Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial began with the Cassie Tape being played, testimony from a male exotic dancer and opening statements.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, who is on trial at a Manhattan court on several allegations of sex crimes, was allegedly pinned against the wall by a security guard who claims Combs tried to bribe him after the music mogul assaulted his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, the former guard said in court.

The trial is expected to last throughout the year.

Here’s a closer look at one of Diddy’s seven kids—whom he welcomed with stylist and fashion designer Misa Hilton-Brim—amid the rapper’s legal troubles.

The highly anticipated trial for Sean "Diddy" Combs on a slew of sex crime allegations began on Monday, May 12

Sean “Diddy” Combs will have the support of his family as opening statements in his sex-trafficking trial are set to begin Monday in downtown Manhattan.

Lawyers on both sides of Sean Combs' sex-crimes trial delivered opening statements, and witnesses alleged the one-time mogul was violent in multiple instances.

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