Brian recaps key moments in court this week, including Kid Cudi taking the stand. Then, a conversation with former prosecutor Moira Penza who won a conviction in the high profile RICO and sex trafficking case against Keith Raniere of NXIVM. Diddy faces those charges as well, and two of the defense attorneys Penza went up against in that 2019 trial are now representing him. If you have questions about the case, leave us a voicemail at 929-388-1249. To get access to all the trial updates in this case, follow "Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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We saw a lot happen in court this week, so let's catch up. The last few days featured testimony from a really wide range of witnesses.
We heard from two special agents from Homeland Security Investigations, two former assistants who worked for Sean Combs, a makeup artist, and perhaps the most anticipated witness this week, Scott Muscadie, better known as rapper Kid Cudi, who once dated Cassie Ventura.
In her civil lawsuit, Cassie alleged that Combs threatened to blow up Kid Cudi's car after finding out that she and Kid Cudi were dating. Well, Thursday, we finally heard Kid Cudi's version of that story. Kid Cudi walked towards the witness stand, wearing a black leather jacket opened with a white t-shirt underneath, blue jeans, and crisp white sneakers.
A cross earring dangling from his right ear. He testified about a break-in at his home in December of 2011. While he was with Cassie, he says he got a call from an assistant to Sean Combs, who allegedly told him Combs was in his house. Kid Cudi told the jury he returned home to find his gifts that he had bought for his family had been opened and its dog locked in the bathroom.
After the New Year, he testified he got a call that his Porsche was on fire in his driveway. Jurors saw photos of the blackened interior and the charred, melted driver's seat. Kid Cudi said a Molotov cocktail was dropped into the car through a hole cut in the roof. Arson is one of the underlying acts included in the racketeering conspiracy count Combs is facing.
And Cassie Ventura previously testified that Combs had threatened to have Kid Cudi's car blown up. Kid Cudi testified that he reached out to Sean Combs to kind of squash the beef.
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