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23-05-2025
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‘Marvel Supervillain': Kid Cudi Describes Meeting With Diddy After Molotov Cocktail Hit His Porsche
Rapper-producer Kid Cudi testified in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial this week, at one point describing the music mogul as the personification of a 'Marvel supervillain.' The trial, which is expected to be around eight weeks long, comes after federal prosecutors in New York indicted Combs on five charges, including racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion. Prosecutors claim Combs ran a criminal enterprise using his money and prestige. Combs denies the charges, with his attorneys framing the allegations against him as an attempt to dethrone a successful Black man. Kid Cudi, whose given name is Scott Mescudi, in 2011 briefly dated R&B singer Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura, a former longtime partner of Combs and a key witness in the trial. While on the stand on Thursday, Mescudi described multiple instances in which he said Combs retaliated against him after discovering that he and Ventura were dating. Those instances included a home break-in and an act of arson. The arson attack — a Molotov cocktail thrown into Mescudi's car — was first revealed publicly in a quickly settled but monumentallawsuit filed by Ventura against Combs in November 2023. According to multiple reports from inside the courtroom, Mescudi said that he learned Combs was abusive toward Venturay during their brief relationship. CNN reported that Mescudi testified that in December 2011, he received a 6 a.m. call from a 'scared' Ventura. Ventura feared that Combs was going to do something to Mescudi because Combs had just found out they were dating, he said. Combs found out about Ventura's new relationship during a 'freak-off' and tried to attack Ventura with a wine opener, HuffPost previously reported. Ventura managed to escape, and Mescudi picked her up. The two went to a hotel, where they learned that Combs and another person were at Mescudi's home, he said. He then drove home and called Combs. 'I said, 'Motherfucker you in my house?'' the 'Day 'n' Night' artist testified on Thursday, according to CNN. 'I just want to talk to you,' Combs responded, according to Mescudi. 'I'm over here waiting for you.' When Mescudi arrived, he said he found his dog locked in the bathroom 'jittery' and 'on edge,' his security cameras were moved, and some Christmas gifts had been opened, according to the Washington Post. Combs had already left the scene, and Mescudi notified the police, the outlet reported. Ventura and Mescudi had spent the Christmas holiday together, but they broke up before New Year's Eve, per CNN. Still, in January 2012, Mescudi's luxury vehicle, a Porsche 911, was set on fire in his driveway, according to multiple reports. He remembered his dog sitter calling him to tell him that his car was on fire. Mescudi then traveled 45 minutes to get back home to his car. 'It looks like the top of my Porsche was cut open and that's where the Molotov cocktail was put in,' Mescudi described, according to CNN. Mescudi then detailed a meeting with Combs after his car was set on fire because he 'knew [Combs] had something to do with it.' No one was able to tie Combs to the property on the day Mescudi's car blew up, and there weren't any fingerprints or DNA to tie Combs to the scene, Reuters reported. The two men met at the Soho House in Los Angeles the day after the Porsche was set on fire, Mescudi said. Upon arrival, 'Sean Combs was standing there, staring out the window with his hands behind his back, like a Marvel supervillain,' Mescudi testified, according to CNN. The description reportedly prompted some laughter among people in the courtroom. Mescudi said Combs denied the act of arson, but Mescudi said he believed Combs was lying. Mescudi also testified Thursday that Combs apologized to him in 2015 after the two ran into each other at the Soho House, per CNN. 'Man, I just want to apologize for everything and all that bullshit,' Mescudi claimed Combs said at the time. 'That was the last thing I was expecting to get from him,' Mescudi added. According to The Associated Press, Mescudi said during cross-examination that Ventura was living a 'double life' and had played him. As Ventura previously testified, she was still seeing Combs as she was dating Mescudi. In a video on his Instagram story on Thursday, after his court appearance, Mescudi thanked his fans for their support. 'It really means a lot to me, man. You guys are the best. I love y'all,' he said. 'This is a stressful situation, I'm glad it's behind me.' Mescudi was one of 16 witnesses prosecutors have brought to the stand over the past two weeks of testimony. On Thursday, additional testimony came from: George Kaplan, a former Combs employee; Mylah Morales, a celebrity makeup artist; and Frederic Zemmour, the general manager of the L'Ermitage Hotel. The trial will resume on Tuesday, after the Memorial Day weekend. If convicted, Combs could spend the rest of his life behind bars. Here's What To Know About Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Sex Trafficking Trial I Help Women Escape Controlling Men. Here's Why I Believe Cassie Couldn't 'Just Leave' Diddy. Rapper Kid Cudi To Testify At Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial This Week Cassie's Mother Says She Paid $20,000 To Diddy After He Threatened To Release Sex Tapes The 'Weird' Nickname Cassie Called Diddy And More Details From The Sex Trafficking Trial
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22-05-2025
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Sean "Diddy" Combs Trial Live Updates Week 2: Kid Cudi Testifies
Originally appeared on E! Online Kid Cudi is taking the stand. After Sean "Diddy" Combs' former assistant George Kaplan testified at the rap mogul's sex trafficking trial, Cudi—real name Scott Mescudi—entered the witness box May 22, according to NBC News reporters in the courtroom. The "Day 'n' Night" rapper recounted a phone call he had with Combs as the Bad Boy Records founder and his associates allegedly broke into his home in December 2011 after learning that Mescudi and his ex had a brief romance. "He said, 'What's up?'" and I said, 'Motherf--ker, are you in my house?'" Mescudi—who was mentioned several times during the trial due to his relationship with Ventura—said. "He said, 'I am here waiting for you.'" He also testified that in January 2012, his car caught on fire in his driveway due to a Molotov cocktail, emphasizing that he believed the damage to his vehicle was "intentional." The "Pursuit of Happiness" musician's testimony comes nearly two years after Ventura—who dated Combs on and off from 2007 to 2018—alleged in a civil lawsuit against the Diddy Dirty Money alum that Combs threatened to blow up Cudi's car in 2012 after learning of their relationship. More from E! Online OnlyFans' Annie Knight Shares Update From Hospital After Sex With 583 Men in 6 Hours Teen Mom's Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Balteirra Receive Moving Update on Daughter Carly Dancing With the Stars Season 34 Reveals Next Celebrity Contestant 'Around that time, Kid Cudi's car exploded in his driveway,' she wrote in her 2023 lawsuit obtained by NBC News, which was settled one day later without Combs admitting any wrongdoing. 'Ms. Ventura was terrified, as she began to fully comprehend what Mr. Combs was both willing and able to do to those he believed had slighted him.' Combs has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking, prostitution, racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, as well as transportation to engage in prostitution. Ventura, 38—who is eight months pregnant with her and husband Alex Fine's third baby—said that she has "broken it off" with Mescudi, 41, after Combs told her "he was going to hurt the both of us." For more live updates from Combs' trial, keep reading. (E! News and NBC News are part of the NBCUniversal family.) Kid Cudi Describes Sean 'Diddy' Combs Behaving Like a 'Marvel Super Villain' During Conversation About Cassie VenturaKid Cudi Said Sean 'Diddy' Combs Asked If They Were 'Cool' After Their ConversationKid Cudi Recounts House Being Broken Into and Car Catching On Fire After Sean 'Diddy' Combs Learned About His Relationship With Cassie VenturaSean 'Diddy' Combs Speaks Out in CourtCassie Ventura's Mom Says She Paid Sean 'Diddy' Combs $20,000 After He Threatened to Release Sex TapesSean 'Diddy' Combs Carried Pills With Barack Obama's Face, According to Former AssistantSean 'Diddy' Combs Always Carried Pills to 'Increase Sperm Count,' Former Assistant TestifiesHotel Room Was Stocked with Baby Oil, Pink Ketamine and $9,000 Cash When Sean 'Diddy' Combs Was ArrestedFormer Cassie Ventura Friend Says She Was Attacked by Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Accepted $30,000 to Remain SilentDawn Richard Testifies She Saw Sean "Diddy" Combs Try to Hit Cassie Ventura With a SkilletCassie Ventura Shoots Down Accusation of Drugs in the 'Freak Off' Baby OilCassie Ventura Details Sean 'Diddy' Combs Drug UseJudge Calls For Recess Amid Cassie Ventura's Testimony at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' TrialCassie Ventura Says That She Participated in 'Hundreds' of 'Freak Offs' with Sean 'Diddy' CombsCassie Ventura Says She Settled 2023 Lawsuit Against Sean 'Diddy' Combs for $20 MillionCassie Ventura Alleges Sean 'Diddy' Combs Raped Her in 2018 When She Was Already With Future Husband Alex FineCassie Ventura Says She Broke Up With Kid Cudi After Sean 'Diddy' Combs ThreatCassie Ventura Says 'Freak Offs' Gave Her UTIs, Other Physical AilmentsSean "Diddy" Combs Allegedly Told Cassie Ventura That She "Couldn't" Leave Him During Hotel AttackCassie Ventura Says Sean "Diddy" Combs Attacked Her in Hotel Hallway Because She Left a "Freak Off"Cassie Ventura Says She Took Drugs to Make It Through 'Freak Offs'Cassie Ventura Describes Mess of Oil, Urine and Blood After "Freak Offs"Sean 'Diddy' Combs Wanted Baby Oil 'Glistening' During 'Freak Offs,' Says Cassie VenturaCassie Ventura Said Hiring For 'Freak Offs' Became 'a Job' For Her For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App
