A complaint from the rap and fashion mogul's ex-girlfriend began the slow unraveling of the high-flying life of the iconic figure of the 1990s and beyond.

Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain in federal custody after a judge denied his appeal to be granted bail Wednesday, one day after he pleaded not guilty to three criminal counts including sex trafficking and racketeering following a series of sexual assault allegations and a federal investigation.

As allegations of sexual assault, physical violence and human trafficking mounted over the last months -- allegations Combs has largely and vehemently denied -- his business empir