Diddy's Former Assistant Testifies The Rapper Kidnapped Her At Gunpoint In 2011 In A Plot To Kill Kid Cudi
As the third week of testimony continues in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' federal trial, in which he faces up to life in prison for charges including sex trafficking and racketeering, one of his former assistants has shared a shocking new claim.
On the stand, Capricorn Clark, who worked for Diddy from 2004 to 2011, testified that the "Making the Band" creator showed up at her home with a gun, allegedly part of a plot to kill rapper Kid Cudi.
On Tuesday, May 27, Clark, who began working for Diddy as his personal assistant, testified that the rapper allegedly threatened to kill her, Kid Cudi, and his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, whom he dated on-and-off from 2008 to 2018.
According to USA Today, Clark alleged that after Diddy learned Cassie was dating Cudi during one of Diddy and Cassie's relationship breaks, the rapper showed up at her home "visibly upset" with a gun.
Following that, Clark told the court that Diddy made her get dressed and said, "We're gonna go kill this n—a," allegedly speaking about Cudi.
Clark testified that Diddy's behavior had her on edge, adding that she'd "never seen anything like this" before saying the "way he was acting, I just felt like anything could happen."
Clark later testified that she rode with Diddy and one of his security guards to Cudi's home, where she called Cassie to inform her about what was happening.
Later, Clark told the court that Diddy said he wouldn't let her go unless Cassie came to get her from him.
She also said that the rapper allegedly told her to convince Cassie and Cudi not to call the police because if they did, he would "kill all y'all motherf-ckers."
Last week, Cudi shared similar details about Diddy allegedly breaking into his home while he was dating Cassie.
After receiving the call from an assistant "on the verge of tears" that the father of seven was allegedly inside his home, Cudi claimed that he said to Diddy: "Motherf-cker, you in my house?" to which the rapper reportedly replied, "I just want to talk to you."
Cudi testified that when he arrived at his residence, Diddy and his assistant weren't there. However, he told the court that he noticed someone had opened Christmas presents meant for his loved ones and locked his dog in the bathroom, claiming the dog was "very on edge all the time" after the incident.
On the stand, Cudi also testified about his Porsche 911 convertible, which had been destroyed by fire.
Cudi told the court that he received a call from his dog sitter, who informed him that his $100,000 luxury vehicle was on fire. "What the f-ck?" he remembered thinking.
"I immediately went to my house," Cudi testified before revealing he learned a Molotov cocktail, or an "incendiary device," started the fire.
'The top of my Porsche was cut open and that's where they inserted the Molotov cocktail,' he said.
Following that, Cudi testified that he met with Diddy at Soho House in Los Angeles, where he found the "Diddy" performer waiting for him with his hands behind his back "like a Marvel supervillain."
When Cudi was asked in court why he arranged a meeting with Diddy after learning his car was set on fire, Cudi testified, "Because I knew he had something to do with it."
Cassie shared a similar story when she testified on the stand the week of May 12, adding that she had to stop seeing Cudi to keep them out of harm's way.
'Too much danger, too much uncertainty of what could happen if we continued to see each other,' the "Me & U" singer stated.
Days after Cudi's testimony, Diddy's lawyers have asked the court to strike the "Day N Nite" rapper's statements from the record, stating a "witness generally cannot testify that in his opinion, a declarant was lying when making a statement."
Diddy's defense team added that Cudi's testimony was "mere speculation," according to PEOPLE, and that it poses "significant dangers of unfair prejudice" against him.
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