As testimony begins in Sean "Diddy" Combs' criminal trial, his fate is in the hands of a jury that represents the city that allowed Combs to rise from working-class roots to the pinnacle of global cultural fame.

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.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer, Teny Geragos, conceded that Combs' violent outbursts might have warranted domestic violence charges, but not sex trafficking and racketeering counts.

For more than two decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs was one of hip-hop’s most opportunistic entrepreneurs, spinning his hitmaking talents into a broad business empire that included a record label, a fashion brand, a TV network, deals with liquor companies and a key role in a reality TV show.

The music mogul’s former girlfriend accused him of years of abuse in a bombshell 2023 lawsuit. Now she’s taking the stand at his federal trial.

The jury selection in Sean Combs ‘ sex trafficking and racketeering trial has been delayed until Monday, after prosecutors from the Southern District of New York and Combs’ high-powered criminal defense team spent the majority of this week quizzing potential jurors on their backgrounds and knowledge of the case.

A jury has been seated for Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-trafficking trial in New York City.The jurors are eight men and four women.Four of them have said they listen to R&B or hip-hop.A scientist. A massage therapist.

Federal prosecutors issued an indictment against Sean Combs that accused the music mogul known as Diddy and Puff Daddy of running a criminal enterprise that included sex trafficking, forced labor and coercion and enticement to engage in prostitution.