Former Sean Combs assistant David James took the stand for the prosecution. He testified that he remembered interviewing to be Sean Combs’ personal assistant at the headquarters of Bad Boy Entertainment on Broadway, during which time someone remarked on a photo of Combs hanging on the wall.

Sean "Diddy" Combs, the music mogul accused of sexually assaulting, trafficking and otherwise exploiting women in recurring incidents over multiple decades, is standing trial on federal charges in New York City.

The federal trial against music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs kicks off Monday, May 12, 2025, at the Federal District Court in Lower Manhattan. The jury has been sworn in and opening

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is on trial in New York for sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. His ex, Cassie Ventura, took the stand during the first week, with her mom testifying against the rapper during week two of the trial.

A close look at the case against hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, for sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, underway in a Manhattan court.

Regina Ventura, the mother of Combs' ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura Fine, told the court on May 20 she was "physically sick" over the rapper's alleged abuse and said she was once pressured to send him $20,000 after he raged at her daughter. "I was scared for my daughter’s safety," Ventura told jurors.

Regina Venture told a Manhattan federal jury Tuesday she took out a home-equity loan to pay off the rapper after he threatened to release sex tapes of her daughter.