Sean "Diddy" Combs, who elevated hip-hop in American culture while building a music and clothing empire that made him a billionaire, faces a sex trafficking trial next month that could cement the rapper's shattered reputation - or offer him a shot at redemption.

A federal prosecutor also disclosed at a hearing Friday that the government had offered Combs a plea deal, which he rejected.

A judge says prosecutors at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ upcoming federal sex trafficking trial can show jurors video of the hip-hop mogul hitting and kicking one of his accusers in a Los Angeles hotel hallway.