A former Los Angeles hotel security guard says Sean “Diddy” Combs told him that he feared the public release of a 2016 hotel video recording of the hip-hop mogul kicking and dragging R&B singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura would ruin him.

A former personal assistant to Sean “Diddy” Combs who says he raped her has defended the loving text messages she sent him for years after her job ended in 2017, saying she was “brainwashed.”.

The third week of Sean “Diddy” Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering trial featured testimony from the second of three women expected to testify that the hip-hop mogul sexually abused them.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyers confronted his rape-alleging former personal assistant with her social media posts that praised the hip-hop mogul as a mentor and “friend for life” after she says he assaulted her.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former personal assistant testified that the hip-hop mogul sexually assaulted her, threw her into a swimming pool, dumped a bucket of ice on her head and slammed her arm into a door during a torturous eight-year tenure.

Casandra Ventura, the R&B singer and actor known simply as Cassie, has welcomed her third child.

A friend and former stylist of the R&B singer Cassie is the latest witness to testify at Sean “Diddy” Combs federal sex trafficking trial.

A former top aide to Sean “Diddy” Combs has testified at his sex trafficking trial that the music mogul threatened her with death on her first day on the job.

The second week of Sean Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering trial featured a dozen witnesses who described the music mogul's physical attacks on others or who provided testimony addressing the government's charges.

Kid Cudi has wrapped up his testimony in the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Rapper Kid Cudi is the latest celebrity to testify in Sean “Diddy” Combs′ sex trafficking trial.

Rapper Kid Cudi has testified that he was sure Sean “Diddy” Combs broke into his home in 2011 after learning he was dating Combs' ex-girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ one-time personal assistant has testified that he was in charge of cleaning up hotel rooms after the hip-hop mogul’s sex marathons.

The mother of Casandra “Cassie” Ventura says she paid Sean “Diddy” Combs $20,000 in 2011 when he demanded the money because he was mad that her daughter had started dating someone else.

Singer Dawn Richard has told the jury in the sex trafficking and racketeering trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs that he threatened her with death if she told anyone that she saw the influential hip-hop promoter beat his longtime girlfriend, the singer Cassie.

Testimony in the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial has opened a window into what prosecutors say was the sordid world of group sex, drugs and violence beneath his glittering, jet-set persona.

R&B singer Cassie has finished testifying at her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs' federal sex trafficking trial.

Singer Dawn Richard took the witness stand late Friday afternoon after R&B singer Cassie testified for a fourth day in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial.

R&B singer Cassie has been forced to read aloud her explicit messages with former boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs during his sex trafficking trial.

Cassie is being cross-examined after two days of testimony recounting the R&B singer's tumultuous relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs.

The R&B singer Cassie returned to the witness stand Wednesday for a second day spent recounting tumultuous details of life with her ex-boyfriend, Sean “Diddy” Combs.

The R&B singer Cassie has testified that her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs' raped her in 2018 and kept control over her life by threatening to release recordings of her with male sex workers during encounters he arranged.

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A federal jury of eight men and four women is hearing testimony at the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, took the witness stand in his sex trafficking trial on Tuesday, a day after prosecutors showed jurors video of the music mogul beating her in a hotel in 2016.

Sean “Diddy” Combs' former girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, has testified that the mercurial music mogul beat her mercilessly and ordered her to have sex with strangers while he watched during drug-fueled, multi-day marathons he called “freak offs.”.

Federal prosecutors began trying to prove Monday that Sean “Diddy” Combs turned his hip-hop conglomerate into a racketeering enterprise that forced women to satisfy his sexual desires for two decades.

A federal prosecutor says the public knew Sean “Diddy” Combs as a larger-than-life music and business mogul, but in private he was coercing women into drug-fueled sexual encounters and using violence to control them for years.

The judge presiding over the racketeering and sex trafficking trial of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs says there was no evidence to back up his lawyers' claim he was treated differently because of his race.

A federal judge has warned a lawyer for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs to tame his public comments now that the rapper's sex trafficking trial is underway, saying it was “outrageous” that he referred to prosecutors as a “six-pack of white women.”.

Dandyism was at the heart of Monday’s Met Gala, where many of the world’s most famous and influential tastemakers donned their luxury best to kick off the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” exhibit.

Jury selection in the sex trafficking trial of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is expected to wrap up on Wednesday.

Witnesses are testifying in the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs in New York.

In the criminal indictment for this week’s sex trafficking trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, the document lists the hip-hop mogul’s aliases.

The sex trafficking trial of hip-hop impresario Sean “Diddy” Combs is underway in New York with jury selection.

For more than two decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs was one of hip-hop’s most opportunistic entrepreneurs.

The trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to begin in a New York courtroom.

A federal judge in New York says the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs will proceed as scheduled in early May despite his lawyer's claims that they need an extra two months to prepare.

Attorneys for hip-hop producer Sean “Diddy” Combs say a federal judge in New York should delay his sex-trafficking trial by two months so they can better prepare a defense.

Five years after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and hauled to jail in handcuffs, the disgraced movie mogul returns to a Manhattan courthouse Tuesday for a new trial covering the very same allegations.

A federal prosecutor says lawyers for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs are looking for reasons to delay a sex trafficking trial slated to start in three weeks.

Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs want a judge to let prospective jurors at his upcoming sex trafficking trial be questioned about sex, drugs and violence.

Federal prosecutors have added two charges to Sean “Diddy” Combs’ indictment, expanding on allegations that the jailed hip-hop mogul engaged in sex trafficking as recently as last year.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has returned to federal court in New York City to face the latest iteration of an indictment charging him with two decades of sex trafficking crimes.

One of the attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs in his sex trafficking case wants to quit the hip-hop mogul’s defense team.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is suing NBC Universal over a documentary that he says falsely accuses him of being a serial murderer who had sex with underage girls as he awaits trial on federal sex trafficking charges.

Prosecutors have added details to their indictment against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.

Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs are suing a man they said had falsely claimed in interviews to possess videos implicating the music mogul in sexual assaults on celebrities.

Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are labeling the prosecution against the hip-hop star as “sexist and puritanical."

The man charged with gunning down United Healthcare’s CEO outside a Manhattan hotel is now in a federal jail after being returned to New York City in dramatic fashion.

Three men have sued Sean “Diddy” Combs, claiming the hip-hop mogul drugged and raped them.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says a rape allegation against rapper Jay-Z won’t impact the NFL's relationship with the music mogul.

High-profile legal battles are nothing new for Texas attorney Tony Buzbee.

The rapper Jay-Z says that a rape allegation made against him is part of an extortion attempt.

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been denied bail as he awaits a May sex trafficking trial.

A judge says he’ll rule next week on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ third request to be released from jail on bail while he awaits his sex trafficking trial.

A federal judge has ordered prosecutors investigating Sean “Diddy” Combs not to use papers taken from the music mogul's jail cell until he rules on defense claims that they are trial preparation materials protected by attorney-client privilege.

Prosecutors say Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has tried to reach out to prospective witnesses and influence public opinion from jail in a bid to affect potential jurors for his upcoming sex trafficking trial.

Investigators seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices this week during an “interagency operation” aimed at cleaning up the troubled New York City federal jail in where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being held.

Federal prosecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are trying to “hijack” his criminal case from them by asking a judge to force early disclosure of evidence, including his accusers' identities.

Former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard turned to music to process the grief of losing a family member and the stress of having parents in and out of the hospital.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused in a new lawsuit of drugging and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a New York City hotel room in 2005.

Federal investigators have launched an “interagency operation” at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where Sean “Diddy” Combs is incarcerated.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces seven more lawsuits, including one alleging the rape of a 13-year-old girl.

Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs are asking a New York judge to force prosecutors to disclose the names of his accusers in his sex trafficking case.

A new wave of lawsuits accuses Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping men and women and molesting a 16-year-old boy.

A federal appeals court judge has ruled to keep Sean “Diddy” Combs locked up while he makes a third bid for bail in his sex trafficking case, which is slated to go to trial in May.

A May 5 trial date has been set for Sean “Diddy” Combs to face sex trafficking charges.

Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs say the jailed hip-hop mogul is seeking to go to trial on sex trafficking charges next spring.

An attorney says he is representing 120 accusers who have come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Sean Combs has been hit with more sexual assault allegations.

Kim Porter and Sean “Diddy” Combs' children have made a statement denouncing a book that claims to be written by the late Porter.

Another woman is suing Sean “Diddy” Combs, alleging that the music mogul and his head of security raped her at his New York recording studio in 2001.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ vast music catalog has seen a jump in streams since his arrest and the unsealing of an indictment against him.

Sean “Diddy” Combs created a hit-making empire with big name performers, earning his place as a savvy music mogul and becoming a three-time Grammy winner while securing high-profile deals across other industries.

The Bureau of Prisons has increased staffing at the federal jail in New York City where Sean “Diddy” Combs is incarcerated amid criticism of poor conditions and violence.

With his arrest this week, Sean “Diddy” Combs joins a short list of celebrities prosecuted for sex crimes in the wake of the #MeToo movement.

Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs unsuccessfully fought to keep him out of jail after his sex trafficking arrest.

#MeToo activist Tarana Burke says that while the details of the Sean “Diddy” Combs allegations are horrific, she is heartened by the fact that such cases now come out in public due to the ongoing impact of the #MeToo cultural reckoning.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in hip-hop, but his indictment Tuesday on sex trafficking and racketeering charges further clouds his legacy.

A second judge has refused to grant bail to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been ordered held without bail in his federal sex trafficking case.

The arrest and indictment of Sean Diddy Combs come after 10 months of allegations of sexual misconduct and other abuse.

Prosecutors say Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested late Monday in New York, where he faces a sealed criminal indictment.

A singer who achieved success in bands put together by Sean “Diddy” Combs has sued the music producer, describing years of psychological and physical abuse, including groping, that she says she suffered as he helped launch her career.

Sean “Diddy” Combs asked a federal judge Monday to throw out a lawsuit from a music producer who accused the music mogul of a broad pattern of sexual abuse and other misconduct.

Sean “Diddy” Combs has returned his key to New York City after a request from Mayor Eric Adams in response to the release of a video showing the music mogul attacking R&B singer Cassie.

Howard University is cutting ties to Sean “Diddy” Combs, rescinding an honorary degree that was awarded to him and disbanding a scholarship program in his name.

Sean “Diddy” Combs has sold off his stake in Revolt, the media company the rapper and entrepreneur founded over a decade ago.

A woman who says Sean “Diddy” Combs subjected her to violence and abuse over several years in the 1990s has filed a lawsuit in New York accusing the rapper of sexual assault, battery and gender-motivated violence.

A former model accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her at his New York City recording studio in 2003 in a lawsuit filed in the city.

Sean “Diddy” Combs admitted Sunday that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 after CNN released video of the attack, saying in a video apology he was “truly sorry” and his actions were “inexcusable.”.

Video aired by CNN shows Sean “Diddy” Combs beating his former singing protege and girlfriend Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.

Security video appears to show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs beating singer Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that he and two other men raped a 17-year-old girl in a New York recording studio in 2003.

Sean “Diddy” Combs has pushed back against a woman’s lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault.

A lawsuit that names Sean “Diddy” Combs as a co-defendant alleges that his son Christian “King” Combs sexually assaulted a woman working on a yacht chartered by his father.

A lawyer for Sean “Diddy” Combs says the search of his properties in Miami and Los Angeles were “a gross use of military-level force.”.

In the first nine months of 2023, Sean “Diddy” Combs triumphantly performed at the MTV VMAs, released an R&B album that garnered a Grammy nomination and was a suitor to buy the BET network.

Two law enforcement officials have told The Associated Press that two properties belonging to music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs in Los Angeles and Miami were searched by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation.