As opening statements kicked off in the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs, alleged abuse of ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura took center stage.

The highly-anticipated trial of Sean Combs began today. Prosecutors said Combs used fame and power to run a criminal enterprise that included drug-fueled parties and violence. The defense admitted Combs was sometimes violent,

Federal prosecutors will begin trying to prove Monday that Sean “Diddy” Combs turned his hip-hop conglomerate into a racketeering enterprise that forced women to satisfy his sexual desires for two decades.