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.

After testifying for two days that Sean Combs forced her into sexual encounters with male prostitutes under threat of violence and reputational harm, Cassie Ventura was confronted on cross-examination by messages that appeared to show her reluctance was only because she wanted more from the relationship.

Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyer Marc Agnifilo defended self-help guru Keith Raniere in a similar sex-trafficking case. Here's what it could mean.

You and Sean Combs were in love for 11 years, right?” defense lawyer Anna Estevao poignantly asked Cassie Ventura today at the beginning of her cross-examination of the former longterm girlfriend of the ‘All About the Benjamins’ performer in Combs’ sex-trafficking trial.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with attorney Bernarda Villalona to unpack the day’s proceedings in Sean Combs’ criminal trial and the emotional testimony from his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura.

A former security guard took the stand in hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial on Monday, testifying that he responded to the scene after Combs’ then-girlfriend, Casandra Ventura, reported Combs attacked her in the hallway of a Los Angeles area hotel in 2016.

Combs does not have access to hair dye or other cosmetic products while inside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he’s been held. Courtroom sketches depict Combs with gray hair and a small, gray beard.

As Sean “Diddy” Combs prepares to face the courtroom, speculation is swirling far beyond his own fate. The looming question is whether the rap mogul’s legal strategy might expose others in the upper echelons of Hollywood.