A defense lawyer for hip-hop entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs had his ex-girlfriend read aloud years of loving text messages she'd sent him until she broke down in tears on the witness stand.

Another ex-girlfriend who alleges she was abused by Sean “Diddy” Combs and forced to participate in drug-fueled sex marathons is expected to testify Thursday at the hip-hop mogul's sex trafficking trial in New York.

As the federal case against Sean "Diddy" Combs unfolds, a growing list of witnesses and courtroom attendees paint a complex, often chilling portrait of life inside the mogul's inner circle. From bombshell allegations of abuse and sex trafficking to public figures offering support from the gallery,