Prosecutors say the sexual encounters in hotel rooms were coercive and abusive and are the heart of their sex trafficking case. The music mogul’s lawyers call them consensual.

Prosecutors say Sean Combs flew women and sex workers around the world for dayslong sex gatherings, fueled by drugs and violent intimidation.

The indictment accuses Combs of orchestrating a widespread criminal conspiracy, operated through his various businesses with the aid of his employees and business associates.

The alleged "freak offs" were also mentioned in a lawsuit filed in November 2023 by Diddy's ex, singer, Cassie, who claimed she was forced to participate in them. That lawsuit was the first in a wave of others filed in the past year, culminating with the indictment filed this week.

Since the #MeToo movement took off, a multitude of male celebrities have been accused of sexual misconduct, but only a handful of those in the music and film industries who have actually faced

Sean “Diddy” Combs is in “relatively good” spirits despite his high-profile sex-trafficking scandal, his lawyers said — while downplaying the federal raid that uncovered 1,000 bottles of lube and baby oil in the rapper’s home.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has asked for a sexual assault lawsuit filed against him to be thrown out, arguing the statute of limitations has passed.