Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-crimes trial is taking a star-studded turn with testimony fromKid Cudi. Cudi, whose legal name is Scott Mescudi, is the one-time boyfriend of Combs' ex-girlfriendCasandra "Cassie" Ventura Fine, who testified earlier in the trial that Combs threatened to blow up Cudi's car during their short-lived relationship after he found out about them. He is expected to testify in Combs' ongoing federal trial on May 22. The "Me & U" singer's testimonymatches claims from her November 2023 lawsuit aimedat the embattled ex-mogul, which accused the Bad Boy Records founder of domestic violence and sexual abuse during their relationship. After Cassie's lawsuit was filed, a Cudi spokespersonconfirmed the allegations to The New York Timesand corroborated his ex's claims in the suit. During her four days of bombshell testimony the week of May 12, Ventura Fine testified that Combs' violence towards her extended to other people in his orbit, including Cudi. Ventura Fine and Cudi briefly dated in 2011 during a break in her relationship with Combs after they musically collaborated. In court, Ventura Fine testified that she got a burner phone for calling Cudi so Combs wouldn't find out about the relationship. But Ventura Fine said that after Combs learned of the relationship by reading emails on her phone during a "freak off," a slang term for his drug-fueled sex sessions at various hotels that she says were forced, he resorted to violence. When Combs saw emails between Cassie and Combs' former assistantCapricorn Clarkabout bringing a toiletry bag to Mescudi's house, Ventura Fine said Combs got angry and lunged at her with a wine bottle opener between his fingers. The opener didn't hit her and she ran off. Ventura Fine later went to Combs' house to resolve things. She testified that he was "irate" and threatened to release "freak-off" videos of her. He also kicked her in the back on her way out, leaving a bruise. Ventura Fine later sent an email to her mother and Clark, saying Combs threatened to release two "explicit sex tapes" of her. She said Combs also told her he would have someone else physically hurt both her and Mescudi while he was out of the country. Diddy trial replay: Cassie says she feltsuicidal over Sean Combs' alleged abuse, rape Cudi came to visit Ventura Fine over the holidays in Connecticut, but she broke off their relationship because it was too dangerous to continue, given Combs' threat to hurt them, Ventura Fine told the court. Ventura Fine also said that Combs threatened to blow up Mescudi's car. That car was in fact blown up in Mescudi's driveway, according to Ventura Fine's November 2023civil lawsuit. Ventura Fine, Combs, and Mescudi ultimately met all together to talk about her and Mescudi no longer being in a relationship, she testified. "What about my vehicle?" Mescudi asked, according to Ventura Fine. "What vehicle?" Combs responded. Ventura Fine split from Combs in the fall of 2018 after the death of his other ex-girlfriend,Kimberly "Kim" Porter, also the mother to three of his biological children. Ventura Fine married personal trainerAlex Finea year after splitting from Combs in 2018. Cudi is an award-winning rapper who has released 10 studio albums, beginning with his 2009 debut "Man on the Moon: The End of Day." He has been nominated for five Grammy Awards. Outside of his music career, Cudi has also acted in films like "X" and "Silent Night" and shows like "Westworld" and "Knuckles." Cudi is not married, but heannounced his engagementto menswear designer Lola Abecassis Sartore in November. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Kid Cudi, Diddy trial: Testimony set to start
