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"(Expletive) are you in my house?" Mr Mescudi recalled asking Combs.He alleged that Combs told him he wanted to talk and responded, "I'm over here waiting for you."
Mr Mescudi said he arrived at his home to find his security cameras facing the wrong way and unopened Christmas presents for his family rifled through. His dog also was locked in the bathroom and was acting "jittery and on edge".He tried to call Combs again. "I wanted to confront him, I wanted to fight him," Mr Mescudi said on the stand.He said he reported the incident to police.
Mr Mescudi also told the court that shortly after his relationship with Ventura ended, in January 2012, his car was bombed with a Molotov cocktail.Mr Mescudi testified that he got a call from his dogsitter who said his car was on fire. He told the court that he came home to find a hole cut in the roof of his Porche and an explosive inside.
Prosecutors showed the jury photos of the interior of the car, which was charred.
Mr Mescudi accuses Combs of being behind the incident, though the mogul denied any involvement at a later meeting.The record rainfall, now declared a natural disaster, has been caused by a slow-moving area of low pressure and is greater than any in living memory for some residents, according to local authorities.
Heavy rains moved south overnight affecting Sydney and Newcastle, with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing warnings for southern parts of the state."Tragically, we're seeing more extreme weather events," said Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a visit to flood-hit areas, adding "they're occurring more frequently and they're more intense".
"Our thoughts are with communities that are cut off...we're here to basically say - very clearly and explicitly - you are not alone."Albanese thanked the emergency services for responding to hundreds of rescue calls, saying "at the worse of times, we see the best of the Australian character".