US prosecutors claim Combs used violence and intimidation to coerce his victims into sexual acts. If convicted, the US hip-hop mogul could spend life in prison.

Jury selection has begun in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial, which offers the hip-hop mogul the chance to challenge allegations against him but could see him sent to prison for life.

The first day of jury selection in the long awaited trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs did not disappoint - and has set the scene for a blockbuster of a court case.

The sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, one of the biggest music moguls and cultural figures of the past four decades, began Monday in New York with jury selection.

Sean "Diddy" Combs, the hip-hop entrepreneur whose wildly successful career has been dotted by allegations of violence, was brought to a New York courthouse on Monday to be tried on charges that he used the influence and resources of his business empire to sexually abuse women.

Sean "Diddy" Combs is accused of engaging in sex trafficking and presiding over a racketeering conspiracy.

Jury selection was scheduled to begin this morning and could potentially take several days.

Potential jurors were introduced to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs by several nicknames on the first day of jury selection in Manhattan federal court, Monday, May 5.

The long-awaited trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs begins in New York today with jury selection - and the rap mogul has a secret weapon up his sleeve in the hopes of swaying the jury.

Hip-hop mogul faces racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking charges.