Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyer Marc Agnifilo defended self-help guru Keith Raniere in a similar sex-trafficking case. Here's what it could mean.

Sean “Diddy” Combs will have the support of his family as opening statements in his sex-trafficking trial are set to begin Monday in downtown Manhattan.

Sean "Diddy" Combs' defense attorney Anna Estevao asked Cassie to read a text she sent to Combs years ago ... Cassie read it out in court, "I love you, smiley face, I'll fly anywhere for you, I love you,

As we head into week two of trial, here are the Diddy updates recapping biggest moments so far including Cassie's emotional testimony.

But why would Combs' defense concede that his relationship with Ventura was violent at all? Levenson thinks that the defense is trying to reframe this "mutual violence" as a consensual part of the sexual relationship – a strategy she saw in the case of former Dodger's player Trevor Bauer.

Diddy’s mic picks up private courtroom whisper to lawyer during Cassie cross-exam. Trial tension rises as explosive texts are read.