The opening statements in the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs have been delivered. Read a summary of the key points made by both prosecution and defence.

The opening statements for the sex trafficking trial for Sean "Diddy" Combs has begun with Cassie Ventura taking the stand.

Sean “ Diddy ” Combs’s Manhattan Federal Court sex-trafficking trial enters a new phase Monday, May 12 with opening statements. Diddy, 55, faces five counts on charges such as racketeering conspiracy,

Prosecutors allege the rapper used fame and violence to sexually abuse women, while the rapper's attorneys defended his "swinger" lifestyle.

A federal jury of eight men and four women is hearing testimony at the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs. The jurors range in age from 30 to 74.

Casandra "Cassie" Ventura is taking the stand in Sean "Diddy" Combs' criminal trial, almost two years after she sued her ex-boyfriend.

The "Me & You" singer, who is married to personal trainer Alex Fine and eight months pregnant with their child, told jurors on Tuesday, May 13 how the hip-hop mogul forced her to take part in sex encounters called "Freak Offs" that Combs often filmed.

Federal prosecutors will begin 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.

The criminal trial for Sean "Diddy" Combs featured opening statements Monday from both the prosecution and defense. Prosecutors played the hotel video depicting Combs allegedly beating ex-partner Cassie Ventura,