Diddy’s Former Assistant Takes the Stand in Explosive Trial
Today’s proceedings in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ high-profile trial are expected to bring major revelations as Capricorn Clarke, his longtime personal assistant, takes the stand.
Clarke worked closely with Diddy for nearly a decade, playing a key role in managing his day-to-day operations and inner circle. Known in industry circles for her strong personality and rumored eccentricity, Capricorn isn’t just another ex-employee—she’s someone who knows everything about the Bad Boy mogul’s business and private life.
Sources tell Media Take Out that Clarke’s relationship with Diddy began to sour after she developed a close friendship with Cassie Ventura, Diddy’s former partner and a central figure in this trial. Diddy allegedly believed that Capricorn was encouraging Cassie to become more independent and possibly pursue other relationships. Shortly after, Clarke was fired.
Now, with the spotlight on her and sworn testimony underway, court watchers are bracing for potential bombshells. Given her long history with Combs and her front-row seat to his empire, Clarke’s testimony could prove pivotal as prosecutors work to lay out their case.
Stay with Media Take Out for live updates as the courtroom drama unfolds. Here’s the FULL testimony:
AUSA: The Government calls Capricorn Clark… Where did you grow up? Capricorn Clark: Born in San Francisco, moved to LA. Worked for Def Jam. Then Death Row Records, a late 90s gangster rap label
AUSA: What was your relation to Suge Knight? Capricorn Clark: He is the father of my friend’s child AUSA: Then you worked for Sean Combs? Capricorn Clark: Yes. He is over there in a blue sweater. I worked for him from 2004 to 2012. AUSA: Were you kidnapped? A: Yes
AUSA: When did you first meet Mr. Combs? Capricorn Clark: When I moved to NYC in 2002. We were super Platonic friends. A headhunter said I should work for him as a personal assistant. I did, until 2006. AUSA: Your duties? Capricorn Clark: Shadow him from wake up
AUSA: Then what? Capricorn Clark: Head of women’s for Sean Jean. AUSA: How long? CC: A year. Then global brand director for Sean Combs. Name and likeness due diligence. To grow the brand. Then I was terminated, until 2016, for Cassandra Ventura.
AUSA: Did you work in this building? [Photo of Bad Boy Records office] Capricorn Clark: Yes we moved there in 2005. AUSA: Your first day, where did Mr. Combs take you? CC: Central Park, after dark, along with Uncle Paulie. He looked like a linebacker
AUSA: Does this photo look like him? Capricorn Clark: No, he doesn’t have on the black out shades he wore all the time AUSA: What did Mr. Comb tell you in the park? CC: That since I’d worked for Suge Knight, if anything happened he might have to kill me Objection!
Judge: Overruled. Proceed. AUSA: How did you take it? Capricorn Clark: Seriously. It had gravitas. AUSA: How did you react? CC: I said, I didn’t have anything to do with that stuff- Objection! Judge: Sustained. Ms. Steiner…
AUSA: What was Paulie’s role?
Capricorn Clark: All aspect of Mr. Combs’ movements, to keep him save. There were also D-Roc. Roger Bonds, & Ruben AUSA: Who’s D-Roc? CC: A good friend of Biggie Smalls. Running back type body AUSA: Did you ever observe Mr. Combs with a gun? CC: Yes. In my home
AUSA: And did he talk about it? Capricorn Clark: He. Mr. Combs told Chris Lighty he had a gun. He had a problem with 50 Cent. AUSA: Were you ever accused of stealing? CC: Yes. Jewelry. It had been given to me. It was on loan. AUSA: It went missing? CC: Yes.
AUSA: What did you do? Capricorn Clark: From Teterboro I called 1440 and told them to lock it down. AUSA: What did Uncle Paulie do? CC: He questioned me three hours AUSA: You went home? CC: To Queens, yes, with Uncle Paulie. He searched my house
AUSA: Where did Uncle Paulie take you? Capricorn Clark: 1710 Broadway. It was dilapidated. It was being fixed up. But I didn’t know that. Uncle Paulie took me to the sixth floor. The door was locked behind us. There was a six foot folding table and a heavyset man
AUSA: Can you describe him? Capricorn Clark: Five of me. Two linebackers. He was chain smoking. AUSA: Did Uncle Paulie stay? CC: No. Intermittently he came back. AUSA: What did the heavyset man say? CC: I was there to take a lie detector test.
AUSA: What did he said would happen if you failed the lie detector test? Capricorn Clark: That they would throw me in the East River. Combs’ Agnifilo: Objection! Can we have a sidebar?
Judge: Ms. Steiner, you may proceed. AUSA: What was his demeanor? Capricorn Clark: Very serious. I was terrified. AUSA: Did you want to be taking the test? CC: No. I was afraid. AUSA: How was the test? CC: Wires on you and they question you. Did I steal?
AUSA: Did he tell you the results? Capricorn Clark: He said to calm down, that he couldn’t get a good reading and he might have to throw me in the East River. AUSA: Anyone else in the building? CC: Not to my knowledge. AUSA: Could you leave? CC: No. Paul said no
AUSA: What did Paul say at the end? Capricorn Clark: That he’d come back the next day to figure his out. We started again, another lie detector test in the same location. All day. AUSA: Were you free to leave? CC: No. AUSA: How long did this go on? CC: 5 days
AUSA: Did you tell anyone where you were? Capricorn Clark: No. I was just trying to survive it. I worked under an NDA- Combs’ Agnifilo: Objection! Judge: Sustained. Jury should disregard the last answer AUSA: What would have you been doing? CC: Shadowing Mr. Combs
AUSA: What happened after 5 days? Capricorn Clark: That I could return to work, that Mr. Combs would see me the next week. AUSA: Did Mr. Combs ever discuss it with you? CC: No. AUSA: Why did you continue to work with Mr. Combs? CC: If I left they’d think I stole
AUSA: What were your days like? Capricorn Clark: From his townhouse at 74th Street and Park in the morning, to Daddy’s House studio at night. AUSA: How much sleep did you get? CC: On a good day four hours. On a bad day too. I got a stress condition. I was paid 55K
AUSA: Did you get paid overtime? Capricorn Clark: No. I spoke to the head of HR. She said I was owed $80,000 AUSA: How did Mr. Combs respond? CC: He ripped up the paper. AUSA: Would Mr. Combs stay at hotels? CC: Yes. AUSA: With whom? CC: Kim Porter. Once a week.
AUSA: What names would he book room under? Capricorn Clark: Frank Black. Frank White. AUSA: And the girlfriends? CC: Jackie Star. AUSA: Where did he stay? CC: Inter-Continental Buckhead in Atlanta; Beverly Hills Hotel in LA. AUSA: What were in his bags?
Capricorn Clark: A camera, small bottles of baby oil and lube. Cameras. Every time. AUSA: What you you be doing? CC: Watching TV, ordering room service, keeping up on sleep. Afterward I’d sweep the room for anything left behind. AUSA: Any damage? CC: Baby oil
AUSA: How frequently would Mr. Combs stay in a hotel with Cassandra Ventura in 2008? Capricorn Clark: Like once a week. At l’Hermitage, the London, Inter-Continental. For several days, the IV drips AUSA: Did he speak to you about his relationship with Ms. Ventura?
Capricorn Clark: Yes. Ms. London was there, chef Jourdan in the other room. He called Cassie over, asked her to walk there, hand me that, go back in the other room. She did it. AUSA: What did he say? CC: You b*tches won’t do that, that’s why you don’t have a man
AUSA: What did you say? Capricorn Clark: You’re motherf*cking right. AUSA: Did you observe Mr. Combs obtain drugs? CC: A girlfriend in NY. In LA, from One Stop. Molly, Ecstasy. Delivered to Puff or to me AUSA: Did he ask you to get drugs for him? CC: Yes. Ecstasy
AUSA: And in the South of France? Capricorn Clark: He asked me to get cocaine. I said, For WHO? AUSA: Why? CC: I wasn’t going to do it, given how my mother died Combs’ Agnifilo: Objection! Sidebar?
[They’ve back] AUSA: Who did Mr. Combs say the drugs were for? Capricorn Clark: He said, Not me. AUSA: Did you get them? CC: Yes, through the Spanish security guard. He also get prescription drugs in my name. They were in the toiletry bag I’d carry, or security
AUSA: What about bulk cash? Capricorn Clark: Yes, 100,000 Euro, coming back from Europe. AUSA: Where’d he get it? CC: Club bookings in Europe. He’d keep it, then give it to security. Then into his bedroom personal safe. AUSA: Violence? CC: Fighting
AUSA: Was Mr. Combs violent with you? Capricorn Clark: Yes. At Star Island. He told me, You are not to leave this house. Pharrell Williams was brought in by boat. I returned Mr Walker to Palm Island. He called & said, Where the f*ck are you? You can’t have a life
Capricorn Clark: One time I asked the chef if there was turkey bacon, she said, No f*cking turkey bacon. I said, I hate it here. The chef told Mr. Combs & he pushed me again & again. AUSA: What did he say? CC: He said, If you hate it here, get the f*ck out of here
AUSA: Did you leave your employment? Capricorn Clark: I did. AUSA: But you returned? CC: As Global Brand Director. AUSA: Why? CC: He was impressed by what I did in the job I’d left for, a couple of albums. He said, you wouldn’t have to work directly for me
AUSA: What were you doing for Ms. Ventura? Capricorn Clark: Managing her image, maximize the optics for her. For Sean Combs. He had final approval on everything. AUSA: In LA where did you live? CC: A gated community. We had followed Kim Porter there
AUSA: Where was Ms. Ventura? Capricorn Clark: In NYC on West End. She would come to LA and stay with him, or with me, or in a hotel. AUSA: Who else was Ms. Ventura seeing? CC: Scott Mescudi. Cudi. AUSA: How’d you learn that? CC: She brought him to my apartment
AUSA: What did she say? Capricorn Clark: She text me they were going to this public place in LA. I told her it was a bad idea, and to delete the text/ AUSA: Why? CC: If Mr. Combs learned about Mr. Mescudi – I mean, Mr. Combs paid for my phone, and hers.
Capricorn Clark: I took Cassie to BestBuy to get a burner phone. AUSA: When did Mr. Combs return to town? CC: Not long after. He took Cassie to a hotel, the Cipriani AUSA: And then? CC: December 22, 2011, between 5:30 and 6 am. There was banging at my door
AUSA: What did you see through the peephole? Capricorn Clark: A furious Puff. Combs’ Agnifilo: Objection. Judge: Ask another question, Ms Steiner. AUSA: What was his movement? CC: Pacing with something in his hand. AUSA: Did you open the door? CC: I did.
