Testimony is set to continue in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial Wednesday after another day of gripping accounts from another former assistant.
\nThe testimony on Wednesday will start with LAPD Officer Christopher Ignacio, then turn to LAFD Arson Investigator Lance Jiminez. The final witnesses are expected to be Deonte Nash and an alleged victim named Mia.
\nCapricorn Clark was on the stand Tuesday. Here’s a recap of what went down.<\/p>\n
Capricorn Clark, another one of Combs’ former top employees, took the witness stand, one of the many employees who helped Combs run his empire.
\nProsecutors called Clark, the former global brand director for Combs\u2019 Bad Boy Entertainment, to support a charge that he led a\u00a0two-decade\u00a0racketeering conspiracy that relied on beefy bodyguards, death threats and the silence of frightened staff to ensure he got\u00a0what he wanted.
\nClark sobbed as she said Combs demanded excellence and the threats of violence started her first day on the job.
\n"He told me he didn’t know I had anything to do with Suge Knight and if anything was to happen he would have to kill me," Clark testified.
\nAs Clark testified, Combs watched from the defense table he had been leaning on.
\nShe also broke down emotionally while discussing taking lie detector tests after someone stole diamonds that had belonged to Combs. Clark, who had been on the job for just a few weeks at that point, said she endured five days of grueling testing. The examiner, a man who seemed five times larger than her, allegedly told her "if you fail this test, they are going to throw you in the East River."<\/p>\n
Through more tears, Clark also addressed the day she said Combs forced her to get out of bed at gunpoint after he had learned about the relationship between Cassie and Kid Cudi.
\n"He said, ‘Get dressed, we’re going to go kill this [expletive]," she testified.
\nHer voice shaky, Clark recounted how they rode in a black Cadillac Escalade to Cudi’s Los Angeles home, where Combs and his bodyguard entered the residence while Clark sat in the SUV and called Cassie.
\nClark testified she told Cassie that Combs \u201cgot me with a gun and brought me to Cudi\u2019s house to kill him.\u201d
\nClark said she heard Cudi in the background asking, \u201cHe\u2019s in my house?\u201d She said she told Cassie, \u201cStop him, he\u2019s going to get himself killed.\u201d Cassie told her she couldn\u2019t stop Cudi, she recalled.
\nCombs returned to the Escalade and asked Clark who she was talking to, she said, then grabbed the phone and called Cassie back.
\nThey next heard Cudi driving up the road, Clark said. Combs and his bodyguard got back in the SUV and chased after Cudi, finally giving up when they passed police cars that were heading to Cudi\u2019s house.
\nAfter the break-in, Clark said, Combs told her she had to convince Cudi \u201cit wasn\u2019t me.\u201d
\n\u201cIf you don\u2019t convince him of that I\u2019ll kill all you,\u201d he said, punctuating his threat with an expletive, Clark said.
\nClark said she and Cassie then went to Cudi\u2019s home, telling jurors: \u201cWe needed to talk to him. We needed to make sure he wasn\u2019t going to make a police report about Puff."
\nAfter that, she said, she watched in shock as Combs viciously\u00a0assaulted Cassie\u00a0over her relationship with Cudi. Combs kicked Cassie with \u201c100% full force\u201d to the legs and back as she curled on the ground outside his home in a fetal position and wept silently, Clark said.
\nClark said her \u201cheart was breaking from seeing her get hit like that\u201d and that neither she nor Combs\u2019 bodyguard intervened. The answer prompted an objection from Combs\u2019 lawyers, and Judge Arun Subramanian told jurors to disregard it.
\nCombs’ lawyer Marc Agnifilo questioned Clark\u2019s recollection, leading her to reconsider certain details. She admitted some haziness about events that happened "such a long time ago.\u201d
\nLast year, after federal agents\u00a0raided Combs\u2019 homes, she suggested returning to his employment as his chief of staff. Combs rejected the offer, Agnifilo said.
\nCombs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to an indictment alleging he abused his longtime girlfriend, R&B singer Cassie, and others. If convicted, he could face 15 years to life in prison.
\nMichael R. Sisak and Larry Neumeister of the Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n
The trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs continues with more witnesses set to testify. The prosecution’s case relies on the testimony of former employees and alleged victims, who describe a pattern of abuse and intimidation. Combs’ defense team has questioned the credibility of these witnesses, but the prosecution’s evidence may be enough to secure a conviction.<\/p>\n
Q: What is Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs charged with?
\nA: Combs is charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.
\nQ: Who testified in the trial on Tuesday?
\nA: Capricorn Clark, a former employee of Combs, testified on Tuesday.
\nQ: What did Clark testify about?
\nA: Clark testified about the threats and abuse she suffered while working for Combs, including being forced to take lie detector tests and being present during an incident where Combs allegedly assaulted his girlfriend Cassie.
\nQ: What is the potential sentence for Combs if he is convicted?
\nA: Combs could face 15 years to life in prison if he is convicted.
\nQ: Who are the remaining witnesses in the trial?
\nA: The remaining witnesses include LAPD Officer Christopher Ignacio, LAFD Arson Investigator Lance Jiminez, Deonte Nash, and an alleged victim named Mia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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