Sean 'Diddy' Combs has requested bail, citing new evidence and changed circumstances ahead of his May 5 trial for serious charges including sex trafficking and racketeering. Combs' legal team argues the current evidence does not support the government's case of ‘coerced sex’.

The music mogul's sexual mistreatment of women dating back decades was aided and abetted by a complex and vast network of enablers, according to a Times review of court filings and interviews with current and former business associates.