The rapper walked into the courthouse with Combs’ youngest son, Christian “King” Combs, on Friday morning
Kanye West showed up to Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial in New York on Friday morning and walked through security with Combs’ youngest son, Christian “King” Combs.
West was wearing an all-white denim ensemble and did not appear to have his wife, Bianca Censori, with him. The show of support comes after a source with the court confirmed to Rolling Stone that court staff discussed the possibility of his arrival on Thursday. He is not on the official list of Combs’ close family and associates who get reserved seating in the main courtroom. It wasn’t immediately clear if he would be directed to the overflow room.
West is one of the few remaining celebrities to voice strong support for Combs amid the music mogul’s trial, now in its sixth week. West, who now goes by Ye, previously recorded a jail call with Combs and featured portions in his recent song, “Lonely Roads Still Go To Sunshine.”
West’s appearance comes a day after Combs’ ex-girlfriend, identified as Victim-2 in his indictment, finished her six days on the witness stand. The woman, testifying under the pseudonym “Jane,” claimed Combs busted down doors, punched her and “forced” her into a freak-off in June 2024. She said shortly after a male escort arrived to join them that night, Combs confronted her over a trip she took to Las Vegas in January 2024 with an unidentified rapper and his wife or girlfriend. Jane said during the trip, which was to celebrate the wife or girlfriend’s birthday, she ended up in a hotel with the couple and several other people, watching the male escort having sex with a woman.
Combs, 55, was arrested in September and has pleaded not guilty to charges of sex trafficking, transportation to engage in prostitution and racketeering conspiracy. If convicted as charged, he could spend the rest of his life in prison.
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