Rapper says Combs looked like a “Marvel supervillain” during 2012 confrontation.
In a bombshell testimony on Day 9 of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s sex trafficking and racketeering trial, rapper Kid Cudi—real name Scott Mescudi—told a Manhattan federal jury that the music mogul broke into his home and allegedly firebombed his Porsche 911 in early 2012 after discovering Mescudi was romantically involved with singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura.
The explosive account places Cudi at the center of a sprawling case that has already gripped the internet with shocking revelations of alleged abuse, coercion, and violence spanning two decades.
“I said, motherf***er, you in my house?” Cudi recalled asking Combs over the phone after Cassie warned him the hip-hop mogul was headed to his Hollywood Hills residence. The rapper testified that Combs calmly responded, “I just want to talk.”
By the time Mescudi returned home, he found Christmas presents ripped open and his terrified dog locked in the bathroom. Though no property was damaged and he admitted the door was unlocked, Cudi reported the incident to police as a break-in. Days later, his Porsche was set ablaze in his driveway—an act he strongly believes was retaliation from Combs.
A molotov cocktail was found at the scene.
During his testimony, Cudi painted an eerie picture of a follow-up meeting at Soho House in Los Angeles. “Sean was standing there with his hands behind his back, staring out the window like a Marvel supervillain,” he said. Despite the tension, Combs remained composed, even offering him water. “It was weird that he was so calm,” Cudi added.
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Although the defense quickly objected and had some of his testimony stricken from the record, Cudi did not waver in his belief that Combs orchestrated the firebombing. Years later, the rapper said Combs apologized, which helped him find “peace” with the past.
Cassie Ventura previously testified that Combs threatened both her and Cudi during their brief relationship, claiming the Bad Boy Records founder vowed to release sex tapes and harm them. Her lawsuit, filed in 2023, first publicly linked Combs to the car fire—claims a Cudi spokesperson told The New York Times were “all true.”
Combs, now 55, has pleaded not guilty to all charges, which include racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. His legal team argues that all sexual acts described in the prosecution’s “Freak Offs” were consensual and denies all allegations of violence tied to Cassie and Cudi.
Joshua Croft, a computer forensics expert with the Department of Homeland Security Investigations, took the stand as the prosecution’s fifth witness of the day—and the 16th overall in Sean “Diddy” Combs’s ongoing federal trial.
The story is developing. The trial is expected to continue with further testimony and evidence in the coming days.
