Watch Live: Stefon Diggs's accuser testifies about "complicated" relationship before incident

Stefon Diggs' accuser, his former personal chef Mila Adams, is testifying Monday at his assault trial in Dedham, Massachusetts. The trial quickly got underway earlier in the day with jury selection and opening statements.

You can watch the trial live on CBS News Boston in the embedded video. Court is currently in recess until about 2 p.m.

Judge Jeanmarie Carroll is overseeing the proceedings in Dedham District Court. Drew Virtue is the prosecutor and Andrew Kettlewell is Diggs' defense attorney.

The former New England Patriots receiver is accused of attacking Adams last year. He's charged with felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery in the incident at his home on December 2. He has pleaded not guilty.

Adams, who lived in Diggs' home while working for him, walked into the Dedham police station on December 16 alleging that two weeks earlier, Diggs had smacked her across the face and choked her.

She told police they had been texting about money that she was owed when the confrontation occurred. Diggs has denied the allegations.

Personal chef Mila Adams testifies 

Adams was the first witness called to the stand after opening statements.

She said she worked for Diggs for around four years. Adams described her relationship with the NFL player as "complicated," saying they started as friends. Adams said their relationship became sexual, then she began to work for him.

Adams was still on the stand when jurors broke for lunch recess at 1 p.m. Testimony is scheduled to resume around 2 p.m.

"There was no assault," Stefon Diggs' attorney argues

Kettlewell began his opening statement earlier in the day by saying that there was no attack.

"The assault that the Commonwealth just described in their opening statement in only a few sentences never happened. Did not happen. There was no strangulation, there was no assault," he told jurors. "There was no incident on December 2 or any other day."

Kettlewell said the prosecution has no physical evidence, no medical records, and no photos or video to prove there was attack.

He also told the court also that in late December, Adams began demanding money. He later said she told police "a made up story."

Stefon Diggs trial begins

Earlier, Virtue gave his opening statement.

"I expect she's going to tell you how he put her in the headlock, the difficulty she had breathing, that he threw her on the bed, and he left," Virtue said. 

The judge said she expects the trial to take two or three days for attorneys to present all of the evidence and for jurors to begin deliberating.

Carroll began Monday morning's jury selection by asking prospective jurors a series of questions. When the judge asked if any member of the jury pool recognized the defendant, several people in the room said they did.  

At the end of group questioning, jurors were called up individually to be questioned by the judge and attorneys.  

The jury was seated before noon, just over two hours after the proceedings got underway. Opening statements began a short time later.  

The Patriots released Diggs in March. He has not signed with another NFL team yet.