By Jack Queen (Reuters) -Sean "Diddy" Combs, the rapper and music mogul who discovered world-famous artists and helped bring the genre into the mainstream, went on trial in New York on Monday on charges that he ran a two-decade racketeering and sex trafficking conspiracy.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial begins today and is expected to last at least eight weeks. Combs has been in jail since September 2024, after his Los Angeles and Miami homes were raided by law enforcement.

The 55-year-old music mogul is accused of a number of serious charges, including racketeering conspiracy, sex ­trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution