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Diddy blew up Child Cudi’s Porsche and broke into his dwelling after discovering his relationship with Cassie Ventura, a courtroom has heard.

The disgraced rapper, actual title Sean Combs, is presently on trial for intercourse trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to have interaction in prostitution, all of which he denies.

He has pleaded not responsible to the entire costs, for which he might spend the remainder of his life in jail if convicted.

As we speak (22 Might), Scott Mescudi – higher recognized by his stage title, Child Cudi – has taken to the stand to testify about how turned embroiled in Diddy’s relationship with Cassie.

The 41-year-old musician, from Ohio, briefly dated the ‘Me & U’ singer in 2011, whereas she was additionally nonetheless concerned with Diddy.

Mescudi informed the courtroom that he struck up a friendship with Cassie after they met in 2008, earlier than they started relationship for a brief interval three years later – whereas he was beneath the phantasm that ‘she and Sean Combs had some issues they usually weren’t relationship anymore’.

Mescudi stated he obtained a name from the Honey 3 actress, 38, in December 2011 at round 6am within the morning, informing him that Diddy had turn into conscious they had been an merchandise.

Whereas taking to the stand herself final week, Cassie claimed that Diddy had scoured by means of her emails throughout a ‘freak off’ and located that she had been speaking with Mescudi.

She alleged that in wake of this, the Unhealthy Boy mogul had threatened to launch footage of her sexual encounters with escorts and warned that ‘he was going to harm’ her and Mescudi.

Cassie additionally testified that Diddy informed her Mescudi’s automotive could be blown up – which did actually occur.

Discussing his model of occasions, Mescudi defined that Cassie had requested to be ‘picked up’ when she referred to as him, as per CNN, telling the courtroom: “She sounded actually burdened on the telephone, nervous, scared, so I went to go decide her up.”

The pair then went to a close-by resort, earlier than contacting one among Diddy’s workers, Capricorn Clark, who Mescudi stated was ‘very scared’ and ‘gave the impression of she was on the verge of tears’.

Clark then informed them that Diddy was inside Mescudi’s dwelling with an affiliate, in response to the rapper’s testimony, and that she had been ‘compelled to go together with them’ and wait outdoors in a automotive.

Child Cudi then rang Diddy to seek out out whether or not this was actually the case, who informed the ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ rapper that he ‘simply wished to speak’ and was ‘over right here ready for you’, the courtroom heard.

Child Cudi defined that his property appeared to look regular when he obtained again, however later realised his safety cameras had been moved – which he says he didn’t do.

Mescudi recalled how a lot of items he had bought for his family members had been opened and littered throughout the kitchen counter, whereas his canine had been locked in a rest room – one thing which he additionally says he didn’t do.

The rapper insisted he would let his pet, who he’d had for 3 years on the time, ‘roam’ round his property when he wasn’t in – whereas saying the canine was ‘jittery’ and ‘on edge the entire time’ ever since this incident.

Mescudi informed how he contacted Diddy to ‘confront him’, admitting he even ‘wished to struggle him’, however in the end determined to name the police as he ‘did not know what [Diddy’s] intentions’ had been.

Following what appeared to have been a break-in at his residence, the rapper filed a police report in regards to the incident the next day.

Mescudi then went to Connecticut with Cassie to spend the Christmas interval along with her household, telling the courtroom that Diddy tried to contact him through textual content message a number of occasions whereas he was there.

“I suppose he was at midnight about issues and wished to speak, however at that time, post-break-in, I didn’t need to discuss,” Child Cudi stated at present. “You broke into my home, you messed with my canine, I don’t need to discuss to you.”

In January 2012, a month later, Mescudi claimed he then obtained a name from the one who was taking care of his canine to alert him to the truth that his automotive was on hearth.

The musician, who was about 45 minutes away from his dwelling, was then despatched images of the broken Porsche in his driveway earlier than he arrived again.

After photographs of the burnt out motor in courtroom, he stated it depicted ‘the injury of the Molotov cocktail in my Porsche’, including: “It seems like the highest of my Porsche was lower open, and that’s the place the Molotov cocktail was put in.”

When requested what his response was to this incident, Child Cudi stated: “What the f**okay.”

Just a few days later, he obtained in contact with Diddy and ‘lastly informed him that we would have liked to satisfy up, to speak’, as he thought issues had been ‘getting out of hand’ following the automotive hearth.

Discussing the assembly, Mescudi stated: “Sean Combs was standing there, staring out the window along with his fingers behind his again, like a Marvel supervillain.

“We mentioned just about the entire story about how me and Cassie first began thus far to what it was to the way it ended.”

He claimed that Diddy stated he ‘did not know what he was speaking about’ when he quizzed him in regards to the automotive hearth, and that the music mogul gave him ‘his phrase’ that he did not have any involvement in it.

He additionally testified that following all of this, he and Cassie ‘simply stopped speaking’ regardless of being in touch every day for round 12 months, whereas including: “I used to be upset to seek out that she had form of went again to him.”

In 2015, Mescudi ran into Diddy at an unique members membership and stated that Diddy informed him: “Man I simply need to apologize for the whole lot and all that bullsh*t.”

“That was the very last thing I used to be anticipating to get from him,” Mescudi stated, including that he ‘discovered peace’ with the scenario following this encounter.

The trial continues.

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An unique dancer often called ‘The Punisher’ has testified that Diddy wore a non secular face masking throughout his notorious ‘freak-offs’.

Sean Combs’ racketeering and sex-trafficking trial reached day seven in New York on Tuesday (20 Might), and Sharay Hayes is without doubt one of the 10 witnesses who has taken to the stand to this point.

Prosecutors allege that the rapper ‘directed’ ‘freak off’ intercourse occasions that have been ‘coercive, manipulative occasions designed to interrupt down victims and maintain them dependent’.

His ex-girlfriend Cassie, legally often called Casandra Ventura, testified to the court docket that she was typically bodily abused throughout the freak offs, which may last as long as 4 days.

The court docket yesterday heard from Hayes, who testified that he initially wasn’t conscious he was assembly Diddy as a result of he wore a face masking throughout freak-offs.

Hayes, who obtained his nickname from taking part in basketball in his teenagers, has been within the escort trade since 1995.

He testified that the primary time he met Diddy, with out figuring out it was really him, was when he was employed in 2012 by somebody who known as themselves ‘Janet’.

The writer of In Search of Freezer Meat claimed he was greeted on the door by Cassie at Trump Tower in Midtown, who ‘handed me’ $800.

“I used to be particularly informed to not acknowledge her husband, not to take a look at him, no communication between me and him,” he claimed.

The dancer testified that he and Cassie began placing oil on themselves when a unadorned man sporting a head masking walked in.

“I couldn’t see his face,” Hayes mentioned. “He had what the Muslim ladies put on, the place their face is totally coated and you might solely see his eyes.”

Hayes added that the masked man was carrying a bottle of lubricant and masturbated within the dimly lit room.

When Cassie left the room, she allegedly gave Hayes one other $1,200.

The dancer informed the court docket that he was employed by them one other eight to 12 instances.

“My understanding was we have been making a scene, an attractive scene, that was pleasant to her associate,” he mentioned.

Hayes says he solely found who the masked man was when he went to fulfill the couple on the Essex Home Resort in New York with a welcoming signal which learn ‘Mr. Sean Combs’, including that his final encounter with Diddy and Cassie was in 2015.

Combs has pleaded not responsible to at least one rely of racketeering conspiracy, two counts of intercourse trafficking by power, fraud or coercion, and two counts of transportation to interact in prostitution.

If discovered responsible on all prices, the 55-year-old faces life in jail.

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Cassie Ventura has spoken out after finishing her testimony and spending time being questioned by each the prosecution and defence on the witness stand at Diddy’s trial.

She has spoken about many issues, together with the ‘freak offs’ that her former associate Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs held and the abuse she alleges Combs focused her with.

The courtroom has been proven textual content messages between the pair and heard Ventura communicate on a number of incidents, whereas the defence had their likelihood to talk to her as effectively.

Diddy’s trial is anticipated to proceed for a number of extra weeks and there can be many different witnesses referred to as earlier than the jury deliberates and a verdict is handed.

If discovered responsible Combs may find yourself spending the remainder of his life in jail.

After the tip of her testimony, Cassie Ventura launched an emotional assertion reflecting on her time within the courtroom and the incidents she was referred to as upon to talk about.

She stated: “This week has been extraordinarily difficult, but additionally remarkably empowering and therapeutic for me.

“I hope that my testimony has given power and a voice to different survivors, and can assist others who’ve suffered to talk up and likewise heal from abuse and concern.

“For me, the extra I heal, the extra I can keep in mind. And the extra I can keep in mind, the extra I’ll always remember.”

Additionally current within the courtroom was Alex Fantastic, Ventura’s husband, who launched an announcement of his personal displaying assist for his spouse and paying tribute to her ‘power and bravado’.

“Over the previous 5 days, the world has gotten to witness the power and bravado of my spouse, releasing herself of her previous,” Fantastic stated in his assertion.

“There was hypothesis on-line surrounding the way it should really feel for me to take a seat there and take heed to my spouse’s testimony. I’ve felt so many issues sitting there. I’ve felt large delight and overwhelming love for Cass.

“I’ve felt profound anger that she has been subjected to sitting in entrance of an individual who tried to interrupt her. So, to him and all of those that helped him alongside the best way, please know this: You didn’t.”

Ventura has needed to give detailed testimony about a number of that might be very tough to talk about, together with an incident in a lodge in 2016 the place video footage confirmed her being assaulted by Combs.

If you’re experiencing home violence, please know that you’re not alone. You possibly can discuss in confidence to the nationwide home violence helpline Refuge on 0808 2000 247, accessible 24/7, or by way of live chat, accessible 10am-10pm, Monday to Friday.

Alternatively, when you have been affected by any of the problems on this article and want to communicate to somebody in confidence, contact The Survivors Trust totally free on 08088 010 818, accessible 10am-12.30pm, 1.30pm-3pm and 6pm-8pm Monday to Thursday, 10am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-3pm on Fridays, 10am-12.30pm on Saturdays and 6pm-8pm on Sundays.