Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial: Live updates from opening statements

What to know:

• The charges against Diddy: Combs is charged with one count of racketeering conspiracy, two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty. The alleged offenses span from about 2004 until about 2024. Two of the counts were added a month before trial.
• The witnesses and the evidence: Without identifying them publicly, prosecutors have said four of Combs’ accusers will testify at the trial. The prosecution will be allowed to show the jury security video of Combs beating and kicking one of his accusers, the R&B singer Cassie, in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016. Diddy’s attorneys are expected to argue at trial that the government is demonizing and distorting the sexual activity of consenting adults.
• Diddy’s court appearance: Combs, 55, has been held at a federal jail in Brooklyn since his September arrest. His formerly jet-black hair is now almost completely gray because dye isn’t allowed at the detention center. Under federal court rules, no photos or video of the trial will be allowed. Courtroom sketches are permitted.