Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial to delve into the seediest side of rap’s ‘bad boy’

Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs will be back in court on Monday for his trial (Jennifer Szymaszek/AP/File)

Hip-hop impresario Sean “Diddy” Combs once presided like a prince over his White Parties in the Hamptons, attracting A-list celebrities, gossip columnists and photographers.

But at a trial starting on Monday, prosecutors will cast the entertainer as a criminal sexual deviant who exploited his fame to abuse women at gatherings held far out of public view.