The R&B singer Cassie has taken the witness stand in her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs' sex trafficking trial. The trial resumed Tuesday in New York.

The start of Sean Diddy Combs' sex-trafficking trial on Monday could be short-lived if the rapper's defense has its way

Sean “Diddy” Combs strode into court Monday morning to a packed courtroom filled with his children and anxious family members, as the hip-hop mogul faces charges of sex trafficking and racketeering that could put him behind bars for life.

The public knew Sean “Diddy” Combs as a larger-than-life cultural icon and business mogul, but in private he used violence and threats to coerce women into drug-fueled sexual encounters that he recorded

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial began with opening statements on May 12, during which the defense addressed the rap mogul’s “love of baby oil” after authorities seized 1,000 bottles.