Thirty years after the O.J. Simpson trial, as the world awaits a verdict in Combs’ federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial, interest in celebrity court cases remains high, but public discourse around race and intimate partner violence has changed.

Closing arguments are set for Thursday in the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs. The 55-year-old hip-hop mogul is facing five criminal counts, including sex trafficking racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’s federal sex-trafficking trial continues Friday, as defense attorney Marc Agnifilo presents closing arguments and prosecutor Maurene Comey gives a rebuttal.