SEAN “Diddy” Combs’ former assistant, who once called the music mogul “the devil,” has taken the stand as the next witness in his federal sex trafficking trial.
The third week of testimony in Combs’ federal trial resumed on Tuesday following a four-day break for the Memorial Day holiday.
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Over a dozen witnesses, including Combs’ ex-girlfriend and singer Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, have taken the stand throughout the trial’s first two weeks, giving harrowing testimony against the Bad Boy Records executive, 55.
Capricorn Clark, another of Combs’ former employees, was called to the stand to testify for the prosecution on Tuesday.
Clark, the former director of marketing for Combs, told the courtroom that she worked for the music executive for nearly a decade, from 2004 to 2012.
Clark’s name was mentioned in the courtroom during rapper Kid Cudi’s testimony on Thursday.
Cudi, born Scott Mescudi, testified that Clark called him in December 2011 to warn him that Combs and another associate were at his home in Los Angeles after the music mogul learned that he was dating Ventura.
The rapper told jurors that he met Ventura after she was allegedly involved in a domestic violence incident with Combs.
Cudi and Ventura went to the Sunset Marquis hotel, and while there, the rapper told jurors that he received a call from Clark, who he said sounded “very scared.”
Clark said Combs and one of his associates had “forced” her to come with them to break into the home, Mescudi testified.
Combs has pleaded not guilty to all charges as prosecutors continue to paint him as the ringleader of a criminal enterprise.
He has denied all allegations against him and insists he’s only engaged in consensual sex.
The federal trial is expected to last eight weeks.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call RAINN (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network) at 800-656-HOPE (4673).
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Diddy trial back in session
Sean Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial has resumed following a four-day break.
