Prosecutors doubled down during closing arguments on their theory that Sean “Diddy” Combs carried out a sex trafficking criminal scheme for two decades as he enjoyed fame atop the hip-hop music world.

Mr. Combs’s lead lawyer made a final appeal to the jury, arguing in often sarcastic tones that the government’s evidence contradicted its case against the hip-hop mogul.

The 55-year-old hip-hop mogul is facing five criminal counts, including sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution.