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Scott Mescudi, better known as Kid Cudi, was called as a witness to testify during day nine of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial. Cudi described his reaction when a Molotov cocktail blew up his Porsche convertible, which prosecutors say was at the direction of Combs.
“What the f—,” the rapper recalled, after he received a call from his dog-sitter in 2012. “She told me my car was on fire,” he said. “I immediately went to my house.”
Cudi said that while on his way home, he received a text from his friend with a picture of the damaged Porsche. “The top of my Porsche was cut open, and that’s where they inserted the Molotov cocktail,” he said, explaining that the car was beyond repair.
Cassie Ventura, the trial’s star witness and Combs’ ex-girlfriend, was dating Mescudi at the time the rapper’s car was destroyed. She previously testified that Combs became jealous and allegedly threatened to have the car blown up. Mescudi did not mention Combs in connection with the car’s destruction during his testimony.
Combs had allegedly obtained Mescudi’s home address, and she was afraid he would show up or send someone to cause problems at her new boyfriend’s house. Mescudi said he was confused, because he believed Combs was no longer a part of Ventura’s life. Nevertheless, he said he picked her up as requested and took her to a hotel.
At the hotel, Mescudi received a phone call from Combs’ employee and Ventura’s friend, Capricorn Clark. Clark told him Combs and an associate physically forced her into a car and drove to Mescudi’s home. Allegedly, Clark said she was calling from the car, while Combs was actively inside his house.
Mescudi said he rushed home and called Combs on the way. Combs allegedly said they needed to talk, and that he would be waiting for Mescudi when he arrived. But when he got home, Mescudi said no one was there. Mescudi then told the court during cross-examination that he left his front door unlocked and there were no signs of forced entry, nor any damages to his property. The only signs someone had been there were Mescudi’s dog locked in the bathroom and unwrapped Christmas presents on the kitchen counter.
Mescudi’s relationship with Ventura ended shortly after the holidays in 2011, mostly because he said he was concerned for his safety. Then, in January 2012, he received the phone call from his dog-sitter about his Porsche being on fire. Although DNA was taken from the scene, no one was ever charged with setting the car on fire. Nevertheless, Mescudi told the court he believed Combs was involved.
Combs and Mescudi eventually met to discuss their differences at SoHo House in Los Angeles, where the latter says the former maintained a calm demeanor. Mescudi said Combs denied knowing anything about the car, but that he didn’t believe him.
Combs is charged with sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty, and his federal trial continues.
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