Kid Cudi's testimony: Diddy allegedly opened his Christmas gifts, locked dog in bathroom, and acted like a 'Marvel supervillain' during feud

On May 22, 2025, Kid Cudi (born Scott Mescudi) took the witness stand in Sean “Diddy” Combs’s federal trial in Manhattan. Combs faces charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and conspiracy.

Cudi’s testimony focused on a string of events he experienced in late 2011 and early 2012, which he believes were orchestrated by Combs after learning about his brief relationship with singer Cassie Ventura. The rapper’s recollections included a home break-in, tampering with his home’s safety, and a violent attack on his car.

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Kid Cudi describes finding his Christmas presents already unwrapped

Cudi testified that one December night (2011), he returned home to discover that his Christmas gifts had been opened and scattered across his living room floor.

“I walked in and all my presents were open,” he said recalling the shock of seeing designer items he had bought for family members left unwrapped.

He did not see anyone inside, but the deliberate way the packages were handled led him to suspect an intentional warning. Ventura had privately told him that Combs was allegedly angry about their brief romance; and Kid Cudi came to believe the incident was meant as intimidation rather than theft.

Home security was tampered with, and the pet was locked in the bathroom

Shortly after the gift incident, Cudi returned and found his security cameras disabled and missing footage. He also discovered his dog pacing anxiously behind a locked bathroom door.

“My dog was pacing behind the door. It looked terrified,” Kid Cudi testified.

He said the lack of clear signs of forced entry suggested someone close to the household knew how to bypass his system. This episode, he explained, transformed his home into a place of fear instead of safety.

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Kid Cudi recalls the firebombing of his Porsche

In early 2012, Cudi found his red Porsche engulfed in flames in his driveway. Investigators later confirmed that a Molotov cocktail had been thrown through the car’s open roof, leaving a hole and extensive fire damage.

“I thought, ‘What the heck?’ when I saw the hole in the roof and the burned leather” he said, describing his disbelief at the scene.

Cassie Ventura had testified earlier during the trial that Combs had threatened to blow up Kudi's car.

Though Combs has denied involvement, Cudi testified he believed the threat and the arson were linked.

Meeting at Soho House felt like facing a comic-book villain

After the car attack, Cudi agreed to meet Combs at the Soho House in Los Angeles to confront him.

He told jurors, “Sean Combs was standing there with his hands behind his back—like a Marvel supervillain” as he stared out a large window.

Despite the menacing posture, Combs spoke calmly and denied any knowledge of the firebombing.

In 2015, Combs offered an apology:

“I just want to apologize for everything, and all that bullshit.”

Kid Cudi said "the apology was the last thing" he was expecting from Diddy and he had "found peace."

Testimony fits into the larger pattern of allegations

Kid Cudi’s statements came alongside other testimonies alleging Combs used threats and violence to control and punish individuals. Prosecutors have presented messages, financial records and accounts from Cassie Ventura and former staff to show an alleged 20-year pattern of coercive behavior; including drug-fueled parties known as “Freak Offs”.

Combs’s defense has challenged the credibility of witnesses, arguing that rivalries and personal conflicts have been exaggerated. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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The trial is set to resume after the holiday break

Following Kid Cudi’s testimony, the court adjourned for the Memorial Day holiday and is scheduled to reconvene on Tuesday (May 27, 2025) . Additional witnesses, including former employees and experts, are expected to take the stand to explore the scope of the alleged racketeering conspiracy.

As the trial progresses, jurors will weigh personal anecdotes like Cudi’s against documentary evidence to determine whether Combs’s actions amounted to the criminal charges he faces.

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