Music artist Kid Cudi testifies on the witness stand during Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering trial in Manhattan federal court, May 22, 2025, in New York. Elizabeth Williams/AP
The musician and actor Kid Cudi took the stand on Thursday in Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking and racketeering trial to testify that the rap mogul, in a fit of rage and jealousy, broke into his home and he believed coordinated the firebombing of his high-end sports car.
The testimony in the star-studded trial could play a critical role as prosecutors attempt to build a case that Combs used violence and threats to run a criminal enterprise that he used to hurt his rivals and protect the entertainment and cultural kingdom he had built.
Kid Cudi, whose legal name is Scott Mescudi, told ju