Sean “Diddy” Combs: From Mogul to Defendant is a shocking exposé that tells the story the music industry hoped would never come to light. From Harlem’s streets to billion-dollar boardrooms, Sean Combs—once celebrated as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, and Diddy—built an empire on sound, fashion, and power. But behind the flashing lights and platinum records was a darker reality: a system of alleged abuse, control, and silence.

This book dives deep into the federal investigation that now threatens to destroy his legacy. With eyewitness accounts, courtroom drama, private journals, digital evidence, and damning surveillance footage, Bob Donovan paints a gripping portrait of a man who once ruled the world—but may have done so through fear, manipulation, and exploitation.

The allegations span decades: secretive parties, coercion, drugs, NDAs, and hush money. The pages reveal how Diddy’s empire may have thrived on more than just talent. The book includes the chilling testimony of Cassie Ventura, a former protégé and lover who broke her silence after years of psychological torment. Federal agents, prosecutors, and over 150 potential jurors now confront the man once called hip-hop’s king in a courtroom saga with consequences as massive as his empire. From glittering red carpets to a prison jumpsuit in Brooklyn, From Mogul to Defendant is not just a biography. It is a cultural reckoning. It asks hard questions: What happens when power corrupts absolutely? Can a mogul ever truly be brought to justice? And what does the fall of Diddy say about the industries that helped him rise?

This is not just the story of a trial. It’s the story of a truth long buried—and now finally told.