NEED TO KNOW
- Diddy is facing federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy
- The jury has so far heard from his personal associates, ex-girlfriend Cassie and employees
- Capricorn Clark testified Diddy allegedly threatened to kill her, Cassie and rapper Kid Cudi
A former assistant of Sean “Diddy” Combs said in an emotional testimony that her attempts to have the mogul’s security personnel intervene as he allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend failed when no one listened to her pleas.
Capricorn Clark, who worked for Combs on and off between 2004 and 2018, broke down during her testimony in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday, May 27, as the high-profile trial entered its third week.
Clark recalled a 2011 incident when she was allegedly forced by Combs and a member of his security to go to rapper Kid Cudi’s home.
At that time, the rapper, whose legal name is Scott Mescudi, was dating Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, Combs’ on-again, off-again girlfriend.
Combs was allegedly angry upon learning about Ventura and Mescudi’s relationship, and threatened to kill Mescudi, Clark testified.
After leaving Mescudi’s home following the alleged break-in — which Mescudi says Clark had tipped him off about — Combs made Clark call Ventura and say that he would not release Clark until Ventura came to him.
After she hung up the call with Ventura, Combs told her that if she and Ventura didn’t convince Mescudi to refrain from going to the police about the alleged break-in, he would kill all three of them, Clark recalled.
“I’ll kill all you motherf—ers,” Combs told Clark, she testified.
When Clark and Ventura went to Combs’ house later that day, he allegedly kicked Ventura repeatedly as she curled up in a fetal position, Clark said.
“He kept kicking her,” she told the jury. “He never used his hands.”
Clark testified that while Combs was allegedly kicking Ventura, he told Clark he would “f— me up, too.”
When Assistant U.S. Attorney Mitzi Steiner asked Clark if she intervened, she said no, adding that she reached out to members of Combs’ security team.
She said she urged them to instruct the security guard witnessing the assault to intervene, but no one did.
She then called Ventura’s mother, Regina Ventura, and told her: “He’s beating the sh– out of your daughter. I’m in over my head. I can’t call the police, but you can. Please help her.”
Regina Ventura also testified last week, alleging Combs extorted her family of $20,000 when he learned Ventura was dating Mescudi.
Combs’ attorneys have denied he ever ran a criminal enterprise or that he ever kidnapped anyone.
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Clark’s court appearance followed testimonies over two weeks rife with accusations against Combs of threats, coerced sexual activity and drug possession.
As the trial continues, testimonies and evidence are revealing more details of Combs’ sex and drug-fueled lifestyle, which allegedly included his apparent obsession over baby oil; “Freak Offs” — sex parties where he allegedly forced Ventura to participate in sexual encounters with other men; and alleged threats made against several people including Clark, Mescudi and Cassie.
Combs has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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