Sean Diddy Combs

Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has been denied bail after pleading not guilty in a sex-trafficking case. A New York federal judge remanded the musician in custody after prosecutors argued he was a "serious flight risk". Mr Combs, 54, was arrested on Monday evening, accused of running a criminal enterprise from at least 2008 that relied on drugs and violence to force women to "fulfill his sexual desires", according to prosecutors. A 14-page indictment charges him with racketeering, sex trafficking by force, and transportation to engage in prostitution. If convicted on all three counts, the rapper and record producer faces…

Embattled hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has been arrested in New York City on unspecified federal charges, federal authorities told the BBC's US partner CBS. The arrest in Manhattan follows raids on two of his properties in Los Angeles and Miami in March as part of an "ongoing investigation" into sex trafficking by authorities. Mr Combs's attorney, Marc Agnifilo, said they were "disappointed" by the arrest and his client was an "innocent man". The musician has faced a series of allegations from sexual assault to abuse, including by his ex-partner Casandra "Cassie" Ventura. He has denied all the claims against…