Before Diddy’s sex trafficking trial, survivors, activists and experts reflected on what the charges and onslaught of accusations against him mean for the future.

Cassie Ventura's explosive and emotional testimony in court on Tuesday delivered allegations of physical, sexual and psychological abuse by Sean 'Diddy' Combs during their 10-year relationship.

Combs and Ventura’s longterm relationship, which played out between 2007 and 2018, is at the heart of the criminal case against him. Identified as “Victim 1” in the indictment, Ventura has chosen to testify under her own name and could be called to the witness stand during his trial as early as Monday .

Sean "P Diddy" Combs allegedly blackmailed his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura's parents to pay him 20k after he found out she was romantically involved with rapper Kid Cudi

Dawn Richard, who sued Combs for sexual abuse last year, was signed to Combs’ label with the girl group Danity Kane in 2005

Key witness of the controversial Diddy case, Cassie Ventura, took the witness stand today. The highly anticipated trial of Sean Diddy Combs officially began on May 5, 2025.

Kerry Morgan testified that Sean "Diddy" Combs assaulted her with a hanger and offered hush money. She witnessed Diddy physically abuse Cassie on multiple occasions, including one incident where he allegedly dragged her by her hair,

The judge overseeing Sean "Diddy" Combs' criminal trial rebuked the mogul's attorney for asking Kid Cudi about his sex life with Cassie Ventura.