New York – New York (AP) – Cudi child It is the last celebrity called to testify in Sean “Diddy” combs ′ Sexual Trafficking Judgment in New York.
The popular melodic rapper is expected to take the stand on Thursday and tell the jury about his brief relationship 14 years ago with the former combs girlfriend, the RANDB singer Chestnut.
According to judicial presentations and the testimony, the Cassie-Cudi relationship, which arose from both of them working together in music, sent the combs to the fury in which he defeated it. The prosecutors argue that Comps was so annoying that he organized the convertible fire pump of CUDI.
Comink declared himself innocent of the positions that he took advantage of his energy corridor status to abuse women.
This is what you need to know about Cudi, 41, whose legal name is Scott Mescudi.
The rapper winning Jean’s prize born and raised in Cleveland, who held the Grammy Award, has been held for a long time for his alternative hyp-hop and emotional music that effortlessly joins the genres surprisingly.
Music blogs and other creators manufacturers quickly took into account Cudi’s single in 2007, “Day ‘N’ Nite”, with their unique Degsong style that later appeared in their successful 2009 debut, “Man on the moon: The End of the Day” as “Day ‘N’ Nite (Nightmare)”. The successes of the album included “Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)” and is easily one of the most influential rap discs of the last two decades. In September, “Day ‘N’ Nite” was Diamond certified by the Association of the Recording Industry of America.
Cudi began as something of a protected from Kanye West, When the non -controversial rapper signed Cudi to his Good Music label in 2008. Cudi left in 2013.
It is presented in “The Blueprint 3” by Jay-Z and Handmark of West “808s AND Angustia. “Cudi has always had an eye and heard towards innovation. He told The Associated Press It allowed him to “explore the summary.”
Chestnutwhose legal name is Casandra Ventura, has been the central witness of the trial with its stories of years of violence and sexual abuse.
She testified that ComBs organized that she met Cudi in 2011 to work in music. The two began to leave shortly after, and she said she got a burner phone to communicate with Cudi in secret.
Cassie said that she and combs had broken at that time, although they still dedicated themselves to sexual parties that combs orchestrated. It was during one of these that combs looked at his phone and learned of the Cudi relationship, Cassie testified.
In response, She said he pounced on her With a sack and kicked her on the back.
When Cassie and Combs were out of the country in 2012, Comps told him that Cudi’s car would be exploited and Comong wanted Cudi’s friends to see him, Cassie testified.
Tuesday, Cassie’s mother, Regina Ventura, testified that Cassie told her that Comps was so angry about her relationship with Cudi that she planned to release sexually explicit videos from her and send someone to hurt Cassie and Cudi.
Cassie testified that Cudi came to visit her at her mother Connecticut’s house around Christmas in 2011 and she broke with him, fearing for her safety.
Associated Press does not usually name the people who say they have been sexually abused unless they are publicly presented, as Cassie has done.
Your last album, “Insan,” he arrived last year. Shortly after its launch, “Insan (Nitro Mega)”, a partner album that presented Wiz Khalifa, Pusha T, Steve Aoki and more.
On May 9, Cudi launched his last single, “Neverland.” A short film of the same name, directed by you West and produced by Monkypaw Productions, will premiere in Tribeca Film Festival This June.
Also in May, Cudi officially launched its new clothing label, WZRD.
Daring fashion has been a passion for a long time by Cudi; The rapper has associated with brands like Bape and Adidas. He collaborated with him Dead designer virgil pop, And in 2021 the leader of Nirvana channeled Kurt Cobain When wearing a whitish floral dress designated by Obloh on stage in “Saturday Night Live”.
Last week, he announced his commitment to the male clothing designer Lola Abecassis Sartore.
Cudi is also a famous actor, who appeared in several films and television programs. Include 2020s “Bill AND Ted faces music “ The original 2021 Netflix “Don’t look up” The HBO series “How to To To To the T. America” and the brilliant “House Party” in 2023, in which he played directly as an antisocial stalking that does not like parties (“too laugh”) and just wanted to go to his friend LeBron, like the associated press’ Lindsey Bahry Bahr He wrote in his review.
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Associated Press writers Michael R. Sisak and Andrew Dalton contributed to this report.
