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Former assistant to Sean “Diddy” Combs, Capricorn Clark, opened the third week of Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering trial by testifying Combs broke into rapper Kid Cudi’s home to “kill” him in December 2011, mirroring allegations the rapper made on the witness stand last week.
The third week of Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial began Tuesday. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Clark, who worked as Combs’ assistant between 2004 and 2012, described Combs’ clash with Kid Cudi once he learned the rapper was dating Ventura, testifying Combs showed up to Clark’s home in December 2011 with a gun and said: “Get dressed, we’re going to go kill” Kid Cudi, CNN reported.
Clark said Combs drove her to Kid Cudi’s house and that he entered the home while she stayed in the car, at which point she called Ventura to tell her Combs had come to the rapper’s house to kill him.
Clark testified she told Ventura her relationship with Kid Cudi was “going to get us all killed” and urged her to purchase a burner phone, NBC News reported.
Clark also testified about Combs’ behavior toward her, alleging he once forcefully shoved her while saying, “If you hate it here, get the f— out of my house,” and accused her of stealing expensive jewelry he had loaned, forcing her to take a lie detector test to prove her innocence.
Clark also alleged Combs asked her to obtain illegal drugs and prescription medication for him and withheld $80,000 in overtime pay a Bad Boy Records human resources employee said she was owed, also testifying she developed stress-induced alopecia from working for him, CNN reported.
Clark’s testimony appears to mirror allegations Kid Cudi made on the witness stand last week. Kid Cudi testified he believes Combs “had something to do with” an arson attack that destroyed his car in 2012. The rapper said Combs had broken into his house after learning he and Ventura were dating during a break in her relationship with Combs in December 2011, and that his car was destroyed by a Molotov cocktail weeks later. The rapper also corroborated Ventura’s allegations that Combs would physically abuse her. Ventura took the stand during the trial’s first week as the prosecution’s star witness, describing “freak off” sex parties as drug-fueled nightmares that Combs coerced her to participate in and alleging he subjected her to years of physical abuse.
Combs has pleaded not guilty to five federal charges: two counts of sex trafficking, two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and one count of racketeering conspiracy. Combs also faces dozens of civil lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault and sex trafficking, and he has denied all allegations made against him.
Diddy Trial: Kid Cudi Testifies Sean Combs Broke Into His House Before His Car Was Firebombed (Forbes)