Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him, including sex trafficking and racketeering. His ex, Cassie Ventura, testified against him for four days at the start of the trial,

Regina Ventura, the mother of Combs' ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura Fine, told the court on May 20 she was "physically sick" over the rapper's alleged abuse and said she was once pressured to send him $20,000 after he raged at her daughter. "I was scared for my daughter’s safety," Ventura told jurors.

Combs' ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura has testified that she endured abuse at the hands of Combs, including during so-called "freak-offs" - encounters in which the R&B singer had sex with male escorts while Combs directed them The 55-year-old denies all charges. If found guilty, he could spend the rest of his life in prison