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Ex-Assistant Testifies Combs Kidnapped Her at Gunpoint to Target Kid Cudi

Clark’s testimony shows Combs used threats, kidnapping, violence to maintain control over associates in a racketeering conspiracy.

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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.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs has pleaded not guilty to racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.

Overview

  • On May 27, Capricorn Clark testified that Combs arrived at her New York home in December 2011 armed with a gun, ordered her into his vehicle and drove her to Kid Cudi’s Los Angeles residence to kill him.
  • Clark said that after the alleged break-in, Combs threatened to kill her and other aides if they failed to convince Cudi that he was not responsible for the intrusion.
  • She recounted being held in a largely empty Manhattan building for five days and forced to undergo repeated lie detector tests under threat of violence following accusations of missing diamond jewelry.
  • Clark described witnessing Combs repeatedly kick his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura outside his home, leaving Ventura curled in a fetal position as security personnel stood by.
  • Prosecutors are using her account to support allegations that Combs led a two-decade racketeering conspiracy involving violence, intimidation and sex trafficking, charges to which he has pleaded not guilty.