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Combs' then-assistant Clark testified during his trial and claimed in the docuseries that Combs took her at gunpoint in 2011 to drive to Cudi's home in Los Angeles.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
The woman later told investigators she had been kidnapped earlier in Covington, forced to withdraw money from ATMs, and threatened at gunpoint.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Most of the hostages, including a Canadian national, were held at gunpoint for 62 days.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
There are also some frightening scenes, for example, when Fiyero holds Glinda at gunpoint and is then taken away by guards who tie him to a stake and assault him.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
The woman later told investigators she had been kidnapped earlier in Covington, forced to withdraw money from ATMs, and threatened at gunpoint.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Most of the hostages, including a Canadian national, were held at gunpoint for 62 days.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
There are also some frightening scenes, for example, when Fiyero holds Glinda at gunpoint and is then taken away by guards who tie him to a stake and assault him.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Gunpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunpoint. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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gunpoint
noun
gun·point
ˈgən-ˌpȯint 
: the muzzle of a gun
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