Latest news and live updates on the Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial as testimony continues in the artist's federal sex trafficking case in New York.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has pleaded not guilty to charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. The rapper’s trial is being held in New York.

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.

A former personal assistant to Sean “Diddy” Combs gave a glimpse into the hip-hop promoter’s world when he worked for him nearly two decades ago, testifying at the hip-hop promotor's sex trafficking trial about his former boss' use of guns,

The second week of testimony in the sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs began on Monday. 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,

Cudi, whose legal name is Scott Mescudi, is expected to begin his testimony May 21 or May 22. Cudi is the one-time fling of Combs' ex-girlfriend Casandra "Cassie" Ventura Fine, who testified last week that Combs allegedly blew up Cudi's car during their short-lived relationship after he found out about the pairing.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’s federal sex-trafficking trial continues on Day 7, with former assistant David James, a personal chef and a male escort expected to testify.

When Sean “Diddy” Combs was taken into custody, Homeland Security uncovered baby oil, pink ketamine, and $9,000 from his hotel room, along with additional evidence, per court photos and testimony.