federal sentencing guidelines meant to prevent wide disparities in sentencings for the same crimes would likely call for a prison term of four to five years.
But they said they believe the guidelines range 'will be substantially higher,' raising the risk Combs will flee.
Judge Arun Subramanian will have wide latitude in determining a sentence and can choose to ignore the guidelines, which are not mandatory. Combs' lawyers have said they believe the guidelines, if properly calculated, will call for 21 to 27 months in prison.
On the day of the verdict, prosecutors won a bail fight after defense lawyer Marc Agnifilo argued Combs should be freed immediately on bail.
Subramanian denied the defense request, saying Combs had not met the burden of showing by clear and convincing evidence a 'lack of danger to any person or the community.' But he said Agnifilo could renew the request.
Agnifilo cited other cases he said were comparable to Combs' conviction in which defendants were granted bail.
And he cited severe conditions at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where Combs has been held since his September arrest at a New York hotel.
He also said Combs was being treated unfairly for engaging in a 'swingers' lifestyle in which he and his girlfriends sometimes invited male sex workers to join them in multiday marathon sex performances.
Prosecutors said in their filing on July 31 that Combs' conviction on the prostitution-related counts carried a mandatory requirement that he remain in jail prior to sentencing, unless he could prove exceptional circumstances, which they said he cannot.
They said he should also remain in prison as a danger to the community, a claim that Agnifilo disputed in his papers.
'Sean Combs will not be violent to anyone. As we said in court, this jury gave him his life back, and he will not squander his second chance at life, nor would he do anything to further jeopardize his seven children not having a father, and four of his children not having a parent at all,' Agnifilo wrote earlier this week.
Prosecutors also said conditions at the federal lockup had improved considerably before Combs was arrested. A federal judge in January 2024 had blasted conditions at the jail, including its extensive lockdowns and inadequate medical care.
Prosecutors said cases cited by Agnifilo in which other defendants received bail were not comparable to the crimes Combs was convicted of carrying out, particularly because of his propensity for violence.
'The defendant's extensive history of violence — and his continued attempt to minimize his recent violent conduct — demonstrates his dangerousness and that he is not amendable to supervision,' they wrote.
