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Diddy’s Ex-Assistant Testifies He Kidnapped Her at Gunpoint to Target Kid Cudi

Capricorn Clark’s account of a gunpoint abduction underscores prosecutors’ portrayal of Combs as orchestrating a violent criminal enterprise

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Cassie Ventura attends the MobLand Premiere after party at The Twenty-Two on March 31, 2025 in New York City.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs listens as prosecutor Emily Johnson questions rapper Kid Cudi as he testifies at Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City on May 22, 2025, in this courtroom sketch.

Overview

  • Clark testified that Combs arrived at her Los Angeles home armed with a handgun, forced her into a vehicle and declared, “We’re going to kill Cudi,” before driving to rapper Kid Cudi’s Hollywood Hills residence.
  • She described witnessing Combs repeatedly kick ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura into a fetal position after escorting him back to a Los Angeles property.
  • Clark recounted multiple death threats against her, including orders to convince Cudi not to involve police and warnings she would be killed if she failed to comply.
  • The former assistant detailed being held for five days in Manhattan and forced to retake lie-detector tests under threat of being thrown into the East River over missing jewelry.
  • Prosecutors say Clark’s testimony bolsters their case that Combs led a racketeering and sex-trafficking conspiracy marked by kidnapping, arson and intimidation over two decades.