Rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is on trial in federal court, where there is no livestream or video coverage permitted.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’s sex trafficking trial starts with opening statements in a high-profile case that will not be publicly broadcast. Here are the key players.

Casandra Ventura, the R&B singer and actor known simply as Cassie, began testifying Tuesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs ' sex trafficking trial. The music mogul is charged with using his status as a powerful executive to coerce women — including Cassie — into abusive sexual encounters and becoming violent if they refused.