Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-assistant was subsequent on the witness stand, and she or he didn’t maintain something again. After being talked about final week in rapper Scott “Child Cudi” Mescudi’s testimony, Capricorn Clark took the stand Tuesday (Might 27) to spill extra tea on what she says she witnessed whereas working for the disgraced rapper.
Clark was employed by Combs from 2004 to 2012, and in accordance with her testimony, Diddy has a protracted historical past of violence in direction of his employees, together with in direction of her. Different former workers of Combs have come out in opposition to the rapper, however Clark’s new testimony Diddy added gasoline to the hearth.
Underneath Diddy’s slew of federal prices is a further kidnapping accusation (formally beneath his racketeering cost). Based on Clark, after threatening her and witnessing Diddy’s therapy of Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, who alleged the rapper raped, beat and extorted her household, the previous worker claimed she was kidnapped by Combs in 2011.
The rocky relationship between Clark and Diddy started after he allegedly confronted her about not disclosing her former worker was Demise Row CEO Suge Knight. Combs “informed me he didn’t know that I had something to do with Suge Knight and if something occurred he must kill me,” Clark testified.
Simply months after being employed by Combs, Clark informed the court docket she was kidnapped by Combs and considered one of his bodyguards, Paul “Uncle Paulie” Offord. That’s when Diddy accused her of stealing jewellery from him and compelled her to take a lie detector check 5 days straight. The person conducting the check allegedly informed her “‘when you fail this check, they’re going to throw you within the East River,’” Clark recalled.
Regardless of the alleged threats to her life, Clark continued working for Diddy, making $65,000 a yr, in accordance with her testimony. Finally, the previous worker revealed she developed alopecia— an immune illness inflicting hair loss— as a result of irritating work surroundings.
The Alleged Break In and Kidnapping
As we beforehand reported, Diddy was allegedly enraged after discovering Ventura’s temporary romantic relationship with Child Cudi in 2011. Based on Clark, the Dangerous Boy CEO took issues out on her.
“‘Why didn’t you inform me?’” Diddy alleged requested Clark, after displaying as much as her residence to confront her about Cudi. Clark mentioned Combs banged on her door round 5:30 a.m. on Dec. 22, 2011. He had a gun and seemed “livid,” she informed the court docket.
“‘Dress, we’re going to kill [him],’” Combs continued, in accordance with Clark. Combs allegedly pressured her into his Cadillac Escalade that morning and drove to Cudi’s home. Clark mentioned was capable of get in contact with Ventura on her burner cellphone.
After Diddy and Clark left Mescudi’s house, Clark informed the court docket she witnessed Diddy bodily beat Cassie in retaliation to her romance with the “Day ‘n’ Nite” rapper. Ventura was on the bottom “in full fetal place,” Clark claimed. “She wasn’t doing something; she was crying silently.”
Clark revealed she was too scared to name the police on Diddy, however she did name Ventura’s mom. “He’s beating the s**t out of your daughter,” Clark alleged to Regina Ventura. “I can’t name the police, however you’ll be able to… Please assist her.”
As The Root beforehand reported, Regina mentioned Combs contacted her, demanding $20,000 in “recoup cash” for the funds he supposedly spent on Ventura. This led to Regina and her husband taking out a house fairness mortgage to pay Combs.