Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, showed his support for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Friday, making a brief, surprise appearance at the courthouse amid his ongoing sex trafficking and racketeering trial, but he wasn’t allowed into the courtroom and left after briefly watching the trial on a video monitor in another room.
Cameras captured the “Gold Digger” rapper walking into the federal courthouse Friday morning around 11:30, where he was spotted greeting Combs’ youngest son, Christian “King” Combs.
Wearing an all-white ensemble, Ye was asked by a reporter if he was there in support of Comb,s to which he responded, “Yes.” When asked if he would be testifying on behalf of the music mogul, he did not respond.
Courthouse security did not take him to the 26th floor where the trial occurs in one of the building’s largest courtrooms. Admittance there is strictly controlled, with seats reserved for Combs’ family and legal team, as well as media and spectators who wait in line for hours to get a seat.
Ye watched the testimony from day 23 of the trial in an overflow room.
As word of his location spread, spectators trickled into the room where Ye sat in the front row with Combs’ son, Christian “King” Combs, a bodyguard and another Combs’ supporter.
Ye looked around the room before abruptly getting up and leaving, along with the others with him about an hour after he arrived, according to court personnel.
He didn’t answer questions as he left the courthouse, walking past reporters and TV cameras and ducking into a waiting black Mercedes sedan.
In the courtroom where the trial occurred, Combs, 55, seemed elated and aware his friend had visited as family members including his mother watched the proceedings. He has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges alleging that he used his fame, fortune and violence to commit crimes over a 20-year period.
In March, Ye publicly proclaimed his support for Combs in a song he released titled ”Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine,” which features both hip hop moguls and their kids.
“LONELY ROADS STILL GO TO SUNSHINE new song by PUFF DADDY feat. His son KING COMBS my daughter NORTH WEST and new Yeezy artist from Chicago Jasmine Williams,” Ye captioned his post on X at the time.
Ye also advocated for Combs’ release from prison posting on X, “FREE PUFF.”
The duo have stayed in touch since Combs has been locked up at the the Metropolitan Detention Center. In a leaked jail call between the the pair, Combs warns West that people are trying to “end” them.
“You be careful out there,” Combs says. “Cause they definitely trying to end us.”
— With Molly Crane-Newman, News Wire Services
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