Mescudi's relationship with Ventura was brief, but it was marked by violent threats from Combs that prompted him and Ventura to stop seeing one another, according to Mescudi. ????? ???????  

Prosecutors have alleged that Combs committed multiple crimes, including arson, to orchestrate a sprawling criminal conspiracy. Combs has denied the charges against him and pleaded not guilty. The trial ended its third week Thursday, as the judge released the jury for an extended Memorial Day weekend break. ????????????  

Combs' lawyers have denied that he had any involvement in the alleged firebombing, and Mescudi testified that Combs said he was unaware of the incident when they met in 2012 to hash out their differences. Mescudi elicited a few laughs from the courtroom as he described how he met Combs in an exclusive club in Los Angeles, finding the rap mogul "sta

Kid Cudi, whose legal name is Scott Mescudi, told jurors that he briefly dated star witness and Combs' ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2011. The romance was called off, according to his testimony, because of Combs' threats, but Mescudi said he suspected that Combs nevertheless coordinated the firebombing of his car to send a message to the rival mu

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. ????????????