The 55-year-old hip-hop mogul has been charged by federal prosecutors with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial began at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse in New York City on Monday as opening statements were read out to the jury

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, who is on trial at a Manhattan court on several allegations of sex crimes, was allegedly pinned against the wall by a security guard who claims Combs tried to bribe him after the music mogul assaulting his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, the former guard said in court.

Diddy allegedly forced an escort to urinate in Cassie Ventura’s mouth until she choked during one of his so-called “Freak-Off” sex parties, federal prosecutors told a New York jury Monday (May 12) as opening arguments began in the Hip-Hop mogul’s sex trafficking trial.

Sean Combs, also known as Diddy, has been under public scrutiny since lawsuits were filed against him in 2023.