Follow live updates and coverage of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' trial in N.Y. as Cassie Ventura will face cross-examination from Combs' lawyers.

The credibility of Sean "Diddy" Combs' former girlfriend Casandra Ventura was challenged on Thursday by the defense at the hip-hop mogul's criminal trial, after Ventura accused him of rape and more than a decade of violent abuse.

The music mogul known as Puffy and Diddy is facing federal charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. He has pleaded not guilty.

The multi-hyphenate mogul has made living the high life his brand. Now prosecutors aim to seize much of it under federal asset forfeiture laws.