Sean “Diddy” Combs’s federal sex-trafficking trial continues on Day 24 with Brendan Paul, a former Syracuse University basketball player, expected to testify.

For weeks, Marion “Suge” Knight — rap’s infamous former Death Row Records kingpin — stood out as one of the most unlikely defenders of Sean “Diddy” Combs, even as a storm of explosive allegations erupted inside a Manhattan federal courtroom over the past month.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs’s federal sex-trafficking trial continued on Day 23 with a federal agent and ex-assistant Jonathan Perez testifying Friday.

Diddy is accused of pressuring romantic partners into drug-fueled sexual encounters with male escorts. Prosecutors have said that baby oil and Astroglide were key components of these encounters. Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura,

"In Trump’s world, the law isn’t sacred. It’s a velvet rope outside a nightclub, waved aside with the casual shrug of a man picking names from a guest list."

In today's edition of Diddy on Trial, "Jane" returns to the stand for a third and final day of cross-examination.