On Thursday, Could 22, Kid Cudi took the witness stand within the federal intercourse trafficking trial towards Sean “Diddy” Combs. Cudi, whose actual identify is Scott Mescudi, was briefly in a relationship with Casandra Elizabeth “Cassie” Ventura, Diddy’s former accomplice, in 2011 that angered Diddy to the purpose of allegedly retaliating by blowing up Cudi’s automotive the next yr. The racketeering conspiracy cost towards Diddy accuses him of operating a prison enterprise for 20 years, and this second—Diddy’s associates setting fireplace to Cudi’s Porsche by slicing open the convertible high and dropping a Molotov cocktail inside—performs a key function within the case towards the hip-hop musician and mogul.
After Cassie filed her initial lawsuit, in 2023, that started Diddy’s authorized spiral, Child Cudi, through a lawyer, confirmed that her recounting of his automotive’s explosion in February 2012 was “true.” At the moment’s look on the stand marked Cudi’s first public dialogue of the incident and his function within the case. Diddy has pleaded not guilty to the entire prices towards him. His legal professionals argue that he was “merely not concerned” within the arson allegations, particularly.
Whereas on the stand at this time, Child Cudi clarified the timeline throughout which he and Cassie started seeing one another in 2011. “We have been associates and dated briefly,” stated Cudi. “She and Sean Combs had some issues they usually weren’t courting.” In December 2011, Cassie known as Cudi early one morning to tell him that Diddy discovered about their relationship and that he was “abusive” and “she didn’t know what [he] would do,” stated Cudi. He drove over to choose her up and convey her to the Sundown Marquis, a boutique resort in Los Angeles.
Cudi claimed that Capricorn Clark, one in all Diddy’s workers members, known as him whereas she was “on the verge of tears” to tell him that Diddy was at his Hollywood Hills dwelling. Cudi instantly drove dwelling and known as Diddy, asking, “Motherfucker, are you in my home?” to which Diddy allegedly replied, “I simply need to speak to you.” When Cudi arrived, his home was reportedly in disarray as if there was a break-in, the safety cameras had been moved and didn’t work, Chanel presents he bought for his household have been opened, and his canine was locked within the rest room and “very jittery.” Cudi alleged that he known as Diddy instantly as a result of “I wished to confront him, I wished to battle him,” however finally determined to name the police and filed a report over the obvious break-in.
Whereas spending the vacations when Cassie’s household in Connecticut, Cudi allegedly obtained a textual content message from Diddy asking to talk with him. “You broke into my home, you messed with my canine, I don’t need to speak with you,” Cudi allegedly replied. He stated the connection with Cassie ended shortly afterward.