Sean ‘Diddy' Combs trial: Who is Kid Cudi? Why is Grammy Award-winning rapper's testimony important?
Kid Cudi's legal name is Scott Mescudi. Cudi began as something of a protégé of Kanye West, when the then-uncontroversial rapper signed Cudi to his G.O.O.D. Music label in 2008. The Cleveland born-and-raised, skinny-jean wearing, Grammy Award-winning rapper has long been celebrated for his alternative hip-hop
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The ongoing Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial in New York are witnessing high-profile celebrities summoned to the court. Kid Cudi is the latest celebrity being called to testify at Sean 'Diddy' Combs ′ sex trafficking trial in New York. The popular melodic rapper is expected to take the stand Thursday and tell the jury about his brief relationship 14 years ago with Combs' ex-girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie. Combs has pleaded not guilty to charges that he leveraged his status as a power broker to abuse women.According to court filings and testimony, the Cassie-Cudi relationship, which grew out of the two working on music together, sent Combs into rages in which he beat her. Prosecutors contend that Combs was so upset he arranged to have Cudi's convertible firebombed.41-year-old Cudi's legal name is Scott Mescudi. The Cleveland born-and-raised, skinny-jean wearing, Grammy Award-winning rapper has long been celebrated for his alternative hip-hop, emotional music that effortlessly weaves genres together in surprising ways.Music blogs and other tastemakers quickly caught on to Cudi's 2007 single, 'Day 'n' Nite,' with its unique singsong style that later appeared on his blockbuster 2009 debut, 'Man on the Moon: The End of the Day' as 'Day 'n' Nite (Nightmare)." The album's hits included 'Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)' and is easily one of the most influential rap records of the last two decades. In September, 'Day 'n' Nite' was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America.Cudi began as something of a protégé of Kanye West, when the then-uncontroversial rapper signed Cudi to his G.O.O.D. Music label in 2008. Cudi left in 2013.He is featured on Jay-Z's 'The Blueprint 3' and West's landmark '808s & Heartbreak.' Cudi has always had an eye and ear toward innovation. In 2022, his album 'Entergalactic' was released alongside a Netflix adult-animated romantic comedy of the same name, which he told The Associated Press allowed him to 'explore the abstract.'Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura, has been the trial's central witness with her accounts of years of violence and sexual abuse.She testified that Combs arranged for her to meet Cudi in 2011 to work on music. The two began dating soon after, and she said she got a burner phone to communicate with Cudi in secret.Cassie said she and Combs had broken up at the time, although they still engaged in sex parties that Combs orchestrated. It was during one of these that Combs looked at her phone and learned of the Cudi relationship, Cassie testified.In response, she said he lunged at her with a corkscrew and kicked her in the back.When Cassie and Combs were out of the country in 2012, Combs told her that Cudi's car would be blown up and Combs wanted Cudi's friends there to see it, Cassie testified.On Tuesday, Cassie's mother, Regina Ventura, testified that Cassie told her Combs was so angry about her relationship with Cudi that he planned to release sexually explicit videos of her and send someone to hurt Cassie and Cudi.Cassie testified that Cudi came to visit her at her mother's Connecticut home around Christmas in 2011 and she broke up with him, fearing for both of their safety.A1. 41-year-old Kid Cudi's legal name is Scott Mescudi.A2. Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura, has been the trial's central witness with her accounts of years of violence and sexual abuse.
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