Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty on all counts, which include a racketeering charge alleging the hip-hop pioneer was the leader of a sex crime ring that included drug-fueled sex parties by use of force, threats and violence.
Last week potential jurors were vetted including on their ability to fairly hear evidence from hip-hop artists, sex workers and people involved in the use and distribution of drugs.
Combs, who was for decades one of music’s powerhouse figures, now appears aged, his once jet-black hair now gray. He is allowed to wear civilian clothing for the trial.
Prosecutors allege he held sex parties -- also known as “freak-offs” -- that were coercive and criminal.
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A disturbing surveillance video from 2016 shows Combs physically assaulting Ventura at a hotel.
But it has been widely broadcast both in media reports and across social media channels.
Another was sent home after saying that his wife, a former attorney, had told him about taking depositions related to a deadly crowd crush at an event organized by Combs in 1991.
But others said they believed they could still assess the evidence fairly despite already having seen the video.
The proceedings are expected to last eight to 10 weeks.
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