Sean 'Diddy' Combs is on trial for sex trafficking, assault, and racketeering conspiracy. Combs has been in jail since his arrest in September 2024 and has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.

Jennifer Beidel, a former US attorney for the Southern District of New York, tells the BBC that because of the length of Casandra Ventura and Sean "Diddy" Combs' relationship - about a decade, on and off - Ventura's testimony in this case is crucial.

Prosecutors filed another superseding indictment against Combs in New York federal court, adding two charges to bring his total to five—with new counts including a