The scrutiny on the mogul reached an apex in September when he was indicted by federal prosecutors in a sweeping sex trafficking case. The case, United States v. Combs, goes to trial in downtown Manhattan this month.

The moment of truth has arrived for Sean "Diddy" Combs. Almost eight months after the embattled music mogul was arrested in New York, Combs is about to stand trial on allegations of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.

He faces an indictment that includes descriptions of “Freak Offs,” drugged-up orgies in which women were forced to have sex with male sex workers while Combs filmed them. Numerous witnesses have come forward to accuse Combs of terrorizing people into silence by choking,