US rapper Kid Cudi on Thursday described having his home broken into and his car set on fire amid music mogul Sean Combs's rage over his one-time girlfriend Casandra Ventura's relationship with the rapper.
The highly anticipated testimony from the famous rapper Kid Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, follows last week's bombshell testimony in Manhattan federal court from Ventura, who said she was physically and psychologically abused for years by Combs.
The once-powerful music industry figure is on trial for sex trafficking and racketeering.
Mescudi described one day when Ventura called him sounding "scared" and "nervous" as she told him that Combs had found out about their fling.
Mescudi said he had thought Ventura and Combs weren't together any longer when he started seeing her, but took her to the Sunset Marquee hotel for her safety.
"I just wanted to put her somewhere she'd be off the radar," testified Mescudi, who told jurors he knew that Combs abused Ventura.
As the pair hid out, Mescudi said they received a call from Combs's assistant Capricorn Clark, who said she had been forced to ride along to Mescudi's home where Combs had gone inside.
Mescudi called Combs who said "I'm over here waiting for you."
When he arrived, he didn't see Combs, but he did find his dog, which was usually allowed to roam free around the house, locked in a bathroom.
Mescudi said his impulse was to fight Combs but instead he called the police.
Shortly thereafter in January 2012, Mescudi said he received a call from his dog sitter who said the rapper's car was on fire.
Jurors were shown six photos of the mangled, ruined car that was found next to a Molotov cocktail.
Ventura previously testified that in his fury over the love triangle, Combs had threatened to blow up Mescudi's vehicle. AFP
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