Lawsuit puts Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Jay-Z’s decades-long friendship in the spotlight

Sean "Diddy" Combs and Jay-Z, once seen as collaborators and business moguls in hip-hop, are now tied by legal controversy.

While their relationship was historically one of mutual respect, recent events have cast a shadow.

Combs faces charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, and a lawsuit now links Jay-Z to an alleged sexual assault in 2000 involving a 13-year-old.

Jay-Z denies the claim, calling it heinous and urging a criminal complaint rather than civil action.

Both built empires in music and business, but these allegations have drawn renewed scrutiny to their past and shared history.