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After facing multiple lawsuits in recent months alleging sexual assault and other crimes, Sean Combs was indicted Sept. 17 on charges of sex trafficking by force, racketeering conspiracy, fraud or coercion and transporting for prostitution. Combs’ attorney, Marc Agnifilo, called it an “unjust prosecution,” and said his client is “an …

A John Doe who accused pioneering hip-hop artist Afrika Bambaataa of child molestation and sex trafficking has won a civil case in New York State’s Supreme Court. Court records reviewed by Rolling Stone reveal that the plaintiff’s motion for a default judgment was “granted without opposition” by Judge Alexander M. …

Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage Sean Combs hired a former FBI agent to give lie-detector tests to his staff after some of his money and possessions went missing, his former assistant testified Tuesday in the mogul’s sex-trafficking trial. In his second day of testimony, David James alleged that …

Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage Regina Ventura, mother of Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, said that while Sean Combs was fuming over Cassie’s relationship with Kid Cudi, the mogul demanded Regina pay him $20,000 to “recoup money” he’d spent on Cassie’s career. While testifying at Combs’ sex-trafficking trial Tuesday, Regina …

Blake Lively‘s lawyers filed a motion on Monday seeking sanctions against Justin Baldoni‘s team, accusing his lawyers and collaborators of making “frivolous claims” about the actress. In the filing obtained by Rolling Stone, Lively requests “sanctions in the form of attorneys’ fees and costs” incurred by the actress, as well …

Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage Dawn Richard testified she “frequently” saw Sean Combs beat his longtime ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, while on the stand for her second day of testimony at Combs’ sex trafficking trial. “He would punch her, choke her, drag her, slap her in the mouth,” …

Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage Kerry Morgan testified that her former best friend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura looked “numb” when Sean Combs showed up at her home, banging on the door with a hammer and looking for Ventura following the infamous InterContinental hotel assault. Morgan testified at Combs’ sex …

Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage The first week of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ criminal sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial began with Casandra “Cassie” Ventura giving graphic and explicit testimony about the “humiliating” freak-offs she claimed she was made to endure over her decade-long relationship with Combs. The sexual encounters …

Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage Casandra “Cassie” Ventura finished her grueling, explicit, and sometimes haphazard cross-examination in ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-trafficking and racketeering trial Friday afternoon. She was excused by the judge after spending four days on the witness stand under questioning by both sides. Dressed in …

Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage Earlier this week, The Onion ran a piece headlined “Sean Combs Asks for Quick Trial So He Can Get to Part Where Trump Pardons Him.” It may be on to something. Combs, who was charged last September, is currently on trial in the …