In the 1990s and 2000s, Sean “Diddy” Combs reigned over American hip-hop. He produced chart-topping albums, launched an influential record label, recorded hit songs, inked lucrative branding deals and catapulted hip-hop into a worldwide cultural force.

Casandra Ventura said the mogul pleaded with her in text messages and followed her to her apartment after striking and dragging her in the hallway of a Los Angeles hotel.

“Sean said he was going to hurt the both of us,” and at one point Diddy threatened to blow up Mescudi’s car, she testified.