Whereas testifying at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ intercourse trafficking trial, Child Cudi opened up about his response when a Molotov cocktail was used to explode his automobile, which prosecutors allege was Diddy’s doing.
The rapper, whose actual title is Scott Mescudi, was referred to as as a witness in the course of the ninth day of Combs’ federal intercourse trafficking trial. He testified that he dated Combs’ on-again, off-again girlfriend, Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, in 2011, who beforehand testified throughout earlier days of the trial.
PEOPLE studies that in January 2012, Mescudi stated he bought a name from his dog-sitter that his automobile was on fireplace.
“She instructed me my automobile was on fireplace,” he recalled in keeping with . “I instantly went to my home.”
The singer went on to say that whereas on his means dwelling, his pal texted an image of the broken Porsche convertible, and when he arrived, the automobile was past restore. “What the f**okay,” the rapper remembered pondering.
“The highest of my Porsche was reduce open and that’s the place they inserted the Molotov cocktail,” he stated.
Mescudi didn’t point out Combs in reference to the automobile explosion, although it has lengthy been rumored that Diddy did the deed after discovering out about Cudi’s relationship with Cassie. Ventura beforehand testified that Diddy turned jealous and allegedly threatened to have Mescudi’s automobile blown up.
Jurors have been proven six images chronicling the aftermath, which embody: a slashed convertible high, melted purple seats, and the charred stays of the Molotov.
A few days after his Porsche was lit on fireplace, Mescudi testified that he reached out to Combs.
“I reached out to Sean Combs after my automobile had caught fireplace and eventually instructed him we wanted to satisfy up and speak,” he instructed the court docket, provides PEOPLE. “He had been wanting to speak to me. After the fireplace I stated, ‘that is getting out of hand.’”
CNN studies that Prosecutor Emily Johnson requested why the rapper referred to as Combs relating to the firebombing of his automobile, to which he replied, “I knew he had one thing to do with it.” The protection objected, and the choose instructed the jury to ignore the response.
Mescudi testified that they met at SoHo home, and after their assembly ended, “We stood up, shook palms and as I used to be shaking his hand I stated, ‘What are we going to do about my automobile?’”
“He appeared proper again at me, very chilly stare, and stated ‘I don’t know what you’re speaking about,” Mescudi instructed the court docket.
The rapper testified that he withdrew his hand, main Combs to ask, “I assumed we have been cool. Do we’ve an issue?”
Mescudi instructed the court docket that a few years later, he noticed Diddy once more on the SoHo Home in Los Angeles, the place he apologized.
“He was along with his daughter and he pulled me to the facet and mainly apologized for all the pieces. He stated ‘Man I simply need to apologize for all the pieces, all that bulls**t,’” Mescudi testified per CNN.
“After I bought the apology I discovered peace with it. That was the very last thing I used to be suspecting to get from him,” he stated.
Combs is charged with intercourse trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to interact in prostitution, and has entered a not responsible plea.