For more than two decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs was one of hip-hop's ... Nov. 16, 2023: R&B singer Cassie sues Combs, alleging he subjected her to years of abuse, including beatings and rape.

Prosecutors have said a 2016 surveillance video showed Combs trying to drag Cassie Ventura back to a hotel room where a “freak off” was occurring.

Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly turned his hip-hop conglomerate into a racketeering enterprise that forced women to satisfy his sexual desires.

Sean “Diddy” Combs ... against Combs). Prosecutors accused Combs of subjecting employees to forced labor in a new indictment. (Photo by: ... More Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs confirmed at a hearing Thursday that he had rejected a plea deal from federal prosecutors in his sex trafficking case, paving the way for his trial to begin next week.

Combs, 55, is being tried on charges that he exploited his status as an entertainment executive to force women into drug-fueled "freak offs" with male sex workers and engaged in other abusive acts against people who relied on him for their careers.

Coverage of Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial in N.Y. as Cassie Ventura will face cross-examination from Combs' lawyers.

Hundreds of New Yorkers who have been summoned for jury duty will appear in federal court in Manhattan this week to complete questionnaires ahead of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial.