Following the much-anticipatedtestimony of Kid Cudi, lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs are trying to have some of his comments removed from the record. Kudi, whose real name isScott Mescudi,took the stand last week amidthe music mogul's sex-crimes trialto detail his brief romantic relationship with Casandra "Cassie" Ventura Fine, a longtime partner ofCombsand a star witness for the prosecution. Mescudi chronicled his courtship with Ventura Fine, and intimated thatCombs, in a jealous rage, had broken into his home and helped orchestratean explosion that destroyed his Porsche. Diddy trial updates:Sean Combs' alleged violence recalled as more witnesses testify Lawyers for Combsare now taking aim at that testimony, asking the judge over the weekend to strike it from the record and calling it "highly improper." "Mescudi's opinion that Mr. Combs was 'lying' about his Porsche was erroneously admitted and should be stricken from the record," defense lawyers wrote in the May 26 filing. Obama, Britney Spears, Michael B. JordanAll the celebs mentioned during the Diddy trial Their gripe is over an exchange between Mescudi and a government lawyer who asked him whether, afterCombsinsisted he did not know about the car explosion, he believed him. After the question was reframed to avoid objection, Mescudi testified that he thoughtCombswas lying. Objecting to the statement in their filing, defense lawyers argue that Mescudi's answer was "mere speculation," and that it threatened to create "unfair prejudice" within the jury againstCombs,who faces charges of sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution. The Diddy trial details are worse thananyone expected. Will how we treat victims change? Combsis accused of arson amid the racketeering acts, likely in reference to the explosion of Mescudi's vehicle. The music mogul, who is also facinga torrent of civil suits,has pleaded not guilty toall federal charges. The trial, which resumes May 27, represents thepossible legal undoingof one of the music industry's biggest stars. A one-time kingmaker in hip-hop, Combs is now in police custody, graying and sitting behind the defense table in courtroom sketches, watching as the government paints a picture of a violent and sexually troubled man who went scorched earth on Ventura Fine or others who threatened to unravel his ruse. Combs' lawyers are painting a different picture,however, alleging that his relationship withVentura Fine was mutually violentand that the "freak off" sex parties, while unconventional to some, represent the acts of consenting adults. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Diddy lawyers take aim at 'highly improper' Kid Cudi testimony
