Sean "Diddy" Combs Trial: Kid Cudi's Car Blown Up By Molotov Cocktail
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is detailing his connection to Sean "Diddy" Combs.
The "Pursuit of Happiness" rapper (whose real name is Scott Mescudi) took the stand during the Bad Boy Records founder's federal sex trafficking trial on May 22 during which he detailed his experiences with the music mogul amid his brief romance with Cassie Ventura.
During his testimony, Mescudi—who dated the "Me & U" singer from 2011 to 2012, amid her decade-long, on-and-off relationship with Combs—shared his perspective on an incident in which his car caught fire and blew up in his driveway.
Mescudi testified, per NBC News, that in February 2012 he was alerted by the babysitter for his dog that his car was on fire while he was not at home. The prosecution shared images of Mescudi's Porsche which, according to NBC News, showed a Molotov cocktail inside the vehicle.
Ultimately, Mescudi, 41, said his car did blow up in the driveway of his home in early 2012 and, around the same time, he and Ventura called it quits.
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While the presiding judge accepted the defense's objection over Mescudi's claim that Combs was involved in the car incident, according to NBC News, in her own testimony Ventura testified that Combs had said, "Scott's car would be blown up."
Mescudi's testimony isn't the first time Combs' suspected threats have been brought up in the trial, where Combs has pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution.
Earlier this month, Ventura also detailed the 55-year-old's alleged behavior after finding out she was dating Mescudi. During her May 14 testimony, the "Long Way 2 Go" singer alleged that Combs was "irate" when he discovered her relationship with Mescudi and became physically violent.
'I just remember him putting a wine opener between his fingers," Ventura testified, per multiple outlets who had reporters present in the court room, "and lunging at me."
The 38-year-old also recounted why she made the decision to end her romance with Mescudi, which began after the pair collaborated on music together.
'[There was] too much uncertainty if we continued to see each other,' Ventura said during her testimony. 'Sean said he was going to hurt the both of us.'
She and Combs eventually split in 2018.
For more revelations from Combs' trial, keep reading.
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