Witnesses say entertainment superstar physically abused women and used his power to push them into humiliating acts.

The criminal case against Sean “Diddy” Combs was sparked after a startling 2023 civil lawsuit from his former girlfriend in which she alleged years of abuse and violence.

Warning: Disturbing Content A longer version of the disturbing video showing Sean “Diddy” Combs assaulting his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a hotel hallway has been released. The full 15-minute video includes new camera angles that show Combs,

Cassie Ventura testified in Sean “Diddy” Combs’s sex-trafficking trial, detailing years of alleged abuse and “freak-offs” with male escorts.

The video begins with a barefoot woman walking fast toward the elevator lobby of a Los Angeles hotel. Within seconds, she is yanked violently by a man with a bath towel around his waist, who grabs her by the back of her neck and throws her to the ground before kicking and dragging her.

The rapper-producer and entertainment mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could land him in prison for life. As the trial gets underway in New York City, we’re breaking down the chain of events that brought Combs to this point.