For more than two decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs was one of hip-hop's most nimble entrepreneurs, spinning his hitmaking talents into a broad business empire that included a record label, a fashion brand, a TV network, deals with liquor companies and a key role in a reality TV show.

Then he was charged with forcing, threatening and manipulating two ex-girlfriends into drug-fueled sex marathons, with assistance from a network of associates.

Combs denied the allegations and went to trial. The jury acquitted him of racketeering and sex trafficking but convicted him of transporting people across state lines to engage in prostitution.

He is set to be sentenced Friday.

Here is a timeline of major events in his life:

1990-1999

1990: Combs, then a student at Howard University, gets his start in

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