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"The defense did some damage" on cross-examination of Kid Cudi, legal expert says
From CNN's Nicquel Terry Ellis
Rapper Kid Cudi’s testimony that his car was blown up in his driveway while he was dating Cassie Ventura did not prove Sean “Diddy” Combs was behind the arson, defense attorney and CNN legal expert Misty Marris said.

In the cross examination of Kid Cudi, defense attorneys were able to cast doubt on claims that Combs and his co-conspirators were involved in the car fire, Marris said.

“The defense did some damage on cross-examination,” Marris said. “Because there was no direct evidence that Combs was involved. There was never an arrest. There was never a prosecution relating to that incident.”

Marris said Kid Cudi testified that he never saw who blew his car up or had any direct information about it.

“He just believed it to be Combs because he thought Combs was quote ‘violent,’” Marris said.

The arson incident, legal experts say, is a key piece of the prosecution’s argument that Combs ran a criminal enterprise consisting of violent behavior, sex trafficking and the procurement of narcotics. Combs has pleaded not guilty to all charges.