Rapper Child Cudi opened up for the primary time about his expertise testifying on the Sean “Diddy” Combs’ intercourse trafficking trial, telling podcast host Alex Cooper that he “hated every minute of it.”
Cudi, whose actual identify is Scott Mescudi, stated he turned down testifying twice however needed to take the stand after being subpoenaed. Cudi briefly dated singer Cassie Ventura in 2011 and testified in regards to the abusive nature of her relationship with Combs.
“I was just there because I had to be,” he stated on Wednesday’s episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast. “I hated every minute of it.”
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ intercourse trafficking trial is winding to a detailed. Some nervous vitality was detected within the courtroom throughout prosecutors’ closing arguments on June 26, as Combs put his hand to his coronary heart whereas acknowledging his household sitting within the entrance row.
In the long run, Cudi stated he thought it was necessary that he help Ventura.
“I’ve always just wanted to see her thrive and do well and be happy because I know she was living a nightmare,” he stated. “And I was just there to support her. That’s what kind of gave me peace with it when I sat down in that chair.”
Cudi testified in Could that Combs allegedly broke into his Hollywood Hills house after discovering out about his relationship with Ventura. The pair began courting throughout a break in her relationship with Combs.
He additionally informed the court docket that his automobile had been set on hearth with a Molotov cocktail in 2012, after Cudi and Ventura ended their romance. Ventura had testified that Combs had threatened her and Cudi, saying that he needed to set Cudi’s automobile on hearth.
The Grammy-winning rapper stated on the trial that he was conscious of Combs’ alleged abusive conduct towards Ventura as a result of the singer informed him that Combs would hit and typically kick her. Cudi stated his relationship with the singer finally ended as a result of “the drama was too out of hand.”
Cudi informed Cooper that his time courting Ventura was “crazy.”
“I had a hard time understanding if it was reality. I was like, am I in a movie? … It was just chaotic and intense,” he stated. “And, you know, I wasn’t like, I was already out of my mind dealing with my own personal s— so I was really just like, f— it. I was just willing to walk into the fire.”
Combs was convicted in July on two counts of interstate prostitution and faces as much as 20 years in jail. He’s scheduled to be sentenced in October.
