This story contains graphic descriptions that some readers may find disturbing. Deonte Nash, a friend and stylist of Cassie Ventura Fine, testified inSean "Diddy" Combs' federal trial that the former hip-hop mogul threatened torelease recordings of Ventura Fine having sexand tried to control all aspects of her life, from her work to her social circle and more. "It drove her crazy. She would cry," Nash, who also worked as a stylist with Combs, told jurors. Earlier in the day, prosecutors questioned two emergency officials on allegations that Combs broke into into fellow rapper Kid Cudi's home – as well as a separate incident that saw Kid Cudi's Porsche explode in his driveway. Chris Ignacio, a Los Angeles police officer, told jurors he saw a vehicle registered to Combs' company rushing away from the home of Kid Cudi, born Scott Mescudi, the night of the alleged break-in. Several witnesses have claimed Combs wanted to confront Mescudi after he found out he was dating Ventura Fine. The intense testimony comes after Combs' former assistant,Capricorn Clark, alleged through tears that the hip-hop mogulkidnapped herand threatened to kill her multiple times while she worked for him. Clark testified that she was onceheld against her willfor five days after several pieces ofjewelry went missingat the rapper's home. She said she was "petrified" and forced to take polygraph tests over and over again. Combs, 55, wasarrested in September 2024and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty. Nash told the court he witnessedCombs threaten Ventura Fine multiple times, saying the rapper wouldtalk about beating his then-girlfriendand refuse to release the music she was recording. He also said Combs threatened tosend Ventura Fine's sex tapesto her parents' jobs and that he would get them fired. "It drove her crazy. She would cry," he explained, saying that she would stay inside for days over the threats and "go into a cocoon." Those weren't the only controlling behaviors that Nash mentioned in his testimony. He recalled another intense incident when he and Ventura Fine were at a club withsinger Rita Ora. Combs called Ventura Fine and demanded she immediately come to his home, in addition to telling Nash to stop spending time with Ventura Fine. Nash also explained that, as Ventura Fine's stylist, he always had toget Combs' approval on her outfits.Recalling one incident at a 2014 Oscars afterparty, Nash said when he and Ventura Fine arrived and her hair was down, Combs approached and said "I thought I told you that she needed to wear her hair up." Angrily, Combs grabbed Nash and lifted him up, he said, detailing his mad search around the party for hairpins to put Ventura Fine's hair up. When he found them and changed her look, Combs saw her and said "Oh, she does look better with her hair down," Nash testified. He also alleged Combs tried tocontrol Cassie's music,testifying that when her mixtape "RockaByeBaby" was released for free online in 2013 and "did really well," Combs still refused to put it on any streaming platforms. Before breaking for lunch, jurors heard testimony from Deonte Nash, who worked as astylist for Combs and Ventura Finebetween 2009 and 2018. Nash was cheeky on the stand and quickly told prosecutors he didn't want to be in the courtroom. Nash said he became particularly close to Ventura Fine during his employment, and he heard Combscall her demeaning, sexist namesmultiple times. Combs as usually irate when he said these kinds of things, the stylist noted, and in response, "she would be sad, sometimes cry, sometimes go into a depression." Midwayduring court proceedings on May 28, Combs' lawyers moved for a mistrial, arguing that prosecutors were improperly trying to suggest that the hip-hop mogul had evidence tied to an alleged arson incident destroyed. Defense lawyer Alexandra Shapiro contended, without the jury present, that the line of questioning by prosecutors was designed to infer that "Mr. Combs could buy his way out of this (investigation into the break-in and firebombing at Mescudi's home). We believe the questions were designed to play right into that." U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian swiftly denied the request. "There was absolutely no testimony from the witness that was prejudicial in any way shape or form," Subramanian said. Los Angeles Police Department officer Chris Ignacio testified about Combs' allegedbreak-in at Mescudi's home. When Ignacio arrived at thehouse in Los Angeles on Dec. 22, 2011, he said he noticed a black Cadillac Escalade that "took off up the hill" when law enforcement arrived. When police searched Mescudi's home, the front door was unlocked and they noted a table had some "high-value watches and purses," but furniture and other belongings didn't look disturbed otherwise. As officers left, they saw the same Escalade coming down the hill. When the looked up the license plates on the vehicle, the registered owner wasBad Boy Productions, Combs' longtime business. Combs' lawyer Brian Steel pressed the police officer about the incident during his cross-examination. Ignacio clarified that he he hadn't seen a car chase – only the black vehicle pulling away from the house. He also told the court Mescudi hadn't mentioned any guns in the home, though previous witnessesincluding Clark and Ventura Finesaid Combs brought a weapon with him during the alleged break-in. Lance Jimenez, an arson investigator for the Los Angeles Fire Department, took the stand May 28 to describe theexplosion that wrecked Kid Cudi's Porsche. Jimenez confirmed a Molotov cocktail was responsible for the explosion, calling it a "makeshift firebomb." Jimenez said it appeared thecanvas roof of the vehicle was cutbefore a glass bottle containing gasoline was dropped inside. Normally, the bottle used in a Molotov cocktail breaks and causes a larger explosion, Jimenez testified, but in this case the bottle remained intact. The witness said theflames easily could have spread to Mescudi's homehad the bottle exploded from inside the vehicle. The makeshift bomb was made with an Old English malt liquor bottle and a "designer handkerchief," Jimenez said, describing the garment as having "fancy lines" and "silky material." "In my opinion,it was targeted," Jimenez said of the fire, noting that the car wasn't easily visible from the street. Another car also parked behind the Porche, which wasn't damaged at all in the flames. Jimenez said LAFD sent out a few of the items found on the scene for DNA testing. There was no DNA present on a disposable lighter or handkerchief, but on the glass bottle there was a "partial profile" of a "female contributor." However, officials haven't matched the DNA to a specific perpetrator. In the weeks after the arson incident, Jimenez said hereached out to Capricorn Clarkand other potential witnesses several times. At one point, the LAPD arson investigator said Clark's brother answered her phone and told him to leave her alone. Jimenez said he also tried to reach out to Ventura Fine, but he was never able to get in touch. In cross-examination, Combs' lawyers returned to the potential hit for female DNA on theMolotov cocktail bottleused in the car explosion. They asked the investigator if the sample came back around the "same time you reached out to Capricorn Clark," and if this "would have been after you got this report," repeatedly implying it was Clark's DNA on the bottle. Jimenez said he didn't remember the exact timeline of when he received the DNA report, and that it could have been within six months to a year after the incident. Prosecutors Christy Slavik later confirmed with Jimenez that he reached out to Clark within weeks of the incident, but it was not because of the DNA report. Clark's testimony on May 27 came after a slew of witnesses, includingVentura Fine's motherRegina Ventura,Danity KanealumDawn RichardandMescudi, appeared in court last week to share harrowing accounts of Combs' alleged abuse. While taking the stand on May 22, Mescudi also alleged Combs broke into his home and locked his dog in a bathroom – and that his vehicleblew up in another incident– after Combs found out he was seeing Cassie. Diddy on trial newsletter:Step inside the courtroom as music mogul faces sex-crimes charges After the alleged incident with Cudi, Clark said May 27, Combs calmed down andtold her to call Ventura Fine. The assistant recalled telling Ventura Fine that "he's not gonna let me go until I come get you." According to Clark, Combs said she could only leave once Ventura Fine promised thatMescudi would not call law enforcement. "If you guys don't convince him of that, I'll kill all (of) you," Clark recalled Combs saying. "If you tell on him, he's gonna hurt us all," she alleged she told Ventura Fine. Clark said during her May 27 testimony that she went with Ventura Fine and a bodyguard to Combs' rental home in Los Angeles after the confrontation at Cudi's house, whereDiddy allegedly attacked Cassie. "Puff was standing therein a robe in his underwear and began kicking Cassie. He kept kicking her," she said. "He never used his hands." Clark tearfully testified that Combs pushed Ventura Fine into the street, noting she was down ina full fetal positionas he kept kicking her. "With each kick, she moved back," Clark said. "She was crying silently, he was kicking her in the back." Clark told jurors May 27 that she has a personal connection to one of Diddy's major rap rivals,Suge Knight. The former record executive is the father of her best friend's children. She also recalled an instance early on in working for Combs when she accompanied him to an MTV office to speak to reporters. She overheard him tell his security guard that he didn't like "nonsense" in his work, but he did "like guns." Clark noted that50 Cent was at the MTVoffices that day, and "he had an issue with 50 Cent," a rapper Clark also briefly managed. Diddy and the "Get Rich or Die Tryin" rapper have another legendary hip-hop rivalry, dating back nearly 20 years. 50 Cent, born Curtis Jackson, isproducing a docuseriesto premiere on Netflix about the allegations against Combs. Combs is facing federal sex-crimes and trafficking charges in a sprawling lawsuit that has eroded his status as a power player and kingmaker in the entertainment industry. He wasarrested in September 2024and has been charged with racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. He haspleaded not guiltyto all five counts. Racketeering is the participation in an illegal scheme under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Statute, or RICO, as a way for the U.S. government to prosecute organizations that contribute to criminal activity. Using RICO law, which is typically aimed attargeting multi-person criminal organizations,prosecutors allegethat Combs coerced victims, some of whom they say were sex workers, through intimidation and narcotics to participate in "freak offs" — sometimes dayslong sex performances that federal prosecutors allege they have video of. The trial will not be televised, as cameras are typically not allowed in federal criminal trial proceedings. USA TODAY will be reporting live from the courtroom. 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