Rapper Child Cudi made headlines in the summertime of 2025 when he took the stand in Sean Diddy Combs‘ federal trial, wherein the rap mogul was going through prices of racketeering, intercourse trafficking, and prostitution.

Throughout his time on the stand, Child Cudi, whose actual identify is Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, testified about a number of alleged encounters he had with the “Whats up Good Morning” rapper years in the past, throughout a quick interval when he was courting Diddy’s now ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura.

Now, in a brand new interview with Alex Cooper on her common podcast, “Name Her Daddy,” Child Cudi is opening up concerning the expertise, confessing that he “hated each minute of it.”

Based on Child Cudi, the one cause he appeared on the Federal District Court docket in Decrease Manhattan was that the federal government basically pressured his hand. Talking with Cooper, he said that the prosecutors had requested him twice to testify, however he declined each instances. “Then I obtained subpoenaed and I used to be like, ‘F-ck. Sh-t. No,'” he mentioned.

As reported by The Blast, Child Cudi testified on the stand about receiving a frantic cellphone name from an assistant who was “on the verge of tears.” Throughout the cellphone name, the assistant notified Child Cudi that Diddy and one in all his “associates” have been inside his house.

Child Cudi advised the court docket that after he returned house, he observed that somebody had opened Christmas presents he had bought for different individuals and that his canine was locked in a toilet. He later added that his canine had been “on edge” since that encounter.

Later, throughout his testimony, Child Cudi, 41, additionally recalled the time he obtained a surprising cellphone name from a canine sitter alerting him that his luxurious Porsche 911 convertible was engulfed in flames.

“What the f-ck?” he remembered pondering earlier than saying he returned house to discover a “Molotov cocktail” was what began the fireplace. “The highest of my Porsche was minimize open and that is the place they inserted the Molotov cocktail,” he testified.

Child Cudi testified that he later agreed to satisfy with Diddy at Soho Home in Los Angeles, the place he observed the “Final Evening” rapper ready for him, trying like a “villain.”

When requested why he selected to satisfy with Diddy after his automobile was set on hearth, Child Cudi testified, “As a result of I knew he had one thing to do with it.”

Diddy’s ex-girlfriend, Cassie, whom he dated from 2007 to 2018, additionally testified in court docket and shared a lot of harrowing particulars about her time with the daddy of seven.

One of the crucial graphic tales was concerning the sexual orgies that many have alleged Diddy to be the mastermind of, additionally dubbed “Freak Offs.” On the stand, Cassie testified that she was pressured to carry out in these “Freak Offs” whereas excessive on medicine for Diddy’s pleasure. She said that they might final wherever from “36, 48, 72 hours.”

“The longest one was 4 days,” Cassie mentioned, later admitting she felt “disgusting [and] humiliated.”

Regardless of his reluctance to look in court docket, Child Cudi advised Cooper that when he was on the stand, his sole focus turned supporting Cassie. “… Cassie is my good friend and I really like her and I wish to see her do properly,” he mentioned, later sharing that he was past thrilled for her when she obtained married to her husband, Alex Wonderful.

“I used to be simply there to assist her. That is what sort of gave me peace with it,” he continued. “Once I sat down in that chair, it was nearly, ‘D-mn, I do not wish to do that’ to being like, ‘Oh man, I gotta maintain homegirl down and look out for her.'”

All through the trial, the jury heard testimony from greater than 30 witnesses over six weeks. After greater than 48 hours of deliberation following closing arguments, Diddy was discovered not responsible of the intense crimes of racketeering and intercourse trafficking, however responsible of two counts of transportation to have interaction in prostitution.

Based on a earlier report from The Blast, the rapper’s authorized staff indicated they weren’t stunned by the break up verdict, implying they felt the extra critical prices lacked ample proof.