• At his ongoing trial, Sean Combs has been accused of physical or sexual violence by seven women. • His lawyers call them bitter opportunists. Prosecutors call them victims of Combs' criminal racket. • Here's what each of these seven women told the jury, and why it matters legally.
Over the past month, seven women have taken the stand at the Manhattan trial of rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs to tell chilling personal stories of physical and sexual violence.
Two are Combs' ex-girlfriends, three are his former employees, and two were on the periphery of his multimillion-dollar media, entertainment, and lifestyle empire.
Defense lawyers call them jealous, or bitter, or greedy. They say all seven women were with Combs by choice and are now out for what one attorney termed "a 'Me Too' mone