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Prosecutors claim that Combs employed violence, threats, and a network of employees and associates to dominate and mistreat women for twenty years. His attorneys have informed the jury in Manhattan's federal court that, despite instances of domestic violence in his relationships, all sexual activities were consensual.

His childhood nickname was Puffy because, as he mentioned to Jet Magazine in 1998, he would huff and puff when he was angry. This led to his early stage names: Puffy and Puff Daddy. During this time, he was closely associated with fellow New York City rapper Notorious B.I.G., who was the star of Combs’ Bad Boy record label.