Hotel security guard says Sean Combs tried to give him money after finding Cassie injured during 2016 assault incident

As outlined in their opening statements this morning, what the defence says at this point is that Combs did in fact hit his girlfriends, as jurors went on to see in that hotel video - but the defence also says that's not what this trial is about, and that domestic abuse is not the same as sex trafficking.

Hip-hop mogul Sean Combs is on trial for sex trafficking, racketeering, and other charges. Here's everything to know about the rapper's trial, including how much time he's facing.

Coercion or consent? That is the central question posed to a federal jury on the first day of testimony in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ racketeering and sex trafficking trial in New York City.

Lawyers for Misa Hylton, who previously showed support for Diddy accuser Cassie, said that she was at the trial to support her son with the music mogul.

The jury for Sean Combs' sex-trafficking trial includes a scientist, a massage therapist, and a deli clerk. Some jurors said they liked hip-hop.