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Diddys Trial: The VIOLENT Acts From Combs Reported at Sex Trafficking Trial
Kid Cudi Testifies Sean Diddy Combs Broke Into His Home at Sex Trafficking Trial
Scott Mescudi said his Porsche was set on fire with a molotov ****tail on day nine of Combs trial in New York
The Guardian 23 MAY 2025
Kid Cudi right, arrives at Manhattan federal court for the trial of Sean Diddy Combs, in New York on Thursday.
Scott Mescudi, known as the rapper Kid Cudi, testified on Thursday in the federal racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking trial of music mogul Sean Combs, alleging that Combs broke into his home in 2011 after discovering that he was dating Combs girlfriend Casandra and told the court how a molotov ****tail was thrown at his car a few weeks later.
Combs, 55, faces charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. He was arrested in September, and has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
On Thursday morning, Mescudi took the stand and testified that he met Ventura in 2008. He said they briefly dated in 2011 and understood at the time that Ventura and Combs were no longer dating.
Mescudi recalled receiving a really stressed and scared call in December 2011 from Ventura saying that Combs had found out about their relationship.
The rapper said that he picked her up, and they went to a hotel. He and Ventura then spoke by phone with one of Combs employees, who also seemed very scared, and claimed that Combs and an associate were inside Mescudis home. The employee was waiting outside for them.
Mescudi said that he called Combs while driving home and asked if he was there. Combs allegedly replied: I just want to talk to you.
Mescudi said he told Combs: Im on my way, be right down, which Combs responded with: Im over here waiting for you.
When Mescudi arrived, Combs was not there, but Mescudi said that some items inside the house were out of place, and that his dog was locked in a bathroom.
He said he called the police and filed a police report about the apparent break in.
A month later, in January 2012, Mescudi said his dog watcher called to tell him that his car was on fire in the driveway. Mescudi received photos from a friend of his damaged car and said it looked like the top of my Porsche was cut open, and thats where the molotov ****tail was put in
The photos were shown to the jury.
After his car was damaged, Mescudi and Combs arranged a meeting at a Los Angeles hotel. Ventura also testified about this meeting last week.
Mescudi said, upon arrival, that Combs was standing there with his hands behind his back like a Marvel supervillain. During the meeting, Mescudi said that they talked about Mescudis relationship with Ventura and that Combs remained calm throughout the discussion.
At the end of the meeting, Mescudi and Combs shook hands before Mescudi asked Combs about his car. Combs allegedly responded: I don?t know what you?re talking about.
Several years later, in 2015, Mescudi ran into Combs again. Combs pulled him aside and apologized, allegedly telling Mescudi: I just want to apologize for everything and all that bull****.
Mescudi testified that he kind of found peace with the whole situation.
Mescudi also told the court that during their relationship, Ventura confided in him about physical abuse in her relationship with Combs that Combs would hit and kick her. Mescudi said that Combs treatment of Ventura bothered him.
Under cross examination, Mescudi said there was no damage to his Los Angeles home after the apparent breakin in 2011 and acknowledged that he had left the front door unlocked.
He also said that Combs never interrupted the time he spent with Ventura, and Mescudi agreed with a statement made by Combs lawyer that both he and Combs had been played by Ventura.
Mescudi said that he and Ventura broke up in December 2011, telling the court that the drama was too out of hand
Last week, Ventura testified over the course of four days about the years of physical and emotional abuse she endured by Combs during their 11year relationship.
Ventura mentioned her short lived relationship with Mescudi in December 2011, which she said occurred during a break in her relationship with Combs.
Ventura said Combs found out about the brief relationship near the end of 2011 during a so called freak off Combs saw an email on her phone between her and Mescudis assistant about bringing a toiletry bag to Mescudis house.
Ventura said that Combs became enraged, lunged at her with a wine bottle opener and later threatened to release explicit videos of her and harm both her and Mescudi, and told her that Mescudis car would be blown up
Ventura said that she ended her relationship with Mescudi soon after, citing safety concerns, and told the court that the next time she saw Mescudi was at a meeting at Soho House, where she, Combs and Mescudi met to discuss the relationship.
At the meeting, Mescudi allegedly asked Combs: What about my vehicle? to which Ventura said Combs replied: What vehicle?
The alleged threat of blowing up Mescudis car was first detailed in Venturas 2023 civil lawsuit against Combs, which alleged that Combs threatened to blow up Mescudis car after learning about the relationship, and that around that time, Mescudis car exploded in his driveway
The lawsuit suggests that Combs was responsible for blowing up Mescudis car, and stated that the incident left Ventura feeling terrified as she began to fully comprehend what Mr Combs was both willing and able to do to those he believed had slighted him
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