Sean "Diddy" Combs' ongoing criminal trial took a dramatic turn as his former employee, Capricorn Clark, testified that the hip-hop mogul kidnapped her at gunpoint and attempted to kill rapper Kid Cudi. The alleged motive? Cudi’s past relationship with Diddy's ex-girlfriend, singer Cassie Ventura.
Clark, who served as the global brand director for Combs' Bad Boy Entertainment and worked with him on and off for more than a decade, told the court about a harrowing 2011 incident. She claimed that Diddy, accompanied by a security guard, stormed into her apartment armed with a gun and demanded she come with them.
"Get dressed. We’re going to go kill this [expletive]," she recalled Diddy saying. She testified that the music mogul appeared "livid" after learning of Ventura's involvement with Kid Cudi, whose legal name is Scott Mescudi. According to Clark, she was forced into a vehicle and driven to Cudi’s Los Angeles residence against her will.
This explosive allegation follows testimony last week from Kid Cudi himself, who claimed his home was broken into and that his Porsche was damaged in a Molotov cocktail attack—an act he believes Combs orchestrated.
At the trial, Clark testified that upon arriving at Cudi’s residence, Diddy and the bodyguard entered the home while she remained in the car and contacted Cassie to warn her. Combs allegedly became even more enraged when he discovered her on the phone. She said he later threatened to kill her and Cassie unless they convinced Cudi that Diddy had nothing to do with the break-in.
“If you don’t convince him of that, I’ll kill all you,” Clark recounted Combs saying.
During cross-examination, Combs' defense team attempted to portray Clark’s involvement as voluntary, a claim she firmly denied. She stated she was under duress and feared for her life throughout the ordeal.
Clark also detailed an abusive and chaotic work environment during her tenure with Diddy. On her first day working for Bad Boy Entertainment, she alleged that Combs threatened to kill her if her previous work with rival artists ever interfered with his business.
Despite years of volatile behavior and threats, Clark described her relationship with Combs as complex. She testified that she still felt protective of him at times, stating, “He broke the ceiling of what we were allowed to do as Black people in the business world.”
Sean Combs, 55, faces serious federal charges including racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, the former music mogul could face life in prison.
This case also echoes multiple civil lawsuits filed against Diddy, with many of the allegations overlapping with those in the criminal proceedings. As the trial continues, more witnesses are expected to shed light on years of alleged abuse and violence within Combs’ inner circle.
