Casandra Ventura, the mogul’s former girlfriend, has described them as marathon sexual encounters that he directed, involving drugs and hired male prostitutes.

Combs faces five federal charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution, to which he has pleaded not guilty.

Coverage of Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial in N.Y. as Cassie Ventura will face cross-examination from Combs' lawyers.