Kid Cudi Was Asked in Court About Diddy Allegedly Blowing Up His Car. His 3-Word Response Says It All
Kid Cudi was called to testify at Diddy’s sex trafficking and racketeering trial
Kid Cudi testified Thursday in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal trial
He said his Porsche was destroyed by a Molotov cocktail in 2012
Prosecutors allege Diddy ordered the attack out of jealousy
Testifying at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial, Kid Cudi recalled his reaction when a Molotov cocktail was used to blow up his car — which prosecutors allege was at the behest of the Bad Boy Records founder.
“What the f—,” the rapper remembered thinking.
Kid Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, was called as a witness during the ninth day of Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial.
Mescudi testified that he dated Combs’ on-again, off-again girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura in 2011.
In January 2012, Mescudi said he got a call from his dog-sitter that his car was on fire.
“She told me my car was on fire,” Mescudi recalled. “I immediately went to my house.”
Mescudi said that while on his way home, his friend texted a picture of the damaged Porsche convertible.
When Mescudi arrived, the car was beyond repair.
“The top of my Porsche was cut open and that’s where they inserted the Molotov cocktail,” he said.
The bottle had burned up by the time Mescudi got there.
Mescudi did not mention Combs in connection with the car explosion.
Jurors were shown six photos showing the aftermath: a slashed convertible top, melted red seats, and the charred remains of the Molotov.
Ventura previously testified that Combs became jealous and allegedly threatened to have Mescudi’s car blown up.
Combs is charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution, and has entered a not guilty plea.
Taylor Swift No Longer Subpoenaed by Justin Baldoni in Surprise Reversal for Blake Lively Legal Dispute
Earlier in May the pop superstar, who’s longtime friends with Lively, was sent a document subpoena by Baldoni’s lawyers
Blake Lively’s rep confirmed May 22 that the subpoena sent to Taylor Swift was withdrawn by Justin Baldoni’s legal team
Swift’s rep previously slammed the subpoena, claiming it was a ploy for “tabloid clickbait instead of focusing on the facts of the case”
Lively and Baldoni’s trial is currently scheduled for March 2026
Justin Baldoni has dropped the document subpoena that was issued to Taylor Swift in his ongoing legal battle with the singer’s friend Blake Lively.
A spokesperson for Lively confirmed the news on Thursday, May 22, saying in a statement obtained by PEOPLE that they are “pleased” Baldoni’s legal team has “withdrawn their harassing subpoenas to Taylor Swift and her law firm.”
“We supported the efforts of Taylor’s team to quash these inappropriate subpoenas directed to her counsel, and we will continue to stand up for any third party who is unjustly harassed or threatened in the process,” adds the spokesperson.
“The Baldoni and Wayfarer team have tried to put Taylor Swift, a woman who has been an inspiration for tens of millions across the globe, at the center of this case since day one,” Lively’s rep claimed. “Exploiting Taylor Swift’s celebrity was the original plan in Melissa Nathan’s scenario planning document, and it continues to this day. Faced with having to justify themselves in federal court, they folded. At some point they will run out of distractions from the actual claims of sexual harassment and retaliation they are facing.”
After the subpoena was issued earlier this month, a spokesperson for Swift released a statement emphasizing that Swift, 35, had no close connection to the filming of It Ends With Us.
“Taylor Swift never set foot on the set of this movie, she was not involved in any casting or creative decisions, she did not score the film, she never saw an edit or made any notes on the film, she did not even see It Ends With Us until weeks after its public release, and was traveling around the globe during 2023 and 2024 headlining the biggest tour in history,” Swift’s rep said.
“The connection Taylor had to this film was permitting the use of one song, ‘My Tears Ricochet.’ Given that her involvement was licensing a song for the film, which 19 other artists also did, this document subpoena is designed to use Taylor Swift’s name to draw public interest by creating tabloid clickbait instead of focusing on the facts of the case,” the spokesperson continued.
On May 14, Baldoni’s attorneys also brought forth a bombshell claim in a letter to the judge, alleging they had learned through an anonymous “source” that Lively had threatened to release private texts between her and Swift if the singer did not publicly support her. Lively’s attorney, Mike Gottlieb, slammed the allegation as “categorically false.”
Judge Lewis J. Liman granted a motion on May 15 to strike the letter from the record, calling it “improper” and “irrelevant to any issue before this court.”
Lively, 37, first sued Baldoni, 41, who was her director and costar in the film, back in December, accusing him of sexual harassment, “disturbing” and “unprofessional” behavior on set, and a retaliatory smear campaign.
Baldoni denied the allegations and filed a countersuit in January alleging defamation and extortion against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and their publicity team.
In his countersuit, Baldoni claimed Swift and Reynolds pressured him into accepting a rewrite by Lively and described an alleged meeting at Lively and Reynolds’ penthouse during which the singer “began praising Lively’s script. Baldoni understood the subtext: he needed to comply with Lively’s direction.”
Baldoni’s lawyers also included an alleged text exchange in which Lively compared herself to Khaleesi from Game of Thrones and referred to her husband and Swift as her “dragons.”
The trial for Lively v. Wayfarer Studios et al., which will cover both lawsuits, is scheduled for March 2026.