Child Cudi ‘Glad’ to Put ‘Traumatic’ Diddy Trial Behind Him After Testifying

Scott Mescudi, recognized professionally as Child Cudi, was referred to as to testify within the case, sharing what he allegedly witnessed whereas he dated Cassie Ventura, Diddy’s girlfriend who has accused him of assault within the time they had been collectively.

After he was dismissed, he went to social media to thank pals and followers for his or her assist. The video cannot be embedded, however may be considered right here.

“I have been seeing all of the love and assist and I simply wish to say thanks a lot, man,” Mescudi started. “Individuals have been hitting me up the previous week, simply checking in and even at this time. It actually means so much to me man. You guys are the most effective, I like you all.”

He then addressed the trial, saying, “This can be a nerve-racking scenario, I am glad it is behind me. I like y’all man. Huge love. Go stream [his latest single] ‘Neverland.'”

Throughout his testimony, Mescudi set the timeline of his relationship with Ventura, saying they met in 2008 and dated round 2011. He knew on the time that “she and Sean Combs had some issues they usually weren’t courting anymore.”

In December 2011, Mescudi mentioned he obtained a frantic telephone name from Ventura, telling him that Combs had found they had been courting. He described her as “actually shook” about him “lastly figuring out that we had been hanging out and that he had my handle and he was most likely going to go to my home.”

Ventura additionally advised him that Combs was abusive, per testimony, saying he was advised that Combs “would hit her, generally kick her.” He mentioned he was not advised about any doable sexual abuse.

Mescudi mentioned he was confused by this as he did not suppose she and Combs had been concerned anymore, however “she sounded actually confused on the telephone, nervous, scared, so I went to go decide her up.”

In keeping with Mescudi’s testimony, he and Ventura went to a close-by lodge and spoke with an worker of Combs named Capricorn Clark. Mescudi mentioned that Clark appeared “very scared” and “on the verge of tears” as she advised him that Combs and two of his associates had been inside Mescudi’s home.

“She was pressured to associate with them over there,” Mescudi testified, saying that Clark was on the telephone whereas within the automotive outdoors. So Mescudi mentioned he headed again dwelling and referred to as Combs, asking him, “Motherf–ker, are you in my home?”

Combs admitted he was at Mescudi’s dwelling, telling him, “I simply wish to discuss to you. I am over right here ready for you.”

Mescudi mentioned that he later realized that issues had occurred in his dwelling whereas he was gone. He mentioned he observed his safety cameras had been moved. Presents he’d purchased for his household had been opened and had been on the kitchen counter, whereas his canine was locked in a toilet. There was no obvious harm to the home.

However Combs wasn’t there, Mescudi mentioned. When he reached out, Combs advised him “he was on his approach.” After seeing what had occurred in his home, Mescudi admitted, “I needed to confront him. I needed to battle him.”

After calming himself a bit, although, he mentioned he remembers realizing, “I don’t know who he has with him. I don’t know what his intentions are.” So as an alternative, he reached out to the police and filed a police report concerning the obvious break-in.

Regardless of all of this, Mescudi mentioned he and Ventura spent the vacations collectively along with her household in Connecticut, throughout which Combs once more mentioned he needed to speak to him by way of texts. “I assume he was in the dead of night about issues and needed to speak, however at that time, post-break-in, I did not wish to discuss,” Mescudi testified.

After detailing an alleged break-in at his home after Combs discovered about his relationship with Ventura, Mescudi moved on to the headline-making explosion of his Porsche the next month.

In January 2012, Mescudi mentioned that his canine watcher referred to as him from dwelling sooner or later to inform him his automotive was on fireplace. The good friend despatched him images, which the jury was in a position to see. Mescudi, who was about 45 minutes away on the time, described it as “Molotov cocktail” harm — and mentioned his response was, merely, “What the f–k.”

“It seems to be like the highest of my Porsche was reduce open, and that’s the place the Molotov cocktail was put in,” he mentioned on the stand. One was discovered by police within the driver’s seat.

Whereas he mentioned in court docket that he believed Combs was behind the automotive fireplace, the protection argued hypothesis and had this a part of his testimony eliminated. On cross-examination, Mescudi was requested if he knew that the DNA taken from his automotive after the fireplace belonged to a girl. Mescudi mentioned he by no means heard again from authorities on the outcomes.

After the automotive fireplace, Mescudi mentioned issues had been “getting out of hand” and so he once more reached out to Combs and “lastly advised him that we wanted to satisfy up, to speak.” He mentioned that Combs had been wanting to speak, so it was time to have that dialog.

He mentioned he arrived to search out Combs already on the lodge, “standing there, staring out the window along with his arms 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,” mentioned Mescudi, including that he advised Combs he took Ventura at her phrase when she mentioned she and Combs had been not concerned.

He testified that he discovered Combs’ calm demeanor throughout this assembly “off-putting” because the rapper denied any involvement within the automotive fireplace. “I do not know what you are speaking about,” Combs advised him, per Mescudi’s testimony, when requested about it.

He mentioned that, at this response, he pulled his hand out of a handshake with Combs, who mentioned, “Wait, I believed we had been cool.” Mescudi’s response was to once more allege that Combs was behind the burning of his automotive, however Combs gave “his phrase” he had nothing to do with it.

As for Ventura, Mescudi mentioned, “I used to be upset to search out that she had type of went again to him.” He mentioned that she arrived on the assembly and “defined we fell in love and issues simply occurred.”

Mescudi and Ventura broke up in December 2011 due to all the drama, which he mentioned bought to be an excessive amount of. He was involved for her security, he mentioned, in addition to his personal, “as a result of I knew Sean Combs was violent.” He mentioned it was determined to finish issues there as a result of “the drama was too out of hand and to provide her some area.”

When the connection did finish, Mescudi mentioned that he and Ventura “simply stopped speaking” after near-daily communication for a yr straight. He was requested in cross-examination, “She performed you, proper?” To this, Mescudi replied, “Sure.”

Actually, when protection legal professional Brian Steele requested if it was Ventura who performed each him and Combs, Mescudi responded, “True.” He additionally agreed that Ventura was “residing a double life” with each males.

Mescudi mentioned the most important shock got here years later when he bumped into Combs in 2015. In keeping with his testimony, Combs pulled him apart and mentioned, “Man, I simply wish to apologize for all the things and all that bulls–t.” Mescudi mentioned he was in a position to “discover peace” after this.

“That was the very last thing I used to be anticipating to get from him,” he mentioned.

With that, he was excused from the stand.

Diddy has been charged with intercourse trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to interact in prostitution. He is maintained his innocence.

The trial will proceed Tuesday, following the vacation weekend.