Sean 'Diddy' Combs: What we know about the accusations against him

Sean "Diddy" Combs has been charged with sex trafficking and racketeering.

Prosecutors allege he "abused, threatened, and coerced women" The star has pleaded not guilty and his lawyer said he "didn't do these things" Mr Combs rewrote the rules of hip-hop in the 1990s , but his career has been punctuated by controversies.

Biggie Smalls was gunned down in a drive-by shooting at the age of 24 in 1997 .

He poured his grief into a song, I'll Be Missing You, which became one of the biggest songs of 1997 .

In May 1999 , he was arrested on suspicion of assaulting Interscope Records executive Steve Stoute .

He pleaded guilty to harassment and was sentenced to a one-day anger management class, external.

He was later acquitted of all charges, external, after he was charged with criminal possession of a weapon.

In 2005 , he signed a deal with British drinks company Diageo to promote the French vodka brand, CÃroc .

Three women filed lawsuits against Combs in the space of one week in November 2023 .

Mr Combs denied all the allegations against him, while his spokesperson called the lawsuits a "money grab" Federal agents raided two properties owned by the star in Los Angeles and Miami .