Cassie took the stand Wednesday in Diddy’s federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial and seemed to suggest that the mogul ordered Kid Cudi’s car to be blown up.
In 2023, when she first accused the disgraced hip-hop mogul of repeatedly abusing her throughout their ten-year relationship, she also claimed that Diddy became extremely jealous when he found out about her and Kid Cudi’s (real name Scott Mescudi) “brief relationship.”
So jealous that Diddy threatened to “blow up” Cudi’s car, the singer alleged. He “wanted to ensure that Kid Cudi was home with his friends when it happened,” and according to Cassie, that’s exactly what went down.
“Around that time, Kid Cudi’s car exploded in his driveway,” Cassie’s 2023 lawsuit stated. Whispers about the incident spread in 2012, but it wasn’t until November 2023 that a spokesperson for Cudi backed up Cassie’s account of the alleged car explosion in a statement to The New York Times, saying, “This is all true.”
Cassie was questioned about the alleged incident in court Wednesday, where she repeated that Diddy “wanted Scott’s friends to see Scott’s car blown up,” according to transcripts from the trial shared by Inner City Press reporter Matthew Russell Lee.
She testified that just before Christmas 2011, Diddy physically attacked her because he “found an email” during a “freak-off” sex party that hinted at her relationship with Cudi. Shortly after, there was a meeting involving her, Diddy, and Cudi.
“Scott [Kid Cudi] said, What about my vehicle? And Sean said, What vehicle? And that was the end of the meeting,” Cassie said.
Earlier in court Wednesday, Cassie described Diddy being “super angry” after discovering her relationship with Kid Cudi, according to Variety.
She testified that after finding the email on her phone, Diddy “put a wine opener in his hand” and “lunged at me” with his “eyes blacked out.” According to Cassie, Diddy also threatened to “release videos and hurt Scott and I,” which she then specified as “freak off videos. Of me.”
Cassie said when she tried to leave, Diddy kicked her, causing a bruise that was shown in a photo presented to the courtroom. She testified that when she returned to her hotel room, she found it completely trashed.
“The room was torn up,” she explained. “Someone peed all over the floor, pooped in the toilet and didn’t flush it. It was gross. This was just before Christmas.”
